About this journal
Aims and scope
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.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 33K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 1.0 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.664 (2023) SNIP
- 0.229 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 14 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 30% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editor
Miranda Guettlein, Independent Scholar, USA
Co-Editor
Kris Danford, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Reviews Editor
Karen Kopryanski, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
Editorial Board
Erika Bailey, Harvard University, USA
Elizabeth Benson, Auburn University, USA
Jane Boston, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, UK
Oliver Bray, Leeds Beckett University, UK
Jenna Brown, University College London, UK, UK
Adriano Cabral, University of Nevada, Reno, USA
Warren Chu, Shanghai Theatre Academy, Shanghai, China
Rachel Coleman, Weill Cornell Medical College, USA
Tanya Elchuk, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Micha Espinosa, Arizona State University, USA
Melissa Forbes, , University of Southern Queensland, Australia
Deborah Garvey, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, UK
Felix Graham, Independent Scholar, USA
Matthew Hoch, Auburn University, USA
Vivian Majkowski, University of Central Florida, USA
Deric McNish, Michigan State University, USA
Dann Mitton, Independent Scholar, Canada
Marth Munro, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Benjamin Purser, Australian National University, Australia
C. Leonard Raybon, Tulane University, USA
Rockford Sansom, Louisiana State University, USA
Luciano Simoes Silva, Federal University for Latin American Integration, Brazil
Jeremy Sortore, University of Michigan, USA
Brian J. Winnie, Western Illinois University, USA
Deborah Winter, University of Wales Trinity St David, UK
Former Editors
Rocco Dal Vera, University of Cincinnati, USA (Founding Editor)
Mandy Rees, California State University, Bakersfield, USA
Rena Cook, University of Oklahoma, USA
Dudley Knight, University of California, Irvine, USA
Jeff Morrison, Marymount Manhattan College, USA
Rockford Sansom, Louisiana State University, USA
Shannon Vickers, University of Winnipeg, Canada
Abstracting and indexing
Voice & Speech Review is abstracted/indexed in:
EBSCOhost; International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance; MLA International Bibliography; Scopus
Open access
Voice and Speech Review is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our 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 readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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News, offers and calls for papers
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Society information
About the Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA)
Founded in 1987, the Voice and Speech Trainers Association is an international organization whose mission is to advance the art, research, and visibility of the voice and speech profession. VASTA serves the needs of voice and speech specialists, teachers, scholars, practitioners, coaches, and artists by supporting and empowering those who work and study in the voice field.
A multidisciplinary organization, VASTA aims to broaden public understanding of the nature and importance of voice and speech use and training, and VASTA creates opportunities for ongoing education and exchange among the varying voice communities: performing arts, theatre, music, communication, business coaching, linguistics, health, speech science, and others.
VASTA offers a variety of resources to those in the voice discipline including, but not limited to, a scholarly journal, a quarterly newsletter, an annual world-wide conference, organizational grants and scholarships, teaching and learning resources, advancement support, and networking and leadership opportunities.
For more information about VASTA and to join the association, visit www.vasta.org
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