Journal profile · MUSIC
Ethnomusicology
ISSN 0014-1836 · eISSN 2156-7417 · University of Illinois Press
Ethnomusicology: CAS Zone 2 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 36 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ethnomusicology is published by University of Illinois 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 Diverse Musicological Studies, Music History and Culture and Musicology and Musical Analysis, together about 60.6% 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
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities27.2%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities19.4%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities14.1%
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesArts and Humanities3.9%
- Diversity and Impact of DancePsychology3%
- Asian Culture and Media StudiesSocial Sciences2.8%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science2.8%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities2.6%
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 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Arts Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 83OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 831OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,170 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 36 | 2 | 22 |
| 2024 | 39 | 1 | 61 |
| 2023 | 41 | 0 | 20 |
| 2022 | 46 | 3 | 219 |
| 2021 | 67 | 5 | 288 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- University of Illinois Press
- ISSN
- 0014-1836
- Electronic ISSN
- 2156-7417
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ethnomusicology
What CAS zone is Ethnomusicology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ethnomusicology is in Zone 2 of Arts, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Music. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Ethnomusicology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ethnomusicology is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Ethnomusicology open access, and what is the APC?
Ethnomusicology is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .