Journal profile · Physics and Astronomy-Acoustics and Ultrasonics
Noise and Vibration Worldwide
ISSN 0957-4565 · eISSN 2048-4062 · SAGE
Noise and Vibration Worldwide: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,900; 74 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Noise and Vibration Worldwide is published by SAGE. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control, Noise Effects and Management and Railway Engineering and Dynamics, together about 48.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Noise & Vibration Worldwide is a peer-reviewed journal, covering the effects of noise and vibration on individuals at work, the effects of vibr...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Physics and Astronomy-Acoustics and Ultrasonics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Vehicle Noise and Vibration ControlEngineering22.5%
- Noise Effects and ManagementHealth Professions18.8%
- Railway Engineering and DynamicsEngineering7.4%
- Acoustic Wave Phenomena ResearchEngineering5.9%
- Vibration and Dynamic AnalysisEngineering5.7%
- Vibration Control and Rheological FluidsEngineering4.9%
- Machine Fault Diagnosis TechniquesEngineering4.7%
- Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet FlowsEngineering3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acoustics and Ultrasonics | Q2 | 23/54 | 58th |
| Mechanical Engineering | Q3 | 404/740 | 45th |
| Mechanics of Materials | Q3 | 245/408 | 40th |
| General Materials Science | Q3 | 308/475 | 35th |
| Condensed Matter Physics | Q3 | 291/446 | 34th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.31OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,973 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 68 | 6 | 476 |
| 2025 | 74 | 6 | 498 |
| 2024 | 57 | 11 | 434 |
| 2023 | 62 | 6 | 358 |
| 2022 | 39 | 3 | 319 |
| 2021 | 39 | 1 | 285 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,900 / GBP 2,859 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0957-4565
- Electronic ISSN
- 2048-4062
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Noise and Vibration Worldwide
Which databases index Noise and Vibration Worldwide?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Noise and Vibration Worldwide is indexed in Scopus.
Is Noise and Vibration Worldwide open access, and what is the APC?
Noise and Vibration Worldwide is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .