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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #6,668CAS 3区Hybrid

Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research

Abbreviation (ISO):J SPEECH LANG HEAR R
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.82•SCImago Rank: #6,668•Identifier (ISSN):1092-4388(Print)/1558-9102(Online)•Articles / Year: 319•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,226 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
2.5
↑ +0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
122

122 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate18.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
319articles/year
18.64% Gold OA•90% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 2.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.6)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.674)
🔵 Computed
20212.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.297)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.749)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.906)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Mission: JSLHR publishes peer-reviewed research and other scholarly articles on the normal and disordered processes in speech, language, hearing, and related areas such as cognition, oral-motor function, and swallowing. The journal is an international outlet for both basic research on communication processes and clinical research pertaining to screening, diagnosis, and management of communication disorders as well as the etiologies and characteristics of these disorders. JSLHR seeks to advance evidence-based practice by disseminating the results of new studies as well as providing a forum for critical reviews and meta-analyses of previously published work. Scope: The broad field of communication sciences and disorders, including speech production and perception; anatomy and physiology of speech and voice; genetics, biomechanics, and other basic sciences pertaining to human communication; mastication and swallowing; speech disorders; voice disorders; development of speech, language, or hearing in children; normal language processes; language disorders; disorders of hearing and balance; psychoacoustics; and anatomy and physiology of hearing.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology88.6%Philosophy83.6%Medicine83.2%Linguistics78.7%Audiology66.1%Computer science61.8%Biology60%Neuroscience45.2%Developmental psychology39.2%Mathematics35.7%Psychiatry35%Cognitive psychology33.4%Speech recognition33%Physics32.5%Artificial intelligence32.2%Epistemology28.1%Sociology26.6%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #6,668Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1996-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Health ProfessionsMedicineSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.82

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
170

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.72

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,226 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,743
3-Year Documents915
Citable Documents887

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate65.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Linguistics and LanguageQ1
Speech and HearingQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Founding Year
1997
Editorial Address
2200 RESEARCH BLVD, #271, ROCKVILLE, USA, MD, 20850-3289
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
JCRSCIE
7/35Q1
LINGUISTICS
JCRSSCI
51/312Q1
REHABILITATION
JCRSCIE, SSCI
36/175Q1
AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
JCISCIE
8/35Q1
LINGUISTICS
JCISSCI
76/312Q1
REHABILITATION
JCISCIE, SSCI
30/176Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—28954
20252.2360629
20242.23071,605
20232.63422,893
20222.6743103,605
20212.2973555,919
20201.7493276,975
20191.9063428,262
2018—2366,354
2017—3079,629
2016—1234,555
2015—1516,735
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research

WoS Q1
123420192020202120222023202420252.20
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 18.2%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01