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AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1985

ISSN1477-3848

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.646

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.271

Total Worksi

1,307

Total Citationsi

39,622

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.97

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology; Rehabilitation; Medicine (miscellaneous); Speech and Hearing.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1985

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,307

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1477-3848

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.2k

2019

485

2020

309

2021

308

2022

284

2023

126

2024

300

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

RehabilitationQ2

Speech and HearingQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Audiology & Speech-Language PathologyRehabilitation

Scopus Categories

RehabilitationSpeech and HearingMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Assistive Technology in Communication and MobilityHearing Impairment and CommunicationAutism Spectrum Disorder ResearchDigital Accessibility for DisabilitiesFamily and Disability Support ResearchLanguage Development and DisordersCerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersBehavioral and Psychological StudiesDisability Education and EmploymentNeurobiology of Language and Bilingualism

Frequently asked questions about AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Is AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication?

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.97.

Is AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication?