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Trends in Hearing

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1893

ISSN2331-2165eISSN2331-2165

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.101

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.601

Total Works

706

Total Citations

15,678

2yr Mean Citedness

2.54

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on research related to hearing, including the processing of auditory information, the impact of hearing loss and interventions, and the development of assistive technologies. Studies investigate speech intelligibility, spatial hearing, listening effort, and the effects of various hearing aid and cochlear implant technologies. Research also explores auditory perception in different age groups and under various listening conditions, as well as the neural mechanisms underlying hearing.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1893

Annual Volume~ 67 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications706

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2331-2165 / 2331-2165

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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 RehabilitationNoise Effects and ManagementHearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, GeneticsSpeech and Audio ProcessingNeuroscience and Music PerceptionMultisensory perception and integrationHearing Impairment and CommunicationAcoustic Wave Phenomena ResearchEar Surgery and Otitis MediaVestibular and auditory disorders