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Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America publishes theoretical and experimental research in the broad interdisciplinary subject of sound and serves physical scientists, life scientists, engineers, psychologists, physiologists, architects, musicians, and speech communication specialists.

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Subject Audiology & Speech-language Pathology
Impact Factor 2.3
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Closed
ISSN 0001-4966
eISSN 1520-8524
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Mandatory page charge of $80 per page for the entire article if the published length exceeds 12 pages; gold open access APC is 2600 USD; mandatory page charges are waived for review papers, tutorial papers, forum papers, and Special Issue papers.

Submission Instructions

Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Regular Research Articles

Cover Letter A cover letter must disclose any prior presentation or overlap in concept with other published or submitted manuscripts. The cover letter must state any prior presentation or overlap in concept with other published or submitted manuscripts.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be a single unstructured paragraph.
Manuscript There is no published page limit, but mandatory page charges apply beyond 12 published pages and articles must be kept to 12 pages or fewer if those charges cannot be paid. Manuscript must be ordered as Title page, Abstract, Body of Manuscript, Supplementary Material if any, Acknowledgments if any, Author Declarations, Data Availability, Appendixes if any, Endnotes if any, and References. Manuscript must include Author Declarations and a Data Availability section, and any significant use of AI-based large language models to generate text must be disclosed to editors and reviewers.
References References must use either numerical style or bibliographic style. Only published or in-press references are allowed, all author names must be listed without using “et al.,” and references labeled “submitted,” “in review,” “unpublished,” or to Wikipedia must be removed.
Figures & Tables Manuscripts should ordinarily have no more than 20 figures. For initial submission, figures with captions and tables must be embedded within the manuscript text where they are first called out. Tables must be numbered with capital Roman numerals and figures must be numbered consecutively in the order they are called out in the text.
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Reviews

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required and must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be a single unstructured paragraph.
Manuscript There is no published page limit. Manuscript must be ordered as Title page, Abstract, Body of Manuscript, Supplementary Material if any, Acknowledgments if any, Author Declarations, Data Availability, Appendixes if any, Endnotes if any, and References. Manuscript must include an Author Declarations section and a Data Availability section, and use of AI-based large language models to generate significant amounts of text must be disclosed to editors and reviewers.
References References may use either bibliographic style or numerical style. All author names must be included in the reference list, only in-press or published references are permitted, and repeated numerical citations must reuse the original reference number when the details are identical.
Figures & Tables There is no figure limit. Figures with captions and tables must be embedded within the manuscript body where they are first called out in the text. Tables must be numbered with capital Roman numerals and figures must be numbered consecutively in the order they are called out in the text.
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Letters To The Editor

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 100 words. Abstract must be a single unstructured paragraph.
Manuscript Manuscript must fit within a total published length of 4 pages. Headings are optional for very short letters. Manuscript must include an Author Declarations section.
References References may use either numerical style or bibliographic style. All author names must be included in the reference list, and only published or in-press references are permitted.
Figures & Tables There is no figure limit, but the manuscript must fit within a total published page limit of 4 pages. Figures and tables must be embedded in the manuscript where they are first called out in the text. Tables must be numbered with capital Roman numerals, and figures must be numbered consecutively in the order they are called out in the text.
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Letters To The Editor: Comments

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not exceed 100 words. Abstract must be a single unstructured paragraph.
Manuscript Manuscript must fit within a total published length of 4 pages. Title must read: Comment on "Original title" [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. volume, page range (year)].
References References must use either bibliographic style or numerical style. Only in-press or published references are permitted, all author names must be included in the reference list, and repeated numerical citations must reuse the original number.
Figures & Tables There is no figure limit, but the manuscript must fit within a total published length of 4 pages. Figures and tables with their captions must be embedded within the body of the manuscript where they are first called out. Tables must be numbered with capital Roman numerals and figures must be numbered consecutively in the order they are called out in the text.
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Recent Publications

Adaptation rate and persistence across multiple sets of spectral cues for sound localization

Paul Friedrich, Marc Schönwiesner

10.1121/10.0036056
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Unimodal speech perception predicts stable individual differences in audiovisual benefit for phonemes, words and sentences

Jacqueline von Seth, Máté Aller, Matthew H. Davis

10.1121/10.0034846
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Extended high-frequency hearing and suprathreshold neural synchrony in the auditory brainstem

Jithin Raj Balan, Srikanta K. Mishra, Hansapani Rodrigo

10.1121/10.0036054
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A measuring instrument for the perceptual dimensions of road traffic noise

Astrid Oehme, Paul Schweidler, Moritz Schuck, André Fiebig, Steffen Lepa, Stefan Weinzierl

10.1121/10.0035940
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Mouth rhythm as a “packaging mechanism” of information in speech: A proof of concept

Lei He

10.1121/10.0035944
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Two reviewers are typically assigned to a manuscript. First revisions are typically given 60 days to revise; subsequent revisions are typically given 45 days to revise.

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Is a cover letter required?

Cover letter is optional for initial submission. Any prior presentation or overlap in concept with published or submitted manuscripts must be stated in the cover letter.

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What are the publication costs?

Gold open access APC is 2600 USD. Mandatory page charge of $80 per page applies to the entire article when the published length exceeds 12 pages.

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Research Topics

Underwater Acoustics Research Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Speech and Audio Processing Noise Effects and Management Phonetics and Phonology Research Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation Music Technology and Sound Studies Marine animal studies overview Speech Recognition and Synthesis Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Seismic Waves and Analysis Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control Music and Audio Processing Geophysical Methods and Applications Flow Measurement and Analysis Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics Neuroscience and Music Perception Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography Linguistic Variation and Morphology Diverse Musicological Studies

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