Journal profile
Analytical Approaches to World Music
ISSN 2158-5296 · Analytical Approaches to World Music · United States
Analytical Approaches to World Music: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 80 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Analytical Approaches to World Music is published by Analytical Approaches to World Music. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Musicology and Musical Analysis, Music and Audio Processing and Diverse Musicological Studies, together about 100% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music and Signal Processing. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The editors of Analytical Approaches to World Music welcome submissions that engage the analytical, theoretical, and cultural aspects of the panoply of world musical traditions. These may take the form of articles of moderate length (approximately 5000–20,000 words), as well as shorter essays, research notes, interviews, editorials, reviews, or any other innovative mode of scholarly discourse.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities33.3%
- Music and Audio ProcessingComputer Science33.3%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities33.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 80 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 80 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | Publisher's own license | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted7
- any other innovative mode of scholarly discourseor any other innovative mode of scholarly discourseLength not stated
- articlesThese may take the form of articles of moderate length (approximately 5000–20,000 words)Length not stated
- editorialseditorialsLength not stated
- interviewsinterviewsLength not stated
- research notesresearch notesLength not stated
- reviewsreviewsLength not stated
- shorter essaysas well as shorter essaysLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship AUTHORSHIP
Copyright retained by authors Model summary
The Analytical Approaches to World Music believes that authors have an ethical responsibility to disseminate fieldwork materials and research results in ways mutually acceptable to research participants, researchers, and institutions. Authors must consider the potential impacts of results of the publication and recognize their responsibility to anticipate potential misuse.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Duplicate publication policy Model summary
AAWM does not support duplicate, redundant publication (“self-plagiarism”), or substantial overlap between publications.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
No commercial use Model summary
No portion of the article, including audio, video, or other accompanying media, may be used for commercial purposes.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal Model summary
Analytical Approaches to World Music is an open-access journal, meaning that the content is freely available to all users.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review PEER REVIEW
Peer review is paramount to maintaining the standards of AAWM publications. We:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism policy Model summary
AAWM does not tolerate plagiarism in any of our publications, and reserves the right to check all submissions. Submissions containing suspected plagiarism, in whole or part, will be rejected. We expect our readers, reviewers, and editors to raise any suspicions of plagiarism by contacting the editors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Analytical Approaches to World Music
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2158-5296
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Analytical Approaches to World Music
How long does peer review take at Analytical Approaches to World Music?
Authors report an average review time of about 80 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Analytical Approaches to World Music?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Analytical Approaches to World Music is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Analytical Approaches to World Music open access, and what is the APC?
Analytical Approaches to World Music is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .