International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles on any aspect of forensic language, speech and audio analysis.

Founded in 1994 as Forensic Linguistics, the journal changed to its present title in 2003 to reflect a broadening of academic coverage and readership.

Subscription to the journal is included in membership of the International Association of Forensic Linguists and the International Association for Forensic Phonetics and Acoustics.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.123

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	35

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	27005

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	20

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Digital audio recording analysis: the Electric Network Frequency (ENF) Criterion

  Citation: 124

  Authors: Catalin

• The question of question types in police interviews: A review of the literature from a psychological and linguistic perspective.

  Citation: 123

  Authors: Gavin Eric, Trond, Tim

• International Practices in Forensic Speaker Comparison

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Erica, Peter

• The DyViS database: style-controlled recordings of 100 homogeneous speakers for forensic phonetic research

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Francis, Kirsty, Gea, Toby

• An automated approach to the Electric Network Frequency (ENF) criterion - Theory and practice

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Alan J.

• ‘Speak English or what?’ Codeswitching and interpreter use in New York Small Claims Courts

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Philipp Sebastian

• Quantifying evidence in forensic authorship analysis

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Tim

• Bridging the gap between stylistic and cognitive approaches to authorship analysis using Systemic Functional Linguistics and multidimensional analysis

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Andrea, Tim

• Influence of vocal effort on average and variability of fundamental frequency

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Michael, Olaf, Stefan

• The genesis of a witness statement

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Frances

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