Journal profile · Social Sciences-Linguistics and Language
Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools
ISSN 0161-1461 · eISSN 1558-9129 · American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) · UNITED STATES
Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.96; hybrid open access; 94 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools is published by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and is in Zone 2 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 Stuttering Research and Treatment, together about 45.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Developmental and Educational Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Mission: LSHSS publishes peer-reviewed research and other scholarly articles pertaining to the practice of audiology and speech-language pathology in the schools, focusing on children and adolescents. The journal is an international outlet for clinical research and is designed to promote development and analysis of approaches concerning the delivery of services to the school-aged population. LSHSS seeks to advance evidence-based practice by disseminating the results of new studies as well as providing a forum for critical reviews and meta-analyses of previously published work. Scope: The broad field of audiology and speech-language pathology as practiced in schools, including aural rehabilitation; augmentative and alternative communication; childhood apraxia of speech; classroom acoustics; cognitive impairment; craniofacial disorders; fluency disorders; hearing-assistive technology; language disorders; literacy disorders including reading, writing, and spelling; motor speech disorders; speech sound disorders; swallowing, dysphagia, and feeding disorders; voice disorders.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Linguistics and Language
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Language Development and DisordersPsychology24.6%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology13.3%
- Stuttering Research and TreatmentPsychology7.8%
- Hearing Impairment and CommunicationPsychology6.4%
- Hearing Loss and RehabilitationNeuroscience5%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology4.7%
- Phonetics and Phonology ResearchPsychology4.3%
- Assistive Technology in Communication and MobilityHealth Professions3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Audiology & Speech-language Pathology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Audiology & Speech-language Pathology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Audiology & Speech-language Pathology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.96LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 111OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,303OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.5%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 80LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,595 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 84 | 23 | 13 |
| 2025 | 94 | 30 | 146 |
| 2024 | 67 | 21 | 287 |
| 2023 | 100 | 42 | 1,004 |
| 2022 | 83 | 23 | 1,238 |
| 2021 | 87 | 32 | 1,411 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0161-1461
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-9129
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools
What CAS zone is Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Audiology & Speech-language Pathology / Rehabilitation / Linguistics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.96; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 111.
Which databases index Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools open access, and what is the APC?
Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools is a hybrid 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: .