American Journal of Audiology

American Journal of Audiology is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes clinical research, reviews, and practice-oriented articles in the field of hearing science. It serves as a primary outlet for clinicians and researchers affiliated with institutions such as Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Mayo Clinic, University of California, San Francisco, and Northwestern University. The journal connects work relevant to practitioners in settings like Veterans Health Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, World Health Organization, and American Academy of Audiology.

History

The journal was established in the early 1990s amid developments at organizations including American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, American Academy of Audiology, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, Royal National Institute for Deaf People, and British Society of Audiology. Founding editors and contributors came from programs at Harvard Medical School, Stanford University School of Medicine, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Wisconsin–Madison. Over successive editorial terms, leadership included scholars associated with Columbia University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Ohio State University, and University of Pittsburgh. The journal’s evolution paralleled initiatives from agencies such as Food and Drug Administration, European Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association, National Health Service (England), and professional events like the International Congress on Acoustics and American Auditory Society meetings.

Scope and Content

Content emphasizes clinical audiology, covering assessment and management topics intersecting with centers and programs such as Cleveland Clinic, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University College London Ear Institute, and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Article types include original research, systematic reviews, clinical trials, case series, and practice guidelines relevant to stakeholders at American Speech-Language-Hearing Association conventions, European Academy of Audiology symposia, and workshops held by World Health Organization. Subjects often reference technologies and standards emerging from firms and bodies like Cochlear Limited, GN Store Nord, MED-EL, Siemens Healthcare, and regulatory frameworks influenced by International Organization for Standardization committees. The journal publishes studies on interventions tied to clinical programs at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Mount Sinai Health System, University of Sydney, and Karolinska Institutet.

Editorial and Publication Details

Published by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the journal follows editorial policies similar to those at publishers such as Wiley-Blackwell, Springer Nature, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, and Oxford University Press. Editorial boards have included academics from Yale School of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, McGill University, University of Toronto, and Pennsylvania State University. Peer review standards align with committees and guidelines from organizations like Committee on Publication Ethics, National Institutes of Health, European Research Council, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and university research offices at Cornell University. Production workflows reference indexing expectations of PubMed Central, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, and cataloging practices used by Library of Congress and National Library of Medicine.

Abstracting and Indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in databases and services including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, and CINAHL. Listings are used by institutions such as National Institutes of Health, Wellcome Trust, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Gates Foundation, and university libraries at University of California, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University of Melbourne, and National University of Singapore. Bibliometric data are tracked by platforms and initiatives like Clarivate, Google Scholar, CrossRef, ORCID, and ResearchGate, which researchers from Imperial College London, University College London, and Karolinska Institutet consult for impact assessment.

Impact and Reception

The journal’s influence is reflected in citations and use by clinicians and researchers associated with Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and University of Washington. Its articles contribute to clinical guidelines produced by bodies such as American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, World Health Organization, and regional consortia like European Federation of Audiology Societies. Reception in specialist circles is discussed at meetings of American Auditory Society, Association for Research in Otolaryngology, International Society of Audiology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and in reviews in outlets connected to The Lancet, JAMA, New England Journal of Medicine, BMJ, and Hearing Research.

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