JOURNAL OF SOUND AND VIBRATION
An ocial medium of publication for the Institute of Acoustics
Founder: E.J. Richards
Editors
Editor-in-Chief and European Editor:
M. Petyt
Institute of Sound and
Vibration Research
University of Southampton
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University of Hong Kong
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Russian Academy of Science
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University of California San Diego
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Function and scope
The Journal of Sound and Vibration (JSV) is an independent journal devoted to the prompt publication of original
Editor Emeritus: P.E. Doak
papers reporting the results of experimental or theoretical work providing new information on any aspect of either
sound or vibration. It was founded and operates on the premise that the subject of sound and vibration requires a
Editorial Board journal available equally to all the many kinds of specialists and practitioners concerned, so that it can maintain
constant contact among them and thus make possible timely awareness both of areas of mutual interest and of
C.W. Bert G.H. Koopmann techniques and discoveries in one area which may be applicable to others. To this end, the Journals scope is generally
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