Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Voice and Speech Review
ISSN 2326-8263 · eISSN 2326-8271 · Bellwether Publishing, Ltd.
Voice and Speech Review: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 49 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 74% (journal website); 39 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Voice and Speech Review is published by Bellwether Publishing, Ltd. and is classed under Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Musicological Studies, Theatre and Performance Studies and Diverse Music Education Insights, together about 29.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Voice and Speech Review (VSR) is a scholarly journal focused on voice and speech topics and training, particularly for the performing arts. The journal features writing about cutting-edge theory and practice in arts, communication, and interdisciplinary aspects of voice. The VSR is the only scholarly journal that publishes work about voice and speech training for stage, film, TV, and radio. VSR MISSION AND GOALS: to provide for the continuing professional development of scholars and practitioners in the field through the publication of pragmatic articles outlining useful methods and approaches to a variety of topics and problems in voice and speech training; to foster a scholarly and intellectually rigorous approach within the voice profession; to provide an outlet for the publication of scholarly research, and to stimulate new research; to provide an open forum for discussion of ideas and opinions related to the voice profession, the performing arts, and communication; to encourage good vocal hygiene and healthful vocal use through the dissemination of practical, up-to-date, and accurate information; to promote communication and collaboration with allied professions and disciplines; to promote discussion toward the refinement of professional standards and practices; to promote international perspectives in the training of voice and speech. Voice and Speech Review is a peer-reviewed journal. All peer review is double anonymized and detailed Instructions for Authors can be found here.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Editor-in-chief Miranda GuettleinPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities12.6%
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities8.9%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities7.8%
- Phonetics and Phonology ResearchPsychology7.5%
- Voice and Speech DisordersMedicine7.4%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities6.8%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities5.8%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities4.6%
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)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Linguistics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCOhost, International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance, MLA International BibliographyPublisher 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 (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.31Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.81Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 60%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 56,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,046 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 39 | 15 | 19 |
| 2024 | 42 | 15 | 35 |
| 2023 | 32 | 3 | 24 |
| 2022 | 58 | 6 | 129 |
| 2021 | 51 | 8 | 178 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
49 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 74%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 49 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted2
- book reviewBook Review | Published online: 12 Aug 2026Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 8 Sep 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Voice and Speech Review is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review is double anonymized. Model summary
Voice and Speech Review is a peer-reviewed journal. All peer review is double anonymized and detailed Instructions for Authors can be found here.
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
- Bellwether Publishing, Ltd.
- ISSN
- 2326-8263
- Electronic ISSN
- 2326-8271
- Society / sponsor
- Voice and Speech Trainers Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Voice and Speech Review
What CAS zone is Voice and Speech Review in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Voice and Speech Review?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 17.
How long does peer review take at Voice and Speech Review?
The publisher reports about 49 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 74% (2025). 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 Voice and Speech Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Voice and Speech Review is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Voice and Speech Review open access, and what is the APC?
Voice and Speech Review is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .