Journal profile · Otorhinolaryngology
Journal of the American Academy of Audiology
ISSN 1050-0545 · eISSN 2157-3107 · American Academy of Audiology · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1990
Journal of the American Academy of Audiology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.31; hybrid open access; median 125 days to acceptance (29 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 72 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the American Academy of Audiology is published by American Academy of Audiology and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation, Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics and Noise Effects and Management, together about 52.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the American Academy of Audiology (JAAA) is the Academy's scholarly peer-reviewed publication, issued 10 times per year and available to Academy members as a benefit of membership. The JAAA publishes articles and clinical reports in all areas of audiology, including audiological assessment, amplification, aural habilitation and rehabilitation, auditory electrophysiology, vestibular assessment, and hearing science.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Otorhinolaryngology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hearing Loss and RehabilitationNeuroscience27.7%
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, GeneticsNeuroscience18%
- Noise Effects and ManagementHealth Professions7.1%
- Vestibular and auditory disordersNeuroscience7.1%
- Hearing Impairment and CommunicationPsychology6%
- Ear Surgery and Otitis MediaMedicine5.2%
- Neuroscience and Music PerceptionNeuroscience4.4%
- Speech and Audio ProcessingComputer Science3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Audiology & Speech-language Pathology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Otorhinolaryngology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Audiology & Speech-language Pathology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Otorhinolaryngology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Audiology & Speech-language Pathology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Otorhinolaryngology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 1.31LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 104OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,087OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,626 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 19 | 2 |
| 2025 | 72 | 36 | 43 |
| 2024 | 35 | 7 | 49 |
| 2023 | 43 | 5 | 118 |
| 2022 | 72 | 7 | 264 |
| 2021 | 105 | 15 | 522 |
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 PubMed · to
125 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 92 days – 181 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 180 days (29 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 315 days
- Sample
- 29 articles with submission and acceptance dates (83 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Academy of Audiology
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1990
- ISSN
- 1050-0545
- Electronic ISSN
- 2157-3107
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American Academy of Audiology
What CAS zone is Journal of the American Academy of Audiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the American Academy of Audiology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Audiology & Speech-language Pathology / Otorhinolaryngology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of the American Academy of Audiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.31; CiteScore 2, h-index 104.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the American Academy of Audiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 29 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 125 days (interquartile range 92–181 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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.
Which databases index Journal of the American Academy of Audiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the American Academy of Audiology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of the American Academy of Audiology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the American Academy of Audiology is a hybrid 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .