Acta Acustica united with Acustica

Acta Acustica united with Acustica
Title	Acta Acustica united with Acustica
Discipline	Acoustics
Abbreviation	Acta Acust. united with Acust.
Publisher	Swiss Acoustical Society
Country	Switzerland
History	1919–present
Frequency	Monthly
Issn	0001-4788

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Acta Acustica united with Acustica is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal covering research in acoustics and related applied science, serving as a primary publication venue for contributions from Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Established through the consolidation of legacy publications, it has published research associated with institutions such as the ETH Zurich, University of Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Technische Universität Berlin, and Imperial College London. The journal has appeared alongside work from researchers affiliated with National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom), CNRS, DLR, Fraunhofer Society, and Tsinghua University.

History

The periodical traces its antecedents to early 20th-century journals that reported developments following events like the First World War and advances from laboratories such as Bell Labs and Royal Society (United Kingdom). Throughout the interwar years and after Second World War, the journal and its predecessors published studies linked to initiatives at University of Cambridge, ETH Zurich, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, and the Royal Institution. In the Cold War era the title disseminated work related to activities at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Moscow State University, and Kurchatov Institute. The consolidation that produced the current title formalized relationships among national societies including the Swiss Acoustical Society, Acoustical Society of America, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Akustik, and Institute of Acoustics (United Kingdom). Over time the journal reflected shifts following conferences such as meetings of the International Congress on Acoustics, symposia organized by the European Acoustics Association, and workshops at CERN and NASA research centers.

The journal publishes original research spanning theoretical and experimental work with links to applications at organizations such as Siemens, General Electric, Boeing, Airbus, and Sony. Topic areas include aeroacoustics investigated at NASA Glenn Research Center and Delft University of Technology, architectural acoustics from projects connected to Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, and underwater acoustics with authors from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Psychoacoustics contributions cite traditions from University of California, Berkeley and McGill University, while signal processing articles reference techniques developed at Bell Labs and École Polytechnique. Material acoustics, metamaterials, and phononic crystals link to research groups at MIT, Harvard University, Caltech, and University of Tokyo.

Published under the auspices of the Swiss Acoustical Society and distributed through partnerships with publishers and societies such as the Acoustical Society of America and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Akustik, the journal is governed by an editorial board with members drawn from Imperial College London, EPFL, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, and University of Sydney. Editors have included scholars affiliated with ETH Zurich, University of Cambridge, and Columbia University. Manuscripts undergo peer review managed using standards comparable to those of Nature (journal), Science (journal), and other major periodicals, and the journal adheres to ethical guidelines promoted by organizations like Committee on Publication Ethics.

The journal is indexed in major bibliographic services and citation databases such as Web of Science, Scopus, INSPEC, PubMed, and Google Scholar aggregations that include works from Springer Science+Business Media and Elsevier. Its metrics are tracked alongside titles in databases maintained by Clarivate and listings used by institutions including University College London, Yale University, Oxford University, and Princeton University for assessment. Coverage in indexing services ensures discoverability for researchers at Max Planck Society, CNRS, Australian Research Council–funded groups, and national laboratories including Argonne National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory.

The journal has published influential articles that have been cited in studies by researchers at Bell Labs, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, NATO Science Programme, and the European Space Agency, shaping fields such as aeroacoustics, architectural acoustics, and sonar technology developed at Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft and shipyards collaborating with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Landmark papers addressed noise control methods used by manufacturers like Rolls-Royce Holdings, advances in room acoustics informing designs at venues associated with the Royal Albert Hall, and signal-processing algorithms later employed at BBC research groups and NHK. The journal’s content has informed standards bodies including International Organization for Standardization and International Electrotechnical Commission committees, and influenced patents filed at the European Patent Office and United States Patent and Trademark Office.

The title maintains formal ties with national and international societies such as the Swiss Acoustical Society, Acoustical Society of America, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Akustik, Institute of Acoustics (United Kingdom), and the European Acoustics Association. Collaborative activities include sponsorship of sessions at the International Congress on Acoustics, coordination with panels convened by International Commission for Acoustics, and joint initiatives with research funding bodies like the European Research Council and national agencies such as the National Science Foundation and German Research Foundation. These relationships foster exchanges among members of academic institutions including University of Manchester, University of Birmingham, Seoul National University, and University of São Paulo.

Category:Acoustics journals