Journal profile
Current Musicology
ISSN 0011-3735 · eISSN 2640-883X · Columbia University Libraries · United States
Current Musicology: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Current Musicology is published by Columbia University Libraries. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Musicology and Musical Analysis, Literature, Musicology, and Cultural Analysis and Music History and Culture, together about 63.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities34.8%
- Literature, Musicology, and Cultural AnalysisSocial Sciences15.7%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities12.7%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities7.2%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities4.6%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities4%
- Sound Studies and AuralityPsychology3.9%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science3.6%
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
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 418 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 99 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 19 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| 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
- Columbia University Libraries
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0011-3735
- Electronic ISSN
- 2640-883X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Current Musicology
How long does peer review take at Current Musicology?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Current Musicology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Current Musicology is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Current Musicology open access, and what is the APC?
Current Musicology 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; 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: .