Acoustics and Vibrations
A section of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417).
Section Information
The “Acoustics and Vibrations” Section of Applied Sciences is open to receive high quality original research and review articles related to all aspects and applications of acoustic and elastic waves, as well as vibrations both in their active and passive form. This includes cases where waves are deliberately excited for monitoring purposes (such as ultrasound applied on a human patient, or structure), as well as study of seismic waves or acoustic emissions originating for example from crack propagation within a material, or acoustic conditions in a concert hall. The focus is on the development of innovative techniques and material properties or processes monitored. The innovation can be the technique itself or the material being inspected. All manuscripts submitted for publication in this section will undergo a thorough peer review process and will be published rapidly online on acceptance. Download Section Flyer
Subject Areas
- Acoustic and elastic waves for non-destructive evaluation and structural health monitoring
- Acoustic emission in materials and structures
- Architectural acoustics
- Combination of mechanical wave techniques with other techniques, for structural health monitoring purposes
- Fundamental studies on scattering and viscous media
- Innovative applications of ultrasonic inspection
- Medical ultrasound and imaging
- Monitoring of innovative materials based on mechanical waves
- Nonlinear acoustics
- Seismic waves
- Solid-liquid Interactions
- Transducers technology
- Underwater Acoustics
- Vibration control and metamaterials
- Vibrations, damping and noise control
- Wave dispersion and waveguides
- Wireless monitoring and energy harvesting
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advances in Acoustic Sensor and Imaging Technology (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Architectural Acoustics: From Theory to Application (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Musical Acoustics and Sound Perception (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Surface Acoustic Wave Sensors: Design and Application (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Recent Advances in Soundscape and Environmental Noise (Deadline: 10 July 2025)
- Advanced Vibro-Acoustic Technology: Intelligent Algorithms, Smart Materials and Dynamics (Deadline: 10 July 2025)
- Soundscapes in Architecture and Urban Planning (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Nonlinear Vibration Analysis of Smart Materials (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- New Design Approaches of Acoustical Environments (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Algorithmic Music and Sound Computing, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Nonlinear Dynamics and Vibration (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Vibration Control of On- and Off-Shore Wind Turbines (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Recent Advances in Architectural Acoustics and Noise Control (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Advances in Architectural Acoustics and Vibration (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Application of Acoustics as a Structural Health Monitoring Technology (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Applied Audio Interaction (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Modelling, Simulation and Data Analysis in Acoustical Problems–Volume 3 (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Vibration-Based Diagnostics and Condition Monitoring (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Structural Dynamics and Vibration (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- New Advances in Acoustic Materials: Design and Application (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- New Advances in Acoustic and Mechanical Metamaterials: Design and Applications (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Recent Advances in Underwater Acoustic Signal Processing (Deadline: 30 October 2025)
- Research on Acoustic Emission in Composite Materials: From Fundamental to Practical Applications (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Novel Advances in Noise and Vibration Control (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Advances in Audio Signal Processing (Deadline: 15 December 2025)
- Piezoelectric Sensors: Design and Application (Deadline: 20 December 2025)
- Ultrasonic Transducers in Next-Generation Application (Deadline: 20 December 2025)
- Advances in Acoustic Emission Technique: Tests Interpretation and Numerical Simulations (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Indoor Acoustic Comfort Management through Measurement, Simulation and Design (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
