Journal profile · Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
COMPUTER SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
ISSN 0885-2308 · eISSN 1095-8363 · Academic Press Inc. · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1986
COMPUTER SPEECH AND LANGUAGE: CAS Zone 3 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.94; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,530; review about 226 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 116 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: Note that we are no longer accepting submissions devoted to pure Natural Language Processing NLP (i.e. all new manuscripts must address some aspect of spoken language processing). Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
COMPUTER SPEECH AND LANGUAGE is published by Academic Press Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Speech Recognition and Synthesis, Speech and Audio Processing and Natural Language Processing Techniques, together about 46.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
An official publication of the International Speech Communication Association (ISCA)Computer Speech & Language publishes reports of original research related to the analysis, recognition, understanding, production, synthesis, coding and mining of speech and spoken language, including spoken language dialogue systems and speech-based interaction with ‘intelligent’ artefacts, and their wide-ranging applications.The journal provides a focus for this work, and encourages an interdisciplinary approach to speech and spoken language research and technology. Thus contributions from all of the related fields are welcomed in the form of reports of theoretical or experimental studies, reviews, and pertaining to models and their implementation, or reports of fundamental research leading to the improvement of such models.Research Areas IncludeAlgorithms and models for speech recognition and synthesisNatural language processing for speech understanding and generationComputational models of spoken language discourse and dialogueSpeech and spoken-language inclusive multimodal approaches and systemsInformation retrieval, extraction and summarization of spoken language mediaSpeaker and spoken language recognitionComputational models of speech production and perceptionSignal processing for speech analysis, enhancement and transformationEvaluation of speech-based interactive systemsApplications of speech and spoken language technologiesNote that we are no longer accepting submissions devoted to pure Natural Language Processing NLP (i.e. all new manuscripts must address some aspect of spoken language processing).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Editor-in-chief R.K. MoorePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United States 7, United Kingdom 6, India 6, Mainland China 2, Hong Kong, China 2 (40 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Speech Recognition and SynthesisComputer Science19.3%
- Speech and Audio ProcessingComputer Science14.6%
- Natural Language Processing TechniquesComputer Science12.3%
- Topic ModelingComputer Science10.4%
- Music and Audio ProcessingComputer Science8.6%
- Speech and dialogue systemsComputer Science7.6%
- Phonetics and Phonology ResearchPsychology4.8%
- Advanced Text Analysis TechniquesComputer Science2.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 2.94LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 10.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 113OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 996OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 104LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,909 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 95 | 39 | 35 |
| 2025 | 116 | 43 | 237 |
| 2024 | 112 | 38 | 689 |
| 2023 | 86 | 31 | 1,086 |
| 2022 | 74 | 25 | 1,190 |
| 2021 | 101 | 43 | 2,683 |
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
226 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports over 12 weeks
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 115 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 226 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
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 3,530 / EUR 3,300 / GBP 2,830 / JPY 437,830 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,240 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Open calls for papers5, by deadline
- Evaluation of speech and speech synthesisDeadline
- Speaker Characterization Beyond Words: Identity, Health and Emotion from SpeechDeadline
- Speech Processing with Wearable and Multimodal TechnologiesDeadline
- Spoken Language Generation: Methods, Evaluation, and ApplicationsDeadline
- Learner Speech Processing for Closed-Loop Computer-Assisted Language LearningDeadline
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication. In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service on SSRN, Elsevier’s preprint and early research …
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
- Academic Press Inc.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1986
- ISSN
- 0885-2308
- Electronic ISSN
- 1095-8363
- Society / sponsor
- International Speech Communication Association
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about COMPUTER SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
What CAS zone is COMPUTER SPEECH AND LANGUAGE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, COMPUTER SPEECH AND LANGUAGE is in Zone 3 of Computer Science, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of COMPUTER SPEECH AND LANGUAGE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.94; CiteScore 10.9, h-index 113.
How long does peer review take at COMPUTER SPEECH AND LANGUAGE?
The publisher reports about 226 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of COMPUTER SPEECH AND LANGUAGE?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 1–7; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of COMPUTER SPEECH AND LANGUAGE based?
Of the 40 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (7), United Kingdom (6) and India (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index COMPUTER SPEECH AND LANGUAGE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, COMPUTER SPEECH AND LANGUAGE is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is COMPUTER SPEECH AND LANGUAGE open access, and what is the APC?
COMPUTER SPEECH AND LANGUAGE is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,530.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .