Journal profile · Otorhinolaryngology
Journal of Voice
ISSN 0892-1997 · eISSN 1873-4588 · Mosby Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1987
Journal of Voice: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.58; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; median 81 days to acceptance (66 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy (Elsevier website: 85%); 535 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Voice is published by Mosby Inc. 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 Voice and Speech Disorders, Legal and Regulatory Analysis and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, together about 48.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Official Journal of The Voice Foundation and the International Association of PhonosurgeryThe Journal of Voice is widely regarded as the world's premiere journal for voice medicine and research. This peer-reviewed publication is listed in Index Medicus and is indexed by the Institute for Scientific Information. The journal contains articles written by experts throughout the world on all topics in voice sciences, voice medicine and surgery, and speech-language pathologists' management of voice-related problems. The journal includes clinical articles, clinical research, and laboratory research. Members of the Foundation receive the journal as a benefit of membership.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Otorhinolaryngology
Editor-in-chief Robert Thayer SataloffPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, Canada 2, Sweden 2, Lebanon 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Voice and Speech DisordersMedicine17.8%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences15.5%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences15.5%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering15.5%
- Dysphagia Assessment and ManagementHealth Professions5.7%
- Phonetics and Phonology ResearchPsychology5.6%
- Respiratory and Cough-Related ResearchMedicine4.1%
- Stuttering Research and TreatmentPsychology2.7%
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 | Audiology & Speech-language Pathology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Otorhinolaryngology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Audiology & Speech-language Pathology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Otorhinolaryngology | Zone 3 |
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 | Otorhinolaryngology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Audiology & Speech-language Pathology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Index Medicus, Institute for Scientific InformationPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.58LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 147OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,320OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.62%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 378LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12,105 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 479 | 141 | 64 |
| 2025 | 535 | 156 | 736 |
| 2024 | 413 | 114 | 1,269 |
| 2023 | 365 | 96 | 1,832 |
| 2022 | 361 | 117 | 2,895 |
| 2021 | 496 | 111 | 4,079 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
81 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 49 days – 105 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (66 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 107 days
- Sample
- 66 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,828 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 85%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 53%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 39 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 68 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 3,650 / EUR 3,410 / GBP 2,920 / JPY 452,710 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 4,490 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 1
- Reference style
- AMA
- Cover letter
- Required
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.
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
- Mosby Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1987
- ISSN
- 0892-1997
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-4588
- Society / sponsor
- Voice Foundation and the International Association of Phonosurgery
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Voice
What CAS zone is Journal of Voice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Voice is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Audiology & Speech-language Pathology / Otorhinolaryngology. 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 Journal of Voice?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.58; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 147.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Voice?
Based on the dates recorded on 66 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 81 days (interquartile range 49–105 days); authors report an average review time of 3–6 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy (Elsevier website: 85%)”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 53%. 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 Journal of Voice?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≥ 1; Reference style: AMA; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Voice based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), Canada (2) and Sweden (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Voice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Voice is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Voice open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Voice 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: .