Autism (journal)

Autism is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering research on autism. It is published eight times a year by SAGE Publications in association with the National Autistic Society. The journal was established in 1997 and the editor-in-chief is Sue Fletcher-Watson (University of Edinburgh).

The cover originally contained a puzzle piece but this was removed in 2018 after the journal decided that it evoked a negative public perception.

Editors-in-chief
The following persons are or have been editor-in-chief:
 * Rita Jordan (University of Birmingham, 1997–2006)
 * Patricia Howlin (Institute of Psychiatry, 1997–2007)
 * Dermot M. Bowler (City, University of London, 2006–2012)
 * David Mandell (University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2012–2022)
 * Sue Fletcher-Watson (University of Edinburgh, 2022–present)

Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in: • CINAHL

• CSA databases

• Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences

• EBSCO databases

• Education Resources Information Center

• Embase

• FRANCIS

• Index Medicus/MEDLINE/PubMed

• PASCAL

• ProQuest databases

• PsycINFO

• Social Sciences Citation Index

• Scopus According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 6.684.