Journal profile · MUSIC
Cambridge Opera Journal
ISSN 0954-5867 · eISSN 1474-0621 · Cambridge University Press
Cambridge Opera Journal: CAS Zone 2 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cambridge Opera Journal is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 2 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Musicology and Musical Analysis, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Legal case studies and regulations, together about 49.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Containing lively and provocative essays, Cambridge Opera Journal has a well-established reputation for publishing first-rate scholarship from researchers at all career stages. The Journal publishes high-quality articles on all aspects of opera, including music, librettos, staging and scenery, costumes, non-European operatic traditions, the canon and canonicity, reception, touring and travel, as well as the local, trans/national, colonial, and postcolonial contexts for these phenomena. Carefully researched and often illustrated with music examples and pictures, articles adopt a wide spectrum of critical approaches. As well as major articles, each issue generally includes review-essays on recent publications in the field. Cambridge Opera Journal awards a prize for best paper by a junior scholar at the biennial Transnational Opera Studies Conference (TOSC@).Cambridge Opera Journal is a fully open access journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MUSIC
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 11, United Kingdom 5, Canada 2, Italy 1, Netherlands 1 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities25.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.5%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences11.5%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities11.3%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities6.7%
- Historical Influence and DiplomacySocial Sciences3.2%
- Historical and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences3.1%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 3 |
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 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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 122OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 83.72%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 786 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 4 |
| 2024 | 22 | 21 | 4 |
| 2023 | 20 | 15 | 3 |
| 2022 | 25 | 17 | 19 |
| 2021 | 16 | 12 | 23 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Cambridge Opera Journal is a fully open access journal. Model summary
Cambridge Opera Journal is a fully open access journal.
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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 0954-5867
- Electronic ISSN
- 1474-0621
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cambridge Opera Journal
What CAS zone is Cambridge Opera Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cambridge Opera Journal is in Zone 2 of Arts, and in Zone 3 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Cambridge Opera Journal based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (11), United Kingdom (5) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cambridge Opera Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cambridge Opera Journal is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Cambridge Opera Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Cambridge Opera Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .