Since 1929, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (JASA) has been the leading source of theoretical and experimental research results in the broad interdisciplinary subject of sound.

The journal serves physical scientists, life scientists, engineers, psychologists, physiologists, architects, musicians, and speech communication specialists.

Subjects include:

    Linear and nonlinear acoustics
    Aeroacoustics
    Underwater sound and acoustical oceanography
    Ultrasonics and quantum acoustics
    Architectural and structural acoustics and vibration
    Speech, music, and noise
    Psychology and physiology of hearing
    Engineering acoustics, sound transducers, and measurements
    Bioacoustics, animal bioacoustics, and bioresponse to vibration

All submissions for publication are subject to peer review to determine their suitability for publication. In addition to contributed manuscripts, the journal contains news items of interest to acoustical scientists, book reviews, references to contemporary papers in acoustics, reviews of acoustical patents, and news on the development of standards. Periodically the journal also issues cumulative indexes of published articles.