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Journal of Vibration and Acoustics

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME) · United States · Est. 1983

ISSN1528-8927

SJR Q2✓ 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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.533

H-Indexi

118

SNIPi

0.878

Total Worksi

4,079

Total Citationsi

109,261

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.87

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1983

Annual Volume~ 51 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,079

Publisher OrgAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers

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?

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1528-8927

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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

112

1.2k

2019

128

1.4k

2020

650

2021

631

2022

130

2023

130

2024

2025

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 UltrasonicsQ2

Mechanical EngineeringQ2

Mechanics of MaterialsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AcousticsEngineering, MechanicalMechanics

Scopus Categories

Mechanics of MaterialsMechanical EngineeringAcoustics and Ultrasonics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Vibration and Dynamic AnalysisStructural Health Monitoring TechniquesAcoustic Wave Phenomena ResearchVibration Control and Rheological FluidsTribology and Lubrication EngineeringMagnetic Bearings and Levitation DynamicsComposite Structure Analysis and OptimizationDynamics and Control of Mechanical SystemsGear and Bearing Dynamics AnalysisBladed Disk Vibration Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Vibration and Acoustics

Is Journal of Vibration and Acoustics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Vibration and Acoustics: 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 Vibration and Acoustics?

Journal of Vibration and Acoustics 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 0.87.

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

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

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