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Communication Sciences and Disorders

The Korean Academy of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (KASA) · South Korea · Est. 1970

ISSN2288-0917
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.249
H-Indexi
18
SNIPi
0.555
Total Worksi
1,430
Total Citationsi
4,568
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.48
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The journal publishes peer-reviewed research on human speech, language, hearing and swallowing sciences and related communication disorders. The journal provides theoretical and practical information for better understanding of underlying processes involved in human communication. The journal seeks new and more effective ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat population with communication disorders. The journal also advances crosslinguistic work, evidence-based practice as well as interdisciplinary research by publishing the results of original research, case study, and critical reviews of existing experimental work.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1970
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications1,430
Publisher OrgThe Korean Academy of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
OA Since2015
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
The Korean Academy of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (KASA)
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2288-0917
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
Peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
96
321
2019
78
276
2020
71
185
2021
65
153
2022
66
115
2023
72
77
2024
64
14
2025
39
0
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 LanguageQ2
CommunicationQ3
Speech and HearingQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology

Scopus Categories

Speech and HearingCommunicationLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Language Development and DisordersLegal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesReading and Literacy DevelopmentPhonetics and Phonology ResearchFamily and Disability Support ResearchStuttering Research and TreatmentVoice and Speech DisordersNeurobiology of Language and Bilingualism

Frequently asked questions about Communication Sciences and Disorders

Is Communication Sciences and Disorders a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Communication Sciences and Disorders: 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 Communication Sciences and Disorders?

Communication Sciences and 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 0.48.

Is Communication Sciences and Disorders indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Communication Sciences and Disorders is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Communication Sciences and Disorders?

The journal publishes peer-reviewed research on human speech, language, hearing and swallowing sciences and related communication disorders. The journal provides theoretical and practical information for better understanding of underlying processes involved in human communication. The journal seeks new and more effective ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat population with communication disorders. The journal also advances crosslinguistic work, evidence-based practice as well as interdisciplinary research by publishing the results of original research, case study, and critical reviews of exist

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref