About Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities
Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities is a vital and pioneering source of peer-reviewed research and information specific to the mental health needs of people with intellectual/learning disabilities.
This journal was previously published as Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities until 2010. Previous ISSN 1753-0180.
Submission information
Accepted manuscript types and word counts
- Case Reports — up to 4500 words
- Viewpoint — up to 3000 words
- Research Paper — up to 6000 words
- Literature Review — up to 6000 words
- Practitioner Paper — up to 2000 words
- Policy Paper — up to 2000 words
- Editorial — up to 3000 words
Please see the article types and word counts section on the about this journal page for more information. The word count includes all text, figures and tables. When estimating your total, please allow 280 words for each figure or table. Read more about the article types for this journal.
Reference style
Use the Harvard reference style. Read more about the reference types for this journal.
Keywords
Please include up to 6 short, relevant keywords that describe the main topics of your paper.
Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
Open access options
This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. If you choose to publish open access you will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC). Alternatively you can opt for the green open access route and self-archive your article (at no cost to the author). Read more about our open access options.
Accepted languages
This journal only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English.
Accepted submission files
Article files should be provided in Microsoft Word format.
Closes: 30th September 2026
This Special Issue advances emotional development as a core framework for understanding, assessing, and supporting people with intellectual disabilities, improving diagnosis, interventions, medication use, and health equity.
Guest editor(s): Prof. Tanja Sappok, Prof. Filip Morisse
Closes: 31st December 2026
We are seeking submissions of original research for a special edition to celebrate the European Association of Mental Health in Intellectual Disability (EAMHID) congress in September 2027.
Guest editor(s): Paula Sterkenburg, Sonya Rudra, Sien Vandesande, Romina Rinaldi, Stefania Calabrese
Open access articles
Metrics snapshot
- 2025 Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate)
- 0.4
- Downloaded articles in the last 12 months
- 33512
Publication timeline
- Time to first decision
- 59.2 days
- Acceptance to publication
- 71 days
- Acceptance rate
- 27.9%
