Különleges Bánásmód [Special Treatment] is an online, interdisciplinary Open Access journal run by the University of Debrecen, Hungary. The journal was established in 2014 and the Editor in Chief has been Ferenc Mező Ph.D., and Katalin Mező Ph.D. has been the editor since the establishment of the journal. The journal is open to professionals and researchers working with children/young adults/adults who need special treatment. It provides an opportunity for practitioners in the field to share and disseminate their pedagogical, psychological, and social experiences, ideas, and research results in connection with groups who need special treatment (Special Educational Needs, talented/gifted children, children with behavioral difficulties). Különleges Bánásmód [Special Treatment] publishes papers about the following topics:

• Education of children and pupils (also the education of children and pupils with learning difficulties)
• Modern logopedic and linguistic research, methods, good practice
• Special Educational and Psychological Approaches to Family and Parental Roles
• Theoretical and Practical Approaches to Talent Development
• Opportunities for Skill Development in Preschool and School
• Digital tools, digital competencies in Education, and in Special Education
• Social Pedagogical Aspects of Special Treatment
• Medical Aspects of Special Education
• During research (insight into research such as Talent Management Programme, Students’ Scientific Association, Ph.D. research)

Classification of the journal by the Pedagogical Scientific Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences: The 'A' category

Every year four issues are published. The papers are published after a public and blind peer-reviewing procedure.

The Special Treatment is an Open Access (OA) Journal.

Every paper published in Különleges Bánásmód has its DOI number (Digital Object Identifier).  Különleges Bánásmód [Special Treatment] is in the process of being involved in Scopus Content Selection.

Languages of the journal: Hungarian and English

Open Access state is: gold
The repository is: DOAJ, CROOSREF, ROAD, MATARKA, EPA, MTA REAL Repository
Doi: CrossRef
MATARKA Database: yes