Journal profile
Approaches An Interdisciplinary Journal of Music Therapy
ISSN 2459-3338 · Approaches · Greece
Approaches An Interdisciplinary Journal of Music Therapy: fully open access; no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 36 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Approaches An Interdisciplinary Journal of Music Therapy is published by Approaches. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Music Therapy and Health, Music Education and Analysis and Art Therapy and Mental Health, together about 74.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Music Therapy and HealthPsychology34.2%
- Music Education and AnalysisSocial Sciences25.3%
- Art Therapy and Mental HealthArts and Humanities15.2%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities5.6%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities4.2%
- Neuroscience and Music PerceptionNeuroscience2%
- Psychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsPsychology1.7%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities1.4%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 610 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 66 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 94 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 86 |
| 2023 | 39 | 38 | 84 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 87 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 57 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Approaches
- Country or region
- Greece
- Language
- English, Modern Greek (1453-)
- ISSN
- 2459-3338
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Approaches An Interdisciplinary Journal of Music Therapy
How long does peer review take at Approaches An Interdisciplinary Journal of Music Therapy?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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.
Is Approaches An Interdisciplinary Journal of Music Therapy open access, and what is the APC?
Approaches An Interdisciplinary Journal of Music Therapy is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .