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Topics in Language Disorders

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · United States · Est. 1980

ISSN1550-3259

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ 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 (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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.533

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.829

Total Worksi

1,762

Total Citationsi

30,901

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.06

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Linguistics; Rehabilitation; Linguistics and Language; Speech and Hearing.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,762

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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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?

1550-3259

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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

350

2019

293

2020

265

2021

248

2022

2023

2024

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.

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Speech and HearingQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

LinguisticsRehabilitation

Scopus Categories

Speech and HearingLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Language Development and DisordersReading and Literacy DevelopmentNeurobiology of Language and BilingualismFamily and Disability Support ResearchAutism Spectrum Disorder ResearchAssistive Technology in Communication and MobilityWriting and Handwriting EducationStuttering Research and TreatmentHearing Impairment and CommunicationEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning

Frequently asked questions about Topics in Language Disorders

Is Topics in Language Disorders a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Topics in Language Disorders: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Topics in Language Disorders?

Topics in Language Disorders 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 1.06.

Is Topics in Language Disorders indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Topics in Language Disorders is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Topics in Language Disorders?