South African Journal of Communication Disorders

pISSN: 0379-8046eISSN: 2225-4765• JCR: S AFR J COMMUN DISORAOSISSouth Africa
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2026 Impact Factor

1.7

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.3 (+21.4%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    1.7
  2. Metric year 2024

    1.4

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGYESCIQ2
Q2
JCR Quartile
N/A
CAS Block

South African Journal of Communication Disorders current release and JCR quartile

South African Journal of Communication Disorders's newest impact factor is 1.7, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q2 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Neuroscience

Ranked #801 in Neuroscience by impact factor and #283 among Q2 Neuroscience journals. This context helps compare South African Journal of Communication Disorders against journals publishing in the same field.

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South African Journal of Communication Disorders publication trend

Published 133 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 1.7.

2026 vs 2025: -29
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Journal Details

Total Articles
873
H-Index
29
Open Access
Yes
APC
$563 USD
Subject Areas
Developmental and Educational PsychologyCognitive NeuroscienceDevelopmental and Educational PsychologySpeech and Hearing

Article Volume

2022
44
2023
17
2024
39
2025
31
2026
2
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