Journal metric profile

JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 4.900 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 4.900 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank Apr-41 Recorded category rank

JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION metric snapshot

JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 4.900. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 4.900, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q1 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The JCR category rank stored in this record is “Apr-41”. Readers should verify non-standard imported rank formats against the official JCR record. Its listed quartile is Q1. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The standard and five-year Journal Impact Factors are both 4.900 in this record. Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 4.500, a difference of 0.400 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 1.260. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION lists total cites: 48,135; total articles: 469; citable items: 470. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 11.2 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 8.5 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0022-460X and electronic ISSN 1095-8568. The publisher is recorded as ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameJOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION
Abbreviated journalJ SOUND VIB
PublisherACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank2,094
ISSN0022-460X
eISSN1095-8568
Total cites48,135
Total articles469
Citable items470
Cited half-life11.2 years
Citing half-life8.5 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor4.900
5-Year Impact Factor4.900
Impact Factor without journal self-cites4.500
Journal Citation Indicator1.260
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rankApr-41
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION is 4.900 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION?

JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION is listed with quartile Q1 and category rank Apr-41. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION is 4.900. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION?

JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION is listed in this directory as being published by ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.