Journal profile · Zoology
BIOACOUSTICS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SOUND AND ITS RECORDING
ISSN 0952-4622 · eISSN 2165-0586 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Tri-annual · Founded 1988
BIOACOUSTICS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SOUND AND ITS RECORDING: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.1; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 174 days to acceptance (79 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 40 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BIOACOUSTICS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SOUND AND ITS RECORDING is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior, Marine animal studies overview and Animal Behavior and Reproduction, together about 50.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Bioacoustics is the only international peer-reviewed journal exclusively devoted to the scientific study, recording and analysis of animal sounds. All peer review is single anonymized and manuscript submission is online via Submission portal Bioacoustics primarily publishes high-quality original research papers and reviews on bioacoustics in birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish, insects and other invertebrates, including the following topics : Communication and related behaviour Sound production Hearing Ontogeny and learning Bioacoustics in taxonomy and systematics Impacts of noise Bioacoustics in environmental monitoring Identification techniques and applications Recording and analysis Equipment and techniques Ultrasound and infrasound Underwater sound Bioacoustical sound structures, patterns, variation and repertoires Other articles Bioacoustics also occasionally publishes commentaries from major figures in the field, profiles of research groups, papers and abstracts or full papers from relevant conferences (in particular those organised by the International Bioacoustics Council (IBAC) ), reviews of equipment, books and published recordings, obituaries of notable bioacousticians, and information on bioacoustic sound archives.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 2, Canada 1, Portugal 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Animal Vocal Communication and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23%
- Marine animal studies overviewEnvironmental Science17.9%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences10%
- Underwater Acoustics ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences6.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.5%
- Bat Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: OCLC, CSA: Biological Sciences, Core, EBSCOhost: Academic Search Complete, Elsevier BV: GEOBASE, OCLC: ArticleFirst, vol.1, no.1, 1988-vol.20, no.1, 2010, Thomson Reuters: Biological Abstracts (Online), VINITI RAN: Referativnyi Zhurnal, Wildlife Review Abstracts
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.1LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.59Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.97Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 462OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.38%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 65,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,297 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 14 | 11 |
| 2025 | 40 | 16 | 84 |
| 2024 | 28 | 15 | 96 |
| 2023 | 25 | 12 | 248 |
| 2022 | 26 | 15 | 285 |
| 2021 | 35 | 12 | 384 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
174 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 113 days – 271 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 24 days (79 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 202 days
- Sample
- 79 articles with submission and acceptance dates (81 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 29 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 109 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Article types accepted7
- commentariesBioacoustics also occasionally publishes commentaries from major figures in the fieldLength not stated
- information on bioacoustic sound archivesand information on bioacoustic sound archivesLength not stated
- obituaries of notable bioacousticiansobituaries of notable bioacousticiansLength not stated
- original research papersBioacoustics primarily publishes high-quality original research papers and reviews on bioacoustics in birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish, insects and ot…Length not stated
- profiles of research groupsBioacoustics also occasionally publishes commentaries from major figures in the field, profiles of research groupsLength not stated
- reviewsBioacoustics primarily publishes high-quality original research papers and reviews on bioacoustics in birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish, insects and ot…Length not stated
- reviews of equipment, books and published recordingsreviews of equipment, books and published recordingsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Online submission via Submission portal Model summary
Bioacoustics is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership…
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0952-4622
- Electronic ISSN
- 2165-0586
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 35, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BIOACOUSTICS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SOUND AND ITS RECORDING
What CAS zone is BIOACOUSTICS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SOUND AND ITS RECORDING in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BIOACOUSTICS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SOUND AND ITS RECORDING is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Zoology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of BIOACOUSTICS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SOUND AND ITS RECORDING?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.1; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at BIOACOUSTICS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SOUND AND ITS RECORDING?
Based on the dates recorded on 79 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 174 days (interquartile range 113–271 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 35%. 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 JCR quartile is BIOACOUSTICS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SOUND AND ITS RECORDING in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Biology.
Where are the editorial board members of BIOACOUSTICS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SOUND AND ITS RECORDING based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (2), Canada (1) and Portugal (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index BIOACOUSTICS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SOUND AND ITS RECORDING?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BIOACOUSTICS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SOUND AND ITS RECORDING is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is BIOACOUSTICS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SOUND AND ITS RECORDING open access, and what is the APC?
BIOACOUSTICS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SOUND AND ITS RECORDING is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .