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Speech Communication
Speech Communication is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 7.4), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier B.V..
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Quick answers
Is Speech Communication indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1982–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 7.4.
What quartile is Speech Communication in Scopus?
Speech Communication is Q1 in Language and Linguistics (rank 33 of 1137), Q1 in Linguistics and Language (rank 38 of 1221) and Q1 in Communication (rank 41 of 541), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 7 subject areas in all.
What is the impact factor of Speech Communication?
Speech Communication is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 7.4, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 97th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.600, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 123.
How much does it cost to publish in Speech Communication?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,900 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Speech Communication and what is its ISSN?
Speech Communication is published by Elsevier B.V. Its print ISSN is 0167-6393 and its online ISSN is 1872-7182.
Is Speech Communication covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Speech Communication in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Speech Communication open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Speech Communication? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Speech Communication has an h-index of 154 and a 2-year mean of 3.03 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 7.4, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #55 of 1,037 Scopus journals in Language and Linguistics.
154
h-index
3.03
2-yr mean citations
1,864
i10-index
3,637
works indexed
129,118
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,900
05001,0002,0003,000+
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#55 of 1,037Top 6%Language and Linguistics
#66 of 1,134Top 6%Linguistics and Language
#55 of 511Top 11%Communication
Papers published per year
Speech Communication published 106 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 122. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
Speech and Audio ProcessingSpeech Recognition and SynthesisPhonetics and Phonology ResearchMusic and Audio Processing
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Speech Communication? — latest 95 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 95 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from China (38.4%), India (14%) and United States (7.7%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Speech Communication? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 3 retracted papers are recorded (0.8 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Scopus statusActive
Retracted papers3 · 0.8 per 1,000 papers
Problematic Paper Screener flags1 · 0.3 per 1,000 papers — mostly tortured phrases
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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