Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Aims & Scope

The journal serves physical scientists, life scientists, engineers, psychologists, physiologists, architects, musicians, and speech communication specialists.

Subjects include: Linear and nonlinear acoustics Aeroacoustics Underwater sound and acoustical oceanography Ultrasonics and quantum acoustics Architectural and structural acoustics and vibration Speech, music, and noise Psychology and physiology of hearing Engineering acoustics, sound transducers, and measurements Bioacoustics, animal bioacoustics, and bioresponse to vibration.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.3
2024	2.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.702

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	221

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8070

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4927

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Physics and Astronomy, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Theory of Propagation of Elastic Waves in a Fluid-Saturated Porous Solid. I. Low-Frequency Range

  Citation: 6245

  Authors: M. A.

• Transformed Up-Down Methods in Psychoacoustics

  Citation: 4276

  Authors: H.

• Theory of Propagation of Elastic Waves in a Fluid-Saturated Porous Solid. II. Higher Frequency Range

  Citation: 3622

  Authors: M. A.

• Some Experiments on the Recognition of Speech, with One and with Two Ears

  Citation: 3059

  Authors: E. Colin

• Image method for efficiently simulating small-room acoustics

  Citation: 2863

  Authors: Jont B., David A.

• Control Methods Used in a Study of the Vowels

  Citation: 1873

  Authors: Gordon E., Harold L.

• Visual Contribution to Speech Intelligibility in Noise

  Citation: 1830

  Authors: W. H., Irwin

• Stimulated acoustic emissions from within the human auditory system

  Citation: 1749

  Authors: D. T.

• Perceptual linear predictive (PLP) analysis of speech

  Citation: 1597

  Authors: Hynek

• A cochlear frequency-position function for several species—29 years later

  Citation: 1545

  Authors: Donald D.

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