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International Journal of Speech Language and the Law
ISSN 1748-8885 · eISSN 1748-8893 · Equinox Publishing Ltd
International Journal of Speech Language and the Law: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.18; subscription journal; 9 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Speech Language and the Law is published by Equinox Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare, Speech Recognition and Synthesis and Law in Society and Culture, together about 28.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Interpreting and Communication in HealthcareHealth Professions10.5%
- Speech Recognition and SynthesisComputer Science10%
- Law in Society and CultureSocial Sciences7.7%
- Phonetics and Phonology ResearchPsychology7.1%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities6.5%
- Speech and Audio ProcessingComputer Science6%
- Linguistic Variation and MorphologySocial Sciences5.5%
- Legal Language and InterpretationSocial Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Criminology & Penology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Linguistics | 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
- 0.18LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 220OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.03%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 5LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 817 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 23 | 6 | 9 |
| 2023 | 30 | 14 | 35 |
| 2022 | 18 | 11 | 105 |
| 2021 | 26 | 14 | 47 |
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
- Equinox Publishing Ltd
- ISSN
- 1748-8885
- Electronic ISSN
- 1748-8893
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Speech Language and the Law
What CAS zone is International Journal of Speech Language and the Law in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Speech Language and the Law is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Criminology & Penology / Linguistics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Speech Language and the Law?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.18; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 55.
Which databases index International Journal of Speech Language and the Law?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Speech Language and the Law is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Speech Language and the Law open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Speech Language and the Law 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .