Journal profile · MUSIC
Empirical Musicology Review
ISSN 1559-5749 · The Ohio State University Libraries · United States
Empirical Musicology Review: CAS Zone 2 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 19 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Empirical Musicology Review is published by The Ohio State University Libraries and is in Zone 2 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neuroscience and Music Perception, Music and Audio Processing and Music Technology and Sound Studies, together about 54.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MUSIC
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neuroscience and Music PerceptionNeuroscience24.1%
- Music and Audio ProcessingComputer Science16.4%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science13.7%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities7.8%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities7.3%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities5.8%
- Multisensory perception and integrationPsychology3.5%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine2.3%
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: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 103OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.77%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 578 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 8 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 28 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 48 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 128 |
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 19 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 19 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open 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 | |
| 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
- The Ohio State University Libraries
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1559-5749
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Empirical Musicology Review
What CAS zone is Empirical Musicology Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Empirical Musicology Review is in Zone 2 of Arts, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Music; it is a Top journal. 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.
How long does peer review take at Empirical Musicology Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 19 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 Empirical Musicology Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Empirical Musicology Review is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Empirical Musicology Review open access, and what is the APC?
Empirical Musicology 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; 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: .