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Speech Communication Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for Speech Communication in one click — DocuGuru applies the official Elsevier template with author–year references and exports a submission-ready PDF plus the editable LaTeX source. Free to start.

About the Speech Communication format

Speech Communication is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Speech and Audio Processing, Speech Recognition and Synthesis, Phonetics and Phonology Research.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Speech Communication, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inSpeech and Audio Processing Speech Recognition and Synthesis Phonetics and Phonology Research Music and Audio Processing Speech and dialogue systems
ISSN0167-6393
Citation impact (2-yr)2.7
h-index153
i10-index1,850
Total citations127,834
Article processing charge$2,870
Top institutions publishing hereCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Speech Communication per year

58
2014
81
2015
83
2016
122
2017
110
2018
74
2019
86
2020
77
2021
94
2022
98
2023
89
2024
109
2025

Citation impact of Speech Communication by publication year

2.4K
2014
2.8K
2015
1.6K
2016
2K
2017
1.9K
2018
2.4K
2019
1.6K
2020
921
2021
1.4K
2022
774
2023
485
2024
168
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Speech Communication

An overview of text-independent speaker recognition: From features to supervectors

Tomi Kinnunen, Haizhou Li · 4 Sep 2009

Abstract\n This paper gives an overview of automatic speaker recognition technology, with an emphasis on text-independent recognition. Speaker recognition has been studied actively for several decades. We give an overview of both the classical and the state-of-the-art methods. We start with the fundamentals of automatic speaker recognition, concerning feature extraction and speaker modeling. We elaborate…

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Speech Communication template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Speech Communication format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Speech Communication template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Elsevier format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Speech Communication use?
Speech Communication uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Speech Communication, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Speech Communication?
No. DocuGuru generates the elsarticle LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Elsevier-ready Speech Communication document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Speech Communication template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Speech Communication format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Speech Communication?
Speech Communication is a multidisciplinary journal published by Elsevier. DocuGuru's Speech Communication template matches Elsevier's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Speech Communication PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Speech Communication template (the elsarticle class) that is ready to submit to Elsevier, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Speech Communication template cost?
You can start writing in the Speech Communication template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Speech Communication PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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