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Ear and Hearing

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · United States · Est. 1948

ISSN1538-4667

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.117

H-Indexi

170

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.479

Total Worksi

5,052

Total Citationsi

192,357

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.41

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology; Otorhinolaryngology; Speech and Hearing.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1948

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,052

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1538-4667

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

130

3.6k

2019

164

4.2k

2020

197

3.6k

2021

139

1.7k

2022

129

1.2k

2023

169

814

2024

154

233

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.

OtorhinolaryngologyQ1

Speech and HearingQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Audiology & Speech-Language PathologyOtorhinolaryngology

Scopus Categories

Speech and HearingOtorhinolaryngology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hearing Loss and RehabilitationHearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, GeneticsHearing Impairment and CommunicationEar Surgery and Otitis MediaNoise Effects and ManagementVestibular and auditory disordersSpeech and Audio ProcessingNeuroscience and Music PerceptionPhonetics and Phonology ResearchVoice and Speech Disorders

Frequently asked questions about Ear and Hearing

Is Ear and Hearing a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ear and Hearing: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Ear and Hearing?

Ear and Hearing 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 2.41.

Is Ear and Hearing indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ear and Hearing is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Ear and Hearing?