Aims and scope

Bioacoustics is the only international peer-reviewed journal devoted to the scientific study, recording and analysis of animal sounds. All peer review is single anonymized and manuscript submission is online via http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tbio

Bioacoustics primarily publishes high-quality original research papers and reviews on sound communication in birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish, insects and other invertebrates, including the following topics :

  • Communication and related behaviour
  • Sound production
  • Hearing
  • Ontogeny and learning
  • Bioacoustics in taxonomy and systematics
  • Impacts of noise
  • Bioacoustics in environmental monitoring
  • Identification techniques and applications
  • Recording and analysis
  • Equipment and techniques
  • Ultrasound and infrasound
  • Underwater sound
  • Bioacoustical sound structures, patterns, variation and repertoires

Other articles

Bioacoustics also occasionally publishes commentaries from major figures in the field, profiles of research groups, papers and abstracts or full papers from relevant conferences (in particular those organised by the International Bioacoustics Council (IBAC) ), reviews of equipment, books and published recordings, obituaries of notable bioacousticians, and information on bioacoustic sound archives.

Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.

Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.