Top 10 Audiology & Speech-language Pathology Journals by Impact Factor

Compare leading Audiology & Speech-language Pathology journals ranked by Journal Impact Factor. Each journal summary highlights key details authors often need when choosing where to submit, including publisher, impact factor, open access status, identifiers, and available submission profile information.

Rankings are based on the latest Journal Impact Factor data currently available in our journal database.

#1
TI

SAGE Publishing

JIF 3
Q1
Open

Trends in Hearing is a peer-reviewed open access journal that publishes original research and reviews on human hearing, hearing loss, hearing aids, auditory implants, and aural rehabilitation.

Identifiers

ISSN 2331-2165
eISSN 2331-2165

Publication Cost

APC: $3,000 USD

Publishing Timeline

Prompt publishing
#2
LS

American Speech–Language–Hearing Association

JIF 2.9
Q1
Closed

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools is a quarterly, online-only, international, peer-reviewed scholarly journal published continuously since 1970. It publishes research and other scholarly articles related to audiology and speech-language patholo...

Identifiers

ISSN 0161-1461
eISSN 1558-9129

Publication Cost

Authors can publish under a copyright transfer model or choose an author-pays open access option. Supplemental files are deposited in Figshare without charge.

Publishing Timeline

Time from submission to final decision can take as little as approximately 4 months assuming two rounds of review. Authors are given up to 6 weeks for a first revision and up to 3 weeks for a second revision. The production process should take about 6 weeks after acceptance.
#3
EA

LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS

JIF 2.8
Q1
Hybrid

Ear and Hearing is the official journal of the American Auditory Society. It publishes six issues per year and covers hearing research, audiology, speech language pathology, cochlear implants, hearing devices, and related clinical and scientific topics. The jo...

Identifiers

ISSN 0196-0202
eISSN 1538-4667

Publication Cost

Hybrid open access APC is charged on acceptance and payable within 30 days for open access publication. No page charges are imposed for the first 12 printed pages; pages beyond 12 are charged at $150 per page.

Publishing Timeline

Revisions should be resubmitted within 6 months. About 3-4 weeks before the page proof email is sent, authors receive an automated email indicating formatting and copyediting. Page proofs must be corrected within 24 to 48 hours of receipt.
#4
AJ

American Speech–Language–Hearing Association

JIF 2.5
Q1
Closed

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology is a scholarly journal published by ASHA in speech-language pathology. The journal lists Editors-in-Chief Amy L. Donaldson and Rita R. Patel and reports an Impact Factor of 2.5 (2024) and a 5-Year Impact Factor of...

Identifiers

ISSN 1058-0360
eISSN 1558-9110

Publication Cost

Open access fee applies if authors choose to publish open access after acceptance.

Publishing Timeline

Submissions to first decision: 42 days
#5
HR

Elsevier BV

JIF 2.5
Q1
Hybrid

Hearing Research provides a forum for papers concerned with basic peripheral and central auditory mechanisms. It emphasizes experimental and clinical studies while also considering theoretical and methodological papers, and publishes original research papers,...

Identifiers

ISSN 0378-5955
eISSN 1878-5891

Publication Cost

Open Access APC: USD 3,920 (excluding taxes); subscription publication: no publication fee charged to authors.

Publishing Timeline

2 days to first decision; 44 days to decision after review; 96 days to acceptance; 2 days from acceptance to first online publication.
#6
JO

Elsevier BV

JIF 2.4
Q1
Hybrid

Journal of Voice is the official journal of The Voice Foundation and the International Association of Phonosurgery. It is a peer-reviewed journal focused on voice medicine, voice sciences, surgery, and speech-language pathology management of voice-related prob...

Identifiers

ISSN 0892-1997
eISSN 1873-4588

Publication Cost

Article publishing charge (APC) applies for open access articles.

Publishing Timeline

1 day from submission to first decision (median)
#7
BA
JIF 2.3
Q1
Hybrid

Brain and Language is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes articles elucidating the complex relationships among language, brain, and behavior. It covers modern techniques in cognitive neuroscience, including functional and structural brain imaging, elec...

Identifiers

ISSN 0093-934X
eISSN 1090-2155

Publication Cost

Open Access APC: USD 3,320 (excluding taxes). Subscription: No publication fee charged to authors.

Publishing Timeline

3 days submission to first decision; 80 days submission to decision after review; 222 days submission to acceptance; 10 days acceptance to first online publication.
#8
JO
JIF 2.3
Q1
Closed

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America publishes theoretical and experimental research in the broad interdisciplinary subject of sound and serves physical scientists, life scientists, engineers, psychologists, physiologists, architects, musicians, an...

Identifiers

ISSN 0001-4966
eISSN 1520-8524

Publication Cost

Mandatory page charge of $80 per page for the entire article if the published length exceeds 12 pages; gold open access APC is 2600 USD; mandatory page charges are waived for review papers, tutorial papers, forum papers, and Special Issue papers.

Publishing Timeline

Two reviewers are typically assigned to a manuscript. First revisions are typically given 60 days to revise; subsequent revisions are typically given 45 days to revise.
#9
JO

American Speech–Language–Hearing Association

JIF 2.2
Q2
Closed

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research is an ASHA journal covering speech, language, and hearing research. The journal publishes article types including Research Article, Review Article, Research Note, Clinical Focus, and Supplement Article.

Identifiers

ISSN 1092-4388
eISSN 1558-9102

Publication Cost

Authors can publish under a copyright transfer model or choose an author-pays open access option; supplemental files are deposited in Figshare without charge.

Publishing Timeline

Time from submission to final decision can take as little as approximately 4 months assuming two rounds of review; authors are typically given up to 6 weeks for a first revision and up to 3 weeks for a second revision; production after acceptance should take about 6 weeks.
#10
Ap
Aphasiology

ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

JIF 2.1
Q2

Identifiers

ISSN 0268-7038
eISSN 1464-5041
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