ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #8,694Hybrid

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Abbreviation (ISO):J. Acoust. Soc. Am
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Identifier (ISSN):0001-4966(Print)/1520-8524(Online)
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Publisher:Acoustical Society of America
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.6↑ +0.3
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

WoS Q2
12341.620181.8220191.8420212.4820222.420232.120242.320252.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.67
#8,694

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
229

229 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate23.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
742articles/year
22.37% Gold OA•98.89% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Since 1929 The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America has been the leading source of theoretical and experimental research results in the broad interdisciplinary study of sound. Subject coverage includes: 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, transduction; bioacoustics, animal bioacoustics.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Physics91.8%Acoustics81.6%Computer science78.2%Engineering62.3%Quantum mechanics52.9%Mathematics48%Optics39.1%Biology37%Electrical engineering35.4%Materials science35.3%Medicine34.9%Geology32.3%Artificial intelligence30.6%Telecommunications30.1%Philosophy29.8%Psychology24.8%Computer vision24.7%Thermodynamics23.9%Linguistics22.5%Composite material21.1%Oceanography20.8%Geography20.2%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

ACOUSTICS

Q2
Rank14/41
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Q1
Rank6/35
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

ACOUSTICS

Q1
Rank8/41
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Q2
Rank14/35
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.6
Articles / Year1,587
Total Citations180
2025
IF2.3
Articles / Year3,321
Total Citations1,895
2024
IF2.1
Articles / Year2,270
Total Citations3,677
2023
IF2.4
Articles / Year3,031
Total Citations5,799
2022
IF2.482
Articles / Year2,454
Total Citations7,516

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #8,694Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1929-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesPhysics and Astronomy
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.67

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.47

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,111 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations5,036
3-Year Documents1,964
Citable Documents1,956

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate29.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Acoustics and UltrasonicsQ1
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 23.8%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Physics & Astrophysics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区ACOUSTICS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (abbr: J. Acoust. Soc. Am, ISSN: 0001-4966) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Physics, published by Acoustical Society of America in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.60, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.670 (Q1), an H-index of 229.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 742 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,111 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Acoustical Society of America
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
ACOUSTICAL SOC AMER AMER INST PHYSICS, STE 1 NO 1, 2 HUNTINGTON QUADRANGLE, MELVILLE, USA, NY, 11747-4502

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01