Journal Sections

Section list

1. Audio processing
2. Audio analysis
3. Networked audio
4. Production, post-production, and delivery
5. Spatial audio
6. Electroacoustics
7. Room acoustics
8. Auditory perception
9. Immersive audio
10. Active sound control
11. Audio forensics and restoration
12. Sound design
13. Machine learning and AI for audio
14. Interactive audio
15. Acoustic sources
16. Education and career

Descriptions

1. Audio processing Adaptive signal processing, audio coding, audio effects processing, automatic mixing, beamforming, data hiding and watermarking, dereverberation, echo cancellation, error correction, equalization, dynamic processing, high-resolution audio, sampling rate conversion, room simulation, sound synthesis, source separation, spectral processing, speech processing and enhancement.
2. Audio analysis Audio captioning, audio content analysis/description/classification, audio fingerprinting, auditory scenes, automated testing, machine listening, masking models, music audio analysis, pitch detection, sound event detection, sound scene classification, spectral analysis, system identification.
3. Networked audio Broadcast transmission, digital audio broadcasting, networked audio and music systems, wireless audio.
4. Production, post-production, and delivery Mixing and production techniques, microphone techniques, stereo, multichannel, and binaural recording, studio recording techniques, audio formats, post-production workflow (including picture-sync and spotting sessions), dubbing, broadcast and streaming delivery (loudness compliance and delivery standards).
5. Spatial audio Encoding, processing, and rendering of three-dimensional sound fields, independent of end-use context. Audio object coding, higher-order ambisonics, spatial audio coding, multichannel audio processing, spatial format conversion, sound field capture and reproduction, binaural audio and HRTF processing and modeling, wave field synthesis, spatial audio for music, broadcast, and streaming formats.
6. Electroacoustics A/D and D/A conversion, audio and acoustic measurement methods and instrumentation, audio electronics and circuit design, loudspeakers, headphones, horns, microphones, headsets, amplification, hearing aids, other transducers and transducer arrays, remote control and synchronization, live event and stage audio, wireless and wearable audio, sound reinforcement system design.
7. Room acoustics Acoustic treatment, architectural and room acoustics, absorbers, diffusors, reverberation, room impulse response, studio design, venue design.
8. Auditory perception Audio and tactile response, audio perception, cognitive factors, hearing loss, listening test design and analysis, loudness, multimodal perception, psychoacoustics, sound quality, spatial sound perception and localization, speech intelligibility, timbre perception, hearing safety and noise exposure prevention.
9. Immersive audio Design and evaluation of audio experiences intended to create a sense of presence or envelopment, primarily in AR, VR, XR, cinema, and telepresence contexts. AR/VR/XR sound design, telepresence audio, cinema sound, simulation of acoustic environments for immersive systems, presence and envelopment, quality of experience (QoE) evaluation in immersive audio.
10. Active sound control Active noise control, adaptive signal processing, sound zones, active control of musical instruments, modal active control.
11. Audio forensics and restoration Audio archiving, audio forensics, audio and music restoration, storage systems and formats, audio deepfake and voice spoofing detection.
12. Sound design Sonification together with the intentional design of sound for products, systems, interfaces, and picture. Audification, auditory display, sonification, product sound design, system and interface sound design, sound branding and identity, notification and alert sound design, foley and sound effects design for film and television.
13. Machine learning and AI for audio AI applications in audio, foundation models, deep learning techniques for audio, generative AI systems, machine learning techniques for audio, supervised and unsupervised learning for audio, speech recognition, voice synthesis, voice cloning.
14. Interactive audio Audio that is generated or modified in real time in response to user action, system state, or human-machine interaction, independent of whether the result is spatial or immersive. Game audio and sound design, real-time adaptive audio, human-machine interaction sound, digital musical instrument design, auditory user interfaces and feedback.
15. Acoustic sources Physical modelling of acoustic sources, sound source directivity, musical instrument acoustics.
16. Education and career Education and training in audio engineering, career development and mentorship, professional development, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the audio profession.

This listing supersedes the prior list of subjects related to the audio domain.

How to classify your submission

These 16 categories identify where a paper’s primary contribution lives, not a set of mutually exclusive bins that every submission must fit into cleanly. Many papers will touch more than one category, and that is expected rather than a sign the taxonomy has failed. Authors and reviewers should ask: what is actually novel here, the signal processing method, the analysis or classification technique, the production workflow, the spatial rendering, the experiential evaluation, or the underlying model architecture, and classify based on that, not based on every topic the paper happens to mention.

A worked example: a paper on an AI voice-cloned, dubbed dialogue line, rendered through spatial audio in a VR scene, could plausibly sit under Audio processing (1, if the contribution is the voice conversion signal processing), Audio analysis (2, if it is analyzing speaker characteristics to drive the cloning), Production, post-production, and delivery (4, if it is the dubbing workflow), Spatial audio (5, if it is the 3D rendering method), Immersive audio (9, if it is the presence or quality-of-experience evaluation in the VR context), or Machine learning and AI for audio (13, if it is the generative model itself). None of these is wrong; the right one is whichever describes where the paper’s main contribution actually sits.

Mapping JAES sections to AES Technical Committees

JAES section	Associated AES Technical Committee(s)
1. Audio processing	TC-ALGO (Audio Algorithms); TC-ARDL (Archiving, Restoration & Digital Libraries); TC-CAS (Coding of Audio Signals); TC-HRA (High-Resolution Audio)
2. Audio analysis	TC-MLAI (Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence in Audio); TC-ALGO (Audio Algorithms); TC-CAS (Coding of Audio Signals); TC-AF (Audio Forensics)
3. Networked audio	TC-BOD (Broadcast & Online Delivery); TC-NAS (Network Audio Systems)
4. Production, post-production, and delivery	TC-AP (Audio Production); TC-BOD (Broadcast & Online Delivery); TC-MP (Audio for Motion Picture)
5. Spatial audio	TC-CAS (Coding of Audio Signals); TC-SA (Spatial Audio)
6. Electroacoustics	TC-AA (Automotive Audio); TC-ASR (Acoustics and Sound Reinforcement); TC-LPT (Live Performance Technology); TC-MSQ (Measurement & Sound Quality); TC-TA (Transducers & Amplifiers)
7. Room acoustics	TC-ASR (Acoustics and Sound Reinforcement); TC-LPT (Live Performance Technology)
8. Auditory perception	TC-HHLP (Hearing & Hearing Loss Prevention); TC-MSQ (Measurement & Sound Quality)
9. Immersive audio	TC-IMG (Audio for Interactive Media & Games); TC-MP (Audio for Motion Picture); TC-SA (Spatial Audio)
10. Active sound control	TC-AA (Automotive Audio)
11. Audio forensics and restoration	TC-AF (Audio Forensics); TC-ARDL (Archiving, Restoration & Digital Libraries)
12. Sound design	TC-AP (Audio Production)
13. Machine learning and AI for audio	TC-AF (Audio Forensics); TC-ALGO (Audio Algorithms); TC-MLAI (Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence in Audio)
14. Interactive audio	TC-IMG (Audio for Interactive Media & Games)
15. Acoustic sources	No dedicated TC
16. Education and career	AES Education Committee; AES Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee