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South African Journal of Communication Disorders

OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd · South Africa

ISSN0379-8046eISSN2225-4765

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.461

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.699

Total Works

874

Total Citations

5,003

2yr Mean Citedness

1.26

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Aims & Scope

The South African Journal of Communication Disorders (SAJCD) is concerned with research, and critically evaluative theoretical, philosophical and conceptual issues dealing with aspects of human communication and its disorders, dysphagia, service provision, training and policy.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive

Total Publications874

Publisher OrgAOSIS

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~30 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0379-8046 / 2225-4765

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

CommunicationQ2

Speech and HearingQ2

Cognitive NeuroscienceQ3

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology

Scopus Categories

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySpeech and HearingCognitive NeuroscienceCommunicationLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Language Development and DisordersHearing Loss and RehabilitationHearing Impairment and CommunicationNoise Effects and ManagementStuttering Research and Treatment