Journal profile · Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Computer Music Journal
ISSN 0148-9267 · eISSN 1531-5169 · MIT Press Journals · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
Computer Music Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.29; hybrid open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 12 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Computer Music Journal is published by MIT Press Journals and is in Zone 4 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Music Technology and Sound Studies, Music and Audio Processing and Neuroscience and Music Perception, together about 57.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Computer Music Journal is published quarterly with an annual sound and video anthology containing curated music. For four decades, it has been the leading publication about computer music, concentrating fully on digital sound technology and all musical applications of computers. This makes it an essential resource for musicians, composers, scientists, engineers, computer enthusiasts, and anyone exploring the wonders of computer-generated sound.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Editor-in-chief Douglas KeislarPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science32.9%
- Music and Audio ProcessingComputer Science18.3%
- Neuroscience and Music PerceptionNeuroscience6.6%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities6.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities3.8%
- Speech and Audio ProcessingComputer Science3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
SCIEAHCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.29LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 587OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.82%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,121 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 40 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 40 | 7 | 13 |
| 2022 | 36 | 12 | 35 |
| 2021 | 43 | 4 | 61 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 websiteAI use
- AI use
No content may be used to train AI systems without written permission from the MIT Press. Model summary
No content on this site may be used to train artificial intelligence systems without permission in writing from the MIT Press.
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
- MIT Press Journals
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0148-9267
- Electronic ISSN
- 1531-5169
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 50 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Computer Music Journal
What CAS zone is Computer Music Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Computer Music Journal is in Zone 4 of Arts, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications / 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.
What is the impact factor of Computer Music Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.29; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 90.
How long does peer review take at Computer Music Journal?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Computer Music Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Computer Music Journal is indexed in SCIE, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Computer Music Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Computer Music Journal is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .