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Journal of Sound and Vibration

Academic Press · United States · Est. 1964

ISSN1095-8568

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.331

H-Indexi

268

SNIPi

1.913

Total Worksi

29,267

Total Citationsi

936,755

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Acoustics; Engineering, Mechanical; Mechanics; Acoustics and Ultrasonics; Condensed Matter Physics; Mechanical Engineering; Mechanics of Materials.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1964

Annual Volume~ 513 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications29,267

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1095-8568

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

554

16k

2019

589

17k

2020

516

12k

2021

582

11k

2022

518

2023

501

5.2k

2024

520

2025

342

139

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Acoustics and UltrasonicsQ1

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ1

Mechanical EngineeringQ1

Mechanics of MaterialsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AcousticsEngineering, MechanicalMechanics

Scopus Categories

Condensed Matter PhysicsMechanics of MaterialsMechanical EngineeringAcoustics and Ultrasonics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Vibration and Dynamic AnalysisAcoustic Wave Phenomena ResearchStructural Health Monitoring TechniquesComposite Structure Analysis and OptimizationAerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet FlowsVibration Control and Rheological FluidsRailway Engineering and DynamicsDynamics and Control of Mechanical SystemsFluid Dynamics and Vibration AnalysisStructural Engineering and Vibration Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Sound and Vibration

Is Journal of Sound and Vibration a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Sound and Vibration: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Sound and Vibration?

Journal of Sound and Vibration is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 4.46.

Is Journal of Sound and Vibration indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Sound and Vibration is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Sound and Vibration?