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