Journal profile · Multiple
Topics in Language Disorders
ISSN 0271-8294 · eISSN 1550-3259 · Wolters Kluwer Health
Topics in Language Disorders: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.87; JCR Q3 (journal website); hybrid open access; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Topics in Language Disorders is published by Wolters Kluwer Health and is in Zone 3 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 Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism, together about 41.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Developmental and Educational Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Language Development and DisordersPsychology19.1%
- Reading and Literacy DevelopmentPsychology14.9%
- Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismNeuroscience7.2%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology5.5%
- Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchNeuroscience4.7%
- Assistive Technology in Communication and MobilityHealth Professions4.3%
- Writing and Handwriting EducationSocial Sciences4%
- Stuttering Research and TreatmentPsychology3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | 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 | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · LINGUISTICS · rank 179/312
- JCR Q4 · REHABILITATION · rank 143/175
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 0.87LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 708OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,772 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 1 | 8 |
| 2025 | 21 | 5 | 24 |
| 2024 | 24 | 2 | 54 |
| 2023 | 29 | 2 | 86 |
| 2022 | 32 | 9 | 259 |
| 2021 | 31 | 6 | 283 |
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 Crossref · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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".
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.
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
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- ISSN
- 0271-8294
- Electronic ISSN
- 1550-3259
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Topics in Language Disorders
What CAS zone is Topics in Language Disorders in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Topics in Language Disorders is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Rehabilitation / Linguistics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Topics in Language Disorders?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.87; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 80.
What JCR quartile is Topics in Language Disorders in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, LINGUISTICS Q3 (179/312), REHABILITATION Q4 (143/175). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine.
Which databases index Topics in Language Disorders?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Topics in Language Disorders is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Topics in Language Disorders open access, and what is the APC?
Topics in Language Disorders 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, 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: .