Journal of Communication Disorders

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Communication Disorders publishes original articles on topics related to disorders of speech, language and hearing.

Authors are encouraged to submit reports of experimental or descriptive investigations (research articles), review articles, tutorials or discussion papers, or letters to the editor ("short communications").

Please note that we do not accept case studies unless they conform to the principles of single-subject experimental design.

Special issues are published periodically on timely and clinically relevant topics.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1
2024	1.80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7095

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	516

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.773

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	79

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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 Health Professions, Neuroscience, Nursing, Psychology and 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.

• Working memory and language: an overview

  Citation: 1302

  Authors: Alan

• Cortical interactions underlying the production of speech sounds

  Citation: 438

  Authors: Frank H.

• Stuttering and the basal ganglia circuits: a critical review of possible relations

  Citation: 424

  Authors: Per A

• Neurobiological studies of reading and reading disability

  Citation: 400

  Authors: Kenneth R, W.Einar, Annette R, Leonard, Stephen J, Jun Ren, Sally E, Bennett A

• A longitudinal study of behavioral, emotional and social difficulties in individuals with a history of specific language impairment (SLI)

  Citation: 305

  Authors: Michelle C., Andrew, Kevin, Gina

• Bilingual children with primary language impairment: Issues, evidence and implications for clinical actions

  Citation: 299

  Authors: Kathryn

• Stuttering and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF): An update

  Citation: 260

  Authors: J.Scott, Robert W.

• A five-phase model for clinical-outcome research

  Citation: 232

  Authors: Randall R

• The apraxia of speech rating scale: A tool for diagnosis and description of apraxia of speech

  Citation: 231

  Authors: Edythe A., Joseph R., Heather M., Keith

• Research on speech motor control and its disorders

  Citation: 231

  Authors: Ray D

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