Journal profile · MUSIC
Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education
ISSN 0010-9894 · eISSN 2162-7223 · Council for Research in Music Education, School of Music, University of Illinois
Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education is published by Council for Research in Music Education, School of Music, University of Illinois 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 Diverse Music Education Insights, Neuroscience and Music Perception and Music Education and Analysis, together about 60.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MUSIC
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities36%
- Neuroscience and Music PerceptionNeuroscience17.3%
- Music Education and AnalysisSocial Sciences7.3%
- Art Education and DevelopmentArts and Humanities4.8%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Music Therapy and HealthPsychology4.1%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science3.5%
- Musicians’ Health and PerformanceMedicine3.4%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 3 |
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
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 324OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 906 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | 34 |
| 2023 | 17 | 1 | 46 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1 | 101 |
| 2021 | 23 | 1 | 173 |
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
- Council for Research in Music Education, School of Music, University of Illinois
- ISSN
- 0010-9894
- Electronic ISSN
- 2162-7223
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education
What CAS zone is Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Music. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education open access, and what is the APC?
Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .