Journal profile · Otorhinolaryngology
SPRACHE-STIMME-GEHOR
ISSN 0342-0477 · eISSN 1439-1260 · Georg Thieme Verlag · GERMANY · Quarterly · Founded 1977
SPRACHE-STIMME-GEHOR: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 78 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SPRACHE-STIMME-GEHOR is published by Georg Thieme Verlag 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, Language Development and Disorders and Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation, together about 42.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Developmental and Educational Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Sprache · Stimme · Gehör ist die Fachzeitschrift für alle, die sich mit Sprach-, Stimm- und Hörstörungen beschäftigen – von Logopäden über Phoniater/Pädaudiologen bis hin zu Sprachheilpädagogen oder Hörgeschädigtenpädagogen. Sie vermittelt gesicherte medizinische Fakten für Ihre Fortbildung – maximaler Praxisnutzen, größtmögliche Unterstützung in Ihrem Alltag und der berühmte Blick über den Tellerrand sind unsere Ziele.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Otorhinolaryngology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Voice and Speech DisordersMedicine16.8%
- Language Development and DisordersPsychology16.8%
- Hearing Loss and RehabilitationNeuroscience9.2%
- Hearing Impairment and CommunicationPsychology8.8%
- Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismNeuroscience7.2%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology5.6%
- Phonetics and Phonology ResearchPsychology5.3%
- Respiratory and Cough-Related ResearchMedicine3.9%
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 | 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 | Otorhinolaryngology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speech and Hearing | Q4 | 65/68 | 5th |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.79%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,798 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 0 | 42 |
| 2025 | 78 | 0 | 115 |
| 2024 | 75 | 2 | 359 |
| 2023 | 84 | 2 | 173 |
| 2022 | 79 | 2 | 74 |
| 2021 | 73 | 1 | 168 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
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
- Georg Thieme Verlag
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1977
- ISSN
- 0342-0477
- Electronic ISSN
- 1439-1260
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SPRACHE-STIMME-GEHOR
What CAS zone is SPRACHE-STIMME-GEHOR in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SPRACHE-STIMME-GEHOR is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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.
How long does peer review take at SPRACHE-STIMME-GEHOR?
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.
Which databases index SPRACHE-STIMME-GEHOR?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SPRACHE-STIMME-GEHOR is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is SPRACHE-STIMME-GEHOR open access, and what is the APC?
SPRACHE-STIMME-GEHOR 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: .