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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #3,805Hybrid

Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools

Acronym:lshss
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Abbreviation (ISO):LANG SPEECH HEAR SER
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Identifier (ISSN):0161-1461(Print)/1558-9129(Online)
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Publisher:American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Clarivate IF (2026)
3↑ +0.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools

WoS Q1
01340.8920181.5420192.9820212.2120222.420232.220242.9202532026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.167
#3,805

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
88

88 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate13.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
80articles/year
12.5% Gold OA•87.14% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Mission: LSHSS publishes peer-reviewed research and other scholarly articles pertaining to the practice of audiology and speech-language pathology in the schools, focusing on children and adolescents. The journal is an international outlet for clinical research and is designed to promote development and analysis of approaches concerning the delivery of services to the school-aged population. LSHSS seeks to advance evidence-based practice by disseminating the results of new studies as well as providing a forum for critical reviews and meta-analyses of previously published work. Scope: The broad field of audiology and speech-language pathology as practiced in schools, including aural rehabilitation; augmentative and alternative communication; childhood apraxia of speech; classroom acoustics; cognitive impairment; craniofacial disorders; fluency disorders; hearing-assistive technology; language disorders; literacy disorders including reading, writing, and spelling; motor speech disorders; speech sound disorders; swallowing, dysphagia, and feeding disorders; voice disorders.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology95.6%Philosophy78.2%Linguistics74.8%Medicine68.5%Developmental psychology47%Mathematics44.4%Sociology43.1%Mathematics education34.7%Political science33.8%Law33.6%Computer science33.1%Pedagogy32.4%Audiology32.1%Biology28.3%Psychiatry26.8%Cognitive psychology24.4%Economics22.9%Medical education22.4%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Q1
Rank3/35
IndexSCIE
JCRSSCI2026

LINGUISTICS

Q1
Rank37/312
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

REHABILITATION

Q1
Rank23/175
IndexSSCI
JCISCIE2026

AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Q1
Rank3/35
IndexSCIE
JCISSCI2026

LINGUISTICS

Q1
Rank55/312
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

REHABILITATION

Q1
Rank19/176
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF3
Articles / Year73
Total Citations8
2025
IF2.9
Articles / Year94
Total Citations130
2024
IF2.2
Articles / Year67
Total Citations270
2023
IF2.4
Articles / Year100
Total Citations976
2022
IF2.215
Articles / Year83
Total Citations1,217

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #3,805Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1984, 1990, 1992-1994, 1996-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Health ProfessionsSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.167

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.36

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,315 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations924
3-Year Documents246
Citable Documents235

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate80.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Linguistics and LanguageQ1
Speech and HearingQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 13.6%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools (acronym: lshss, abbr: LANG SPEECH HEAR SER, ISSN: 0161-1461) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Social Sciences, published by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.00, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.167 (Q1), an H-index of 88.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 80 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,315 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
2200 RESEARCH BLVD, #271, ROCKVILLE, USA, MD, 20850-3289

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