Journal profile · MUSIC
American Music
ISSN 0734-4392 · eISSN 1945-2349 · University of Illinois Press
American Music: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Music is published by University of Illinois Press and is in Zone 3 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Music History and Culture, Musicology and Musical Analysis and Theater, Performance, and Music History, together about 62.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MUSIC
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities25.8%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities23.3%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities13.7%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities8.1%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences4.5%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science4%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.4%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 372OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,177 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 33 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 38 | 2 | 15 |
| 2022 | 45 | 2 | 55 |
| 2021 | 31 | 0 | 66 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- ISSN
- 0734-4392
- Electronic ISSN
- 1945-2349
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Music
What CAS zone is American Music in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Music is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Music. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index American Music?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Music is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is American Music open access, and what is the APC?
American Music is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .