Description
Autism Research is the official journal of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR). It publishes high-quality research on autism spectrum disorder and related conditions, including original research articles, brief reports, review articles, and commentaries. It offers rapid decision and publication times with a strong focus on genetic, neurobiological, and psychological mechanisms. The journal publishes 12 issues per year in electronic format and includes lay abstracts freely accessible to the public.
Market positioning
Leading academic journal in the autism research space, affiliated with the premier international autism research society. Positioned as the go-to publication for high-impact, peer-reviewed autism science.
Target audience
Autism researchers, clinicians, scientists, and academics interested in autism spectrum disorder research, as well as the broader autism community including early career and senior researchers.
Use cases
Dissemination of high-quality, peer-reviewed research on autism spectrum disorder and related conditions. Serves as a primary publishing venue for original research articles, brief reports, review articles, and commentaries covering genetics, neurobiology, epidemiology, and treatment studies.
Company information
Company size
Small (non-profit academic society)
Revenue
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Scale
International
Number of users
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Features
Pricing
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Pros and cons
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Pros
- Official journal of a reputable international autism research society (INSAR)
- Rapid publication times (median 34 days to first decision)
- Strong focus on high-quality, peer-reviewed autism research
- Broad international readership across all continents
- Freely accessible lay abstracts promote public engagement
Cons
- Primarily targets researchers and academics, not general public or caregivers
- Full access requires INSAR membership or subscription
- Content is research-focused and may not be easily digestible for non-specialists
- Not a real-time or automated article discovery tool — users must browse or search manually
- No personalized article recommendation or filtering by recency for end users
Feature Comparison
Top features across 9 competitors (most common first)
| Feature | Google Scho… | NIMH Scienc… | Autism Rese… | Autism Rese… | CDC Autism … | Nature Ment… | ResearchGat… | Autism Pare… | OARacle New… |
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| Access to peer-reviewed papers | |||||||||
| theses | |||||||||
| books | |||||||||
| and abstracts; Author profiles; Citation tracking; Coverage of preprint archives and conference proceedings; Gray literature access; Institutional repository indexing; Links to academic library online collections; Simple intuitive search interface (single query box) | |||||||||
| Brochures and fact sheets available for download; Curated ASD-specific science updates and research highlights; Filtering by health topic | |||||||||
| population | |||||||||
| and research category; Filtering by year (2023 | |||||||||
| 2024 | |||||||||
| 2025 | |||||||||
| 2026); Free access to all content; Links to related clinical trials on clinicaltrials.gov; Multilingual support (Spanish available); Multimedia content including videos and podcasts; Official government-backed and expert-reviewed information; Regular updates tied to new NIH-funded research | |||||||||
| 12 issues per year in electronic format; 984 | |||||||||
| 089 full-text article downloads in 2025; Autism 101 instructional series for foundational autism topics; Coverage of epidemiology | |||||||||
| treatment studies | |||||||||
| genetics | |||||||||
| and neurobiology; Free subscription included with INSAR membership; Full-color illustrations support; International editorial board ensuring fair and comprehensive evaluation; Lay abstracts freely accessible to the public; Publishes original research articles | |||||||||
| brief reports | |||||||||
| review articles | |||||||||
| and commentaries on autism; Rapid decision and publication times (median 34 days to first decision) | |||||||||
| Assessment tools (ATEC) | |||||||||
| Coverage of a wide range of autism-related research topics |