Journal of Phonetics

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Phonetics publishes papers of an experimental or theoretical nature that deal with phonetic aspects of language and linguistic communication processes.

Papers dealing with technological and/or pathological topics, or papers of an interdisciplinary nature are also suitable, provided that linguistic-phonetic principles underlie the work reported.

Regular articles, review articles, and letters to the editor are published.

Themed issues are also published, devoted entirely to a specific subject of interest within the field of phonetics.

Research Areas Include: • Speech production, the application of various measurement techniques, physiological modeling, development of production models, and theories. • Speech acoustics, methods of acoustic data analysis, compression, and processing. • Speech perception, perception models, auditory and neural representation of speech, and processing of speech vs non-speech signals. • Phonetic aspects of psycholinguistics, word recognition models, and psychological representation of speech in terms of various units. • Speech synthesis, linguistic analysis aimed at improving synthesis systems. • Automatic speech recognition and speaker recognition. • Descriptive phonetics pertaining to individual languages. • The relation between phonetics and phonology. • Vocal fold functioning in normal and pathological speech. • Various aspects of pathological speech production, acoustics, and perception. • Speech and language acquisition. • Phonetic aspects of foreign language acquisition.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.4
2024	1.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2736

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	381

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.390

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	102

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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 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.

• The production of “new” and “similar” phones in a foreign language: evidence for the effect of equivalence classification

  Citation: 645

  Authors: James Emil

• Factors affecting degree of foreign accent in an L2: a review

  Citation: 531

  Authors: Thorsten, Ian R.A., James E.

• Stress-timing and syllable-timing reanalyzed

  Citation: 510

  Authors: R.M.

• Effects of experience on non-native speakers' production and perception of English vowels

  Citation: 507

  Authors: James Emil, Ocke-Schwen, Sunyoung

• On the quantal nature of speech

  Citation: 406

  Authors: Kenneth N.

• Variation and universals in VOT: evidence from 18 languages

  Citation: 399

  Authors: Taehong, Peter

• An event approach to the study of speech perception from a direct–realist perspective

  Citation: 398

  Authors: Carol A.

• Contextual tonal variations in Mandarin

  Citation: 380

  Authors: Yi

• Vowel lengthening is syntactically determined in a connected discourse

  Citation: 378

  Authors: Dennis H.

• Effects of tone and focus on the formation and alignment of f0contours

  Citation: 357

  Authors: Yi

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