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Acta Acustica
ISSN 2681-4617 · European Acoustics Association (EAA) · FRANCE · Bi-monthly · Founded 2020
Acta Acustica: CAS Zone 4 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.37; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 91 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Acustica is published by European Acoustics Association (EAA) and is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research, Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation and Noise Effects and Management, together about 43.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Acustica, the Journal of the European Acoustics Association (EAA), is an international, peer-reviewed journal on acoustics. Acta Acustica reports on original* scientific research in acoustics and on engineering applications The journal considers review papers, scientific papers, technical and applied papers, short communications, letters to the editor. Articles can cover all subjects in the field of acoustics, including: General Linear Acoustics Nonlinear Acoustics, Macrosonics Aeroacoustics Atmospheric Sound Underwater Sound Ultrasonics Physical Acoustics Structural Acoustics Noise Control Active Control Environmental Noise Soundscape Building Acoustics Room Acoustics Acoustic Materials and Metamaterials Audio Signal Processing and Transducers Computational and Numerical Acoustics Inverse Problems in Acoustics Hearing, Audiology and Psychoacoustics Speech Musical Acoustics Virtual Acoustics Auditory Quality of Systems Animal bioacoustics History of Acoustics Along with its long tradition of publication and its mission of dissemination, the EAA is the first Acoustics Society to publish its journal in Full Open Access. Acta Acustica is a Diamond Open Access journal, supported by the EAA, the CNRS and the consortium Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB). Consequently, starting 1 January 2025, the journal is free for readers and authors do not have to pay any article processing charges to publish in it. Support Open Access Publication in Acta Acustica *PLEASE NOTE THAT publication in EAA conferences or in conferences of the EAA member societies does not affect the manuscript submission and the review process in Acta Acustica. The material submitted is still considered as original material. The same applies for manuscripts previously published on Preprint servers. These submissions are considered as original.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ACOUSTICS
Editor-in-chief Univ.-Prof. Dr. techn. Dr. h.c. Manfred KaltenbacherPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named France 9, Germany 8, United Kingdom 4, Italy 4, Austria 4 (49 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Acoustic Wave Phenomena ResearchEngineering17.6%
- Hearing Loss and RehabilitationNeuroscience13.5%
- Noise Effects and ManagementHealth Professions12.2%
- Speech and Audio ProcessingComputer Science9.6%
- Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet FlowsEngineering7.7%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science7.2%
- Vehicle Noise and Vibration ControlEngineering4.8%
- Music and Audio ProcessingComputer Science3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Acoustics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Acoustics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Physics & Astronomy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Acoustics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.37LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 80LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 8Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 514 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 111 | 111 | 12 |
| 2025 | 91 | 91 | 141 |
| 2024 | 83 | 83 | 241 |
| 2023 | 70 | 70 | 322 |
| 2022 | 65 | 65 | 527 |
| 2021 | 61 | 61 | 452 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,000 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Templates
- LaTeX
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 3
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7
- book reviewNEW ! Audio Articles. Audio Articles are Scientific Articles containing short playable sound clips. Audio Articles comply in all other ways with the description…Length not stated
- letters to the editorNEW ! Audio Articles. Audio Articles are Scientific Articles containing short playable sound clips. Audio Articles comply in all other ways with the description…Length not stated
- opinionNEW ! Audio Articles. Audio Articles are Scientific Articles containing short playable sound clips. Audio Articles comply in all other ways with the description…Length not stated
- regular articleNEW ! Audio Articles. Audio Articles are Scientific Articles containing short playable sound clips. Audio Articles comply in all other ways with the description…Length not stated
- reviewNEW ! Audio Articles. Audio Articles are Scientific Articles containing short playable sound clips. Audio Articles comply in all other ways with the description…Length not stated
- review articleNEW ! Audio Articles. Audio Articles are Scientific Articles containing short playable sound clips. Audio Articles comply in all other ways with the description…Length not stated
- short communicationNEW ! Audio Articles. Audio Articles are Scientific Articles containing short playable sound clips. Audio Articles comply in all other ways with the description…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use 1.8 Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Assisted Technology
EDP Sciences follows COPE guidelines regarding AI use in research writing: AI tools cannot be listed as authors and do not meet authorship criteria (cannot assume responsibility, declare conflicts of interest, or manage copyright). Authors may use AI tools only for language improvement (e.g., grammar, clarity) under human oversight. All AI-generated content must be carefully reviewed by the author…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship 1.3. Authorship
Especially the ICMJE recommends that all those designated as authors meet all of the criteria they describe. The list of criteria is available at http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/. Those contributors who do not meet all of the criteria shall be acknowledged. Similar information is also provided by the Council of Science Editors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest 1.4. Conflict of interest
Authors must disclose whether or not they have a financial relationship with the organization that sponsored the research. They should also state that they have full control of all primary data and that they agree to allow the journal to review their data if requested. Especially publications in Life Sciences and Medicine are invited to be accompanied by the "Conflicts of Interest Disclosure Form"…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability 2.3.3. Data Availability Statement (mandatory)
Please include a section called Data Availability Statement in your article to inform readers in a structured way about the availability of data or code relevant to the research published in your article. If the authors deposit Appendices or Supplementary Material in a public data repository, include the name of the repository and the link (DOI) here. For example: "The code for this article is ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 5. Proofs, Copyright, License to publish and Offprints
5.1. Proofs Proofs will be sent to the person indicated as the corresponding author at submission of the manuscript on the first page of the manuscript. The corrected proofs should be returned within 8 days; corrections should be carefully done and clearly indicated. No new material can be inserted in the text at the time of proof reading. 5.2. Copyright and license to publish The submitting/corre…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 1.6 Open access
All articles published by Acta Acustica are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription charges or registration barriers. Articles are available from the website of the journal. Authors are the copyright holders of their articles. All articles bear the following mention: This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative …
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- European Acoustics Association (EAA)
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bi-monthly
- Founded
- 2020
- ISSN
- 2681-4617
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Acustica
What CAS zone is Acta Acustica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Acustica is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Acoustics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Acustica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.37; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 18.
How long does peer review take at Acta Acustica?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Acta Acustica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Templates: LaTeX; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required, 3; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Acustica based?
Of the 49 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (9), Germany (8) and United Kingdom (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Acustica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Acustica is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Acta Acustica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Acustica is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .