Journal profile · Health Professions-Speech and Hearing
Clinical Archives of Communication Disorders
ISSN 2508-5948 · Korean Association of Speech-Language Pathologists
Clinical Archives of Communication Disorders: fully open access; 15 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical Archives of Communication Disorders is published by Korean Association of Speech-Language Pathologists. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Language Development and Disorders, Voice and Speech Disorders and Phonetics and Phonology Research, together about 42.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Developmental and Educational Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Clinical Archives of Communication Disorders (CACD) publishes peer-reviewed research and other scholarly articles on normal and abnormal processes. The journal is an international channel for both basic research on communication processes and clinical research pertaining to the screening, diagnosis, and management of communication disorders; as well as their etiologies and characteristics. CACD seeks to not only advance evidence-based practice by disseminating the results of new studies but also to provide a forum for critical reviews and meta-analyses of previously published work.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Health Professions-Speech and Hearing
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Language Development and DisordersPsychology18.4%
- Voice and Speech DisordersMedicine16.7%
- Phonetics and Phonology ResearchPsychology7.2%
- Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismNeuroscience6.5%
- Hearing Loss and RehabilitationNeuroscience6.3%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology5.4%
- Stuttering Research and TreatmentPsychology4.8%
- Assistive Technology in Communication and MobilityHealth Professions4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speech and Hearing | Q4 | 59/68 | 13th |
| Cognitive Neuroscience | Q4 | 114/129 | 12th |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q4 | 643/725 | 11th |
| Environmental Engineering | Q4 | 216/241 | 10th |
| Sensory Systems | Q4 | 41/43 | 5th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 218 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 83 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 148 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 107 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 91 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 78 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 87 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5
- case reportsc. Case Reports These articles can be submitted for publication when one of the following criteria is met:Length not stated
- editorialsd. Editorials Editorials are invited by the editor and should be commentaries on articles published recently in the journal.Length not stated
- letters to editore. Letters to Editor Critical or advisory comments, which add new and important insights on the topic, may be submitted for providing alternative interpretation…Length not stated
- original articlesa. Original Articles These articles present important new research results from basic and clinical investigations in the areas of communication sciences and dis…Length not stated
- review articlesb. Review Articles These articles present a comprehensive overview of previous research or theory in an area of communication sciences and disorders.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship A. Authorship (CACD)
Authorship should be credited to those who have had direct involvement in the study and who fulfill the following criteria: (a) made significant contributions to either the conception or design of, or data collection, analyses and/or interpretation for, the work; AND (b) drafted the work or undertook critical revisions for important intellectual content; AND (c) approved the final version for publ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest D. Conflict of interest statement (CACD)
The corresponding author of an article should inform the editor of any potential conflicts of interest that may influence the authors’ interpretation of the data. Such conflicts must be disclosed during the online submission process and could include financial support from or private connections with commercial organizations, political pressure from interest groups, or academic problems. The edito…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Helsinki Declaration compliance Model summary
Clinical research should be done in accordance of the Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects, outlined in the Helsinki Declaration of 1975 (revised 2013)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 2. COPYRIGHTS AND CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION LICENSE
Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) Model summary
A submitted manuscript, when published, will become the property of the journal. Copyrights of all published materials are owned by K-SLP. The Creative Commons Attribution License available from: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ is also in effect.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 5. SUBMISSION AND PEER REVIEW PROCESS
Double-blind peer review Model summary
A. Submission All manuscripts should be submitted via e-submission system http://submit.e-cacd.org/ If there are difficulties, please feel free to contact the editorial office http://www.e-cacd.org/about/contact.php B. Peer review process CACD reviews all manuscripts received. A manuscript is first reviewed for its format and adherence to the aims and scope of the journal. If the manuscript meets …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism B. Originality, plagiarism and duplicate publication
Plagiarism screening with Similarity Check Model summary
Submitted manuscripts must not have been previously published or be under consideration for publication elsewhere. No part of the accepted manuscript should be duplicated in any other scientific journal without the permission of the Editorial Board. Submitted manuscripts are screened for possible plagiarism or duplicate publication by Similarity Check upon arrival. If plagiarism or duplicate publi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines 4. AUTHOR QUALIFICATIONS\\, LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT\\, AND REPORTING GUIDELINE
A. Author Qualifications Any researcher throughout the world can submit a manuscript if the scope of the manuscript is appropriate. B. Language Manuscripts should be submitted in good scientific English. C. Reporting guidelines for specific study designs Research reports frequently omit important information. As such, reporting guidelines have been developed for a number of study designs that some…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Korean Association of Speech-Language Pathologists
- ISSN
- 2508-5948
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical Archives of Communication Disorders
What are the manuscript requirements of Clinical Archives of Communication Disorders?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Clinical Archives of Communication Disorders?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical Archives of Communication Disorders is indexed in Scopus.
Is Clinical Archives of Communication Disorders open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical Archives of Communication Disorders is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .