Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Diagonal An IberoAmerican Music Review
ISSN 2470-4199 · eScholarship Publishing, University of California · United States
Diagonal An IberoAmerican Music Review: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Diagonal An IberoAmerican Music Review is published by eScholarship Publishing, University of California. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Musicology and Musical Analysis, Diverse Musicological Studies and Music History and Culture, together about 63.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of this journal is to provide a refereed outlet for the increasing amount of high-quality research being done in music scholarship pertaining to Iberia, Latin America, and related areas in Asia, Africa, and the U.S. By welcoming contributions from a variety of disciplinary perspectives and in three different languages, the journal aspires to maximize the opportunities for publication available to scholars at every level of professional development. By publishing in an online format, available free of charge, it is hoped that this research will reach a global audience regardless of ability to pay.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Editor-in-chief Walter Aaron ClarkPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities33.8%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities15.2%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities14.5%
- Spanish Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities6.5%
- Literature, Musicology, and Cultural AnalysisSocial Sciences6.1%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities5.1%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities1.9%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities1.6%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Arts and Performing Arts | Q4 | 621/697 | 10th |
| Music | Q4 | 185/196 | 5th |
| Cultural Studies | Q4 | 1354/1434 | 5th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 154 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 4 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 19 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- articlesDiagonal welcomes submission of articles up to 8,000 words in length, including apparatus.main text ≤ 8,000 words
- reviewrside Diagonal: An Ibero-American Music Review Submission Guidelines Diagonal welcomes submission of articles up to 8,000 words in length, including apparatus. …main text ≤ 8,000 words
- reviewsDiagonal reviews selected scholarly books on music as well as music editions of scholarly significance in each issue.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Original work only; no simultaneous submission Model summary
Manuscripts submitted to Diagonal should not have been published elsewhere—including in electronic form, other than on personal web pages—nor should they simultaneously be under review or scheduled for publication in another journal or in a book.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal Model summary
Diagonal: An Ibero-American Music Review is the open access online journal of the Center for Iberian and Latin American Music at the University of California, Riverside.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Anonymous review; author name only in cover letter Model summary
To allow for the anonymous outside review of submissions, the author’s name should appear only in the cover letter, which should also contain the full title of the submission and all relevant contact information.
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
- eScholarship Publishing, University of California
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2470-4199
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Diagonal An IberoAmerican Music Review
How long does peer review take at Diagonal An IberoAmerican Music Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Diagonal An IberoAmerican Music Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Chicago; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Diagonal An IberoAmerican Music Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Diagonal An IberoAmerican Music Review is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Diagonal An IberoAmerican Music Review open access, and what is the APC?
Diagonal An IberoAmerican Music Review 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .