Journal profile · Health Professions-Speech and Hearing
Hearing Journal
ISSN 0745-7472 · eISSN 2333-6218 · Wolters Kluwer Health
Hearing Journal: subscription journal; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hearing Journal is published by Wolters Kluwer Health. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation, Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics and Ear Surgery and Otitis Media, together about 63.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Health Professions-Speech and Hearing
Editor-in-chief Fan-Gang ZengPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hearing Loss and RehabilitationNeuroscience34.3%
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, GeneticsNeuroscience15.6%
- Ear Surgery and Otitis MediaMedicine13.6%
- Hearing Impairment and CommunicationPsychology11.9%
- Assistive Technology in Communication and MobilityHealth Professions4.5%
- Speech and Audio ProcessingComputer Science4.2%
- Vestibular and auditory disordersNeuroscience2.5%
- Noise Effects and ManagementHealth Professions2.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speech and Hearing | Q4 | 63/68 | 8th |
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 206OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,478 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 0 | 294 |
| 2025 | 30 | 1 | 334 |
| 2024 | 41 | 2 | 566 |
| 2023 | 107 | 8 | 476 |
| 2022 | 130 | 3 | 502 |
| 2021 | 186 | 11 | 514 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- ISSN
- 0745-7472
- Electronic ISSN
- 2333-6218
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 79, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hearing Journal
Which databases index Hearing Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hearing Journal is indexed in Scopus.
Is Hearing Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Hearing Journal is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .