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Hearing, Balance and Communication

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India · Est. 2013

ISSN2169-5725

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

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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 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.282

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.468

Total Worksi

469

Total Citationsi

2,224

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications469

Publisher OrgInforma

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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?

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2169-5725

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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

246

2019

200

2020

135

2021

113

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.

OtorhinolaryngologyQ3

Speech and HearingQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology

Scopus Categories

Speech and HearingOtorhinolaryngology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hearing Loss and RehabilitationHearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, GeneticsVestibular and auditory disordersNoise Effects and ManagementNeuroscience and Music PerceptionEar Surgery and Otitis MediaHearing Impairment and CommunicationOphthalmology and Eye DisordersGlaucoma and retinal disordersSpeech and Audio Processing

Frequently asked questions about Hearing, Balance and Communication

Is Hearing, Balance and Communication a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Hearing, Balance and Communication: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Hearing, Balance and Communication?

Hearing, Balance and 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 0.46.

Is Hearing, Balance and Communication indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Hearing, Balance and Communication is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Hearing, Balance and Communication?