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Communication Disorders Quarterly
ISSN 1525-7401 · eISSN 1538-4837 · SAGE
Communication Disorders Quarterly: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.61; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; review about 170 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 22.1% (journal website); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Communication Disorders Quarterly is published by SAGE and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Language Development and Disorders, Reading and Literacy Development and Family and Disability Support Research, together about 41.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Developmental and Educational Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Communication Disorders Quarterly (CDQ) presents cutting edge information on typical and atypical communication -- from oral language development to literacy. The journal also offers assessment of and interventions for communicative disorders across the lifespan. It includes research reports, a clinical forum that reports theoretical applications in clinical and … | View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): REHABILITATION
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 59, Greece 3, Australia 2, United Kingdom 1, Romania 1 (66 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Language Development and DisordersPsychology19.7%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology12.5%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology9.6%
- Hearing Impairment and CommunicationPsychology8.3%
- Assistive Technology in Communication and MobilityHealth Professions6.4%
- Stuttering Research and TreatmentPsychology4.8%
- Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchNeuroscience4.6%
- Phonetics and Phonology ResearchPsychology3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.61LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 409OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,047 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 4 | 7 |
| 2024 | 20 | 8 | 30 |
| 2023 | 31 | 6 | 81 |
| 2022 | 28 | 9 | 164 |
| 2021 | 17 | 3 | 101 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
170 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 22.1%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 170 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 35 daysPublisher 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1525-7401
- Electronic ISSN
- 1538-4837
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Communication Disorders Quarterly
What CAS zone is Communication Disorders Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Communication Disorders Quarterly is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Rehabilitation. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Communication Disorders Quarterly?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.61; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 55.
How long does peer review take at Communication Disorders Quarterly?
The publisher reports about 170 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 22.1%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Communication Disorders Quarterly based?
Of the 66 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (59), Greece (3) and Australia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Communication Disorders Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Communication Disorders Quarterly is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Communication Disorders Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Communication Disorders Quarterly is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .