Journal profile · ACOUSTICS
Acoustical Science and Technology
ISSN 1346-3969 · eISSN 1347-5177 · Acoustical Society of Japan
Acoustical Science and Technology: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 79 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acoustical Science and Technology is published by Acoustical Society of Japan and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Speech and Audio Processing, Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research and Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation, together about 35.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ACOUSTICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Speech and Audio ProcessingComputer Science14.6%
- Acoustic Wave Phenomena ResearchEngineering10.8%
- Hearing Loss and RehabilitationNeuroscience10.3%
- Noise Effects and ManagementHealth Professions7.5%
- Speech Recognition and SynthesisComputer Science6.5%
- Phonetics and Phonology ResearchPsychology5.8%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science4.9%
- Music and Audio ProcessingComputer Science4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Acoustics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Acoustics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 338OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 79LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,385 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65 | 65 | 1 |
| 2025 | 79 | 79 | 36 |
| 2024 | 79 | 79 | 126 |
| 2023 | 68 | 68 | 131 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | 79 |
| 2021 | 55 | 55 | 189 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Acoustical Society of Japan
- ISSN
- 1346-3969
- Electronic ISSN
- 1347-5177
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acoustical Science and Technology
What CAS zone is Acoustical Science and Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acoustical Science and Technology is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Acoustics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Acoustical Science and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acoustical Science and Technology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Acoustical Science and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Acoustical Science and Technology is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-24). Last updated: .