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Sound and Vibration

Tech Science Press · United States · Est. 1900

ISSN1541-0161eISSN1541-0161

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

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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 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.341

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

403

Total Citationsi

4,529

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.35

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Acoustics; Acoustics and Ultrasonics; Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality; Mechanical Engineering.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1900

Annual Volume~ 33 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications403

OA Since2017

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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Tech Science Press

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1541-0161 / 1541-0161

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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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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

2019

2020

136

2021

124

2022

2023

114

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

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ2

Mechanical EngineeringQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Acoustics

Scopus Categories

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityMechanical EngineeringAcoustics and Ultrasonics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Acoustic Wave Phenomena ResearchVehicle Noise and Vibration ControlStructural Health Monitoring TechniquesNoise Effects and ManagementVibration and Dynamic AnalysisAerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet FlowsHydraulic and Pneumatic SystemsMachine Fault Diagnosis TechniquesSpeech and Audio ProcessingStructural Engineering and Vibration Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Sound and Vibration

Is Sound and Vibration a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Sound and Vibration: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Sound and Vibration?

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 1.35.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Sound and Vibration?