Journal profile
Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences Disorders
ISSN 2689-6443 · Illinois State University · United States
Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences Disorders: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 53 weeks (community reports); 32 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences Disorders is published by Illinois State University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovations in Medical Education, Language Development and Disorders and Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare, together about 40.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders (TLCSD) publishes articles that reflect current and exemplary scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) research in speech-language pathology and audiology. Articles submitted to TLCSD may also reflect current trends in the format of SoTL work, including original research, quantitative or qualitative in nature, reflective essays and case studies, both grounded in the literature. Recognizing the diverse experiences and perspectives of our readers and contributors, TLCSD strives to foster evidence-based educational practices that build capacity for all potential educators and students. We welcome inquiries to the Editor regarding the potential for unique and novel work that is related to the content of the journal. We invite manuscripts which also fall within the umbrella of evidence-based education in CSD, including: Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Research: These manuscripts represent new investigations of teaching and learning and could include original research, meta-analyses, or scoping reviews. Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Research articles clearly reflect a systematic approach to studying teaching and learning that is data-based (qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods) in nature. These manuscripts should reflect systematic inquiry that helps readers better understand the complexities of teaching and learning in CSD. Pilot SoTL Studies: Pilot studies represent emerging and developing research on teaching and learning. Submissions in this category should include an explanation of early results from the investigation and should provide explanations for any limitations in the study as well as report on plans for next steps for the future. Scholarly Teaching: A Scholarly Teaching manuscript serves as a bridge between existing research on teaching and learning and its practical application in CSD. Scholarly teaching manuscripts describe an instructor’s application of evidence-based pedagogical approaches in their own teaching/learning contexts often with the goal of improving student outcomes. While Scholarly Teaching manuscripts do not necessarily generate generalizable knowledge, they do tell the story of evidence-informed teaching and intentional instructional design, typically using some sort of evaluative data (e.g., student outcomes, feedback, course data), but the methods are typically less rigorous than formal SoTL research. Unlike Tutorials, Scholarly Teaching manuscripts s
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Colleen F. ViscontiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine25.4%
- Language Development and DisordersPsychology8.1%
- Simulation-Based Education in HealthcareMedicine7%
- Interprofessional Education and CollaborationHealth Professions5.8%
- Cultural Competency in Health CareSocial Sciences4.7%
- Counseling Practices and SupervisionPsychology4.2%
- Innovative Teaching MethodsSocial Sciences4%
- Surgical Simulation and TrainingMedicine3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.65OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 204 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 57 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 152 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 97 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 87 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 54 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 26 |
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)
- about 53 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 53 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Article types accepted13, with length limits
- emerging thinking/directionsEmerging Thinking/Directions: 5,000-7,500 wordsLength not stated
- pilotPilot: 3,500-5,000 wordsLength not stated
- pilot sotl studiesPilot SoTL StudiesLength not stated
- professional learning in practiceProfessional Learning in Practice: 7,500-10,000 wordsLength not stated
- reflectionReflection: 3,500-5,000 wordsLength not stated
- reflection on sotlReflection on SoTLLength not stated
- reviewSubmissions are initially reviewed to determine that the content is appropriate for the Aims and Scope of TLCSD. If the initial review of the submission indicat…Length not stated
- scholarly teachingScholarly teaching: 2,500-5,000 wordsLength not stated
- scholarship of teaching and learning researchScholarship of Teaching and Learning ResearchLength not stated
- sotl researchSoTL research: 7,500-10,000 wordsLength not stated
- student voicesStudent voices: Orig research – 7,500-10,000 words Reflection 2,500-5,000 wordsLength not stated
- tutorial,000 words Reflection 2,500-5,000 words Tutorials: 3,500-5,000 words Professional Learning in Practice: 7,500-10,000 words Emergmain text ≤ 5,000 words
- tutorialsTutorials: 3,500-5,000 wordsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Author Disclosure Requirements
Authors disclosure should be included immediately following the last page of the text and before the references. The disclosure statement should include all relevant financial and nonfinancial relationships. Financial relationships are those that benefit the author through payments, such as royalties, stock ownership, and consulting fees. Nonfinancial relationships include those relationships, suc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
No simultaneous submission to another journal until editorial decision completed. Model summary
by submitting material to TLCSD, the author is stipulating that the material is not currently under review at another journal (electronic or print) until the completion of the editorial decision process at TLCSD.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
Submissions are initially reviewed to determine that the content is appropriate for the Aims and Scope of TLCSD. If the initial review of the submission indicates that the content is appropriate for the journal, an Assigned Editor manages identifying and assigning no less than two peer reviewers to complete a double-blind review. Every effort is made to identify reviewers with expertise relevant t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism:
All authors submitting to this journal are expected to adhere to accepted standards for plagiarism, honesty, and ethics. Authors are solely responsible for the content of their work. If a determination is made that a submission contains plagiarized content at any point during the review or publication process, it will be rejected. If a paper is found to have plagiarized content after publication, …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Originality: cannot have been previously published or forthcoming in an archival journal or book. Model summary
Submitted articles must fall within the aims and scope of TLCSD and cannot have been previously published, nor be forthcoming in an archival journal or book (print or electronic).
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
- Illinois State University
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2689-6443
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences Disorders
How long does peer review take at Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences Disorders?
Authors report an average review time of about 53 weeks. 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 Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences Disorders?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences Disorders is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences Disorders open access, and what is the APC?
Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences Disorders is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .