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Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Acoustical Society of America · United States · Est. 1800

ISSN1520-8524

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.67

H-Indexi

370

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.187

Total Worksi

170,739

Total Citationsi

1,722,339

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.84

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America publishes theoretical and experimental research results in the broad interdisciplinary study of sound. Subjects include linear and nonlinear acoustics, aeroacoustics, underwater sound, ultrasonics, architectural acoustics, speech, music, noise, psychology and physiology of hearing, engineering acoustics, and bioacoustics.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1800

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications170,739

Publisher OrgAcoustical Society of America

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Acoustical Society of America

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1520-8524

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

3.1k

17k

2019

13k

2020

2.3k

11k

2021

2.5k

7.1k

2022

5.3k

2023

2.3k

3.2k

2024

3.3k

1.4k

2025

448

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

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AcousticsAudiology & Speech-Language Pathology

Scopus Categories

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Acoustics and Ultrasonics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Underwater Acoustics ResearchAcoustic Wave Phenomena ResearchHearing Loss and RehabilitationSpeech and Audio ProcessingNoise Effects and ManagementPhonetics and Phonology ResearchUltrasonics and Acoustic Wave PropagationMusic Technology and Sound StudiesMarine animal studies overviewSpeech Recognition and Synthesis

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Is Journal of the Acoustical Society of America a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the Acoustical Society of America: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of the Acoustical Society of America?

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 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 0.84.

Is Journal of the Acoustical Society of America indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.