About the Journal

Focus and Scope


Archives of Acoustics, the peer-reviewed quarterly journal publishes original research papers from all areas of acoustics like:

    • acoustical measurements and instrumentation,
    • acoustics of musics,
    • acousto-optics,
    • architectural, building and environmental acoustics,
    • bioacoustics,
    • electroacoustics,
    • linear and nonlinear acoustics,
    • noise and vibration,
    • physical and chemical effects of sound,
    • physiological acoustics,
    • psychoacoustics,
    • quantum acoustics,
    • sonochemistry,
    • speech processing and communication systems,
    • speech production and perception,
    • transducers,
    • ultrasonics,
    • underwater acoustics,
    • use of Artificial Intelligence in acoustic research.

Peer Review Process

Peer Review Process

  • Each publication is evaluated at least by two independent reviewers from outside the author's affiliation.
  • The Journal provides single blind peer review process: names of reviewers are not revealed to authors. Reviewers are asked to declare no conflict of interest between them and authors, by either the direct personal relationship or research collaboration in the last two years preceding the time of review.
  • Reviewers are asked to do the review within four weeks.
  • The written review contains a clear proposal for the publication or rejection of the scientific article in accordance with the conditions of admission.
  • On the journal website the eligibility criteria for the review of articles and for their acceptance or rejection are available.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Journal History

Archives of Acoustics was founded in 1976 as an international journal, however its early international distribution was limited. Since 2004 it provides free internet access to abstracts of all research papers published from 1976.