Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Music
IASPM Journal
ISSN 2079-3871 · International Association for the Study of Popular Music · United Kingdom
IASPM Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 29 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IASPM Journal is published by International Association for the Study of Popular Music. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Music History and Culture, Musicology and Musical Analysis and Diverse Musicological Studies, together about 66.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IASPM Journal is the peer-reviewed open-access journal of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) –– its members are invited to register and publish. Click here for a copy of the CFP (in several languages) and Style Guide. Click here for our statement on ethics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Music
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 12, United States 4, Brazil 3, Canada 2, Australia 2 (39 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities33.8%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities26.6%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities5.7%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science3.6%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities3.4%
- Literature, Musicology, and Cultural AnalysisSocial Sciences2.9%
- Copyright and Intellectual PropertyBusiness, Management and Accounting2.3%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences2.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Q2 | 83/196 | 57th |
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 501 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 80 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 128 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 177 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 148 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 243 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 108 |
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
- 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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- book revieweping the Word-document size to 2 MB. • Book reviews: 1100 to 1500 words, including endnotes and references. • Branch reports: 1100main text ≤ 1,500 words
- book reviewsBook reviews: 1100 to 1500 words, including endnotes and references.Length not stated
- branch reportsBranch reports: 1100 to 1500 words.Length not stated
- feature articlesFeature articles: depending on the language used, between 6000 to 10000 words in length, including endnotes and references, keeping the Word-document size to 2 …Length not stated
- pop music phd - abstractProviding an opportunity to announce emerging research, this is a space for open submissions of 350-word thesis abstracts in popular music studies!Length not stated
- reviewbe within 6,000–10,000 words in length. Reviews Book reviews are, normally, between 1100-1500 words and in the language of the book under review – if the reviemain text ≤ 1,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics Statement
Follows COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers Model summary
Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement This IASPM Journal Publication Malpractice Statement is based on the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Therefore this journal follows the COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and the Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers. It also draws upon publisher Elsevier’s statement, on the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors retain copyright, licensing under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Model summary
Authors retain copyright, while licensing their work under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access online journal; all published content freely available online immediately upon publication Model summary
IASPM Journal is an open access online journal. All published content is freely available online immediately upon publication, without subscription or registration requirements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review. Model summary
IASPM Journal uses double-blind peer-review, in which the identities of both authors and reviewers are kept anonymous.
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
- International Association for the Study of Popular Music
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2079-3871
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 1 (2026)
- 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 IASPM Journal
How long does peer review take at IASPM Journal?
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 IASPM Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Harvard. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of IASPM Journal based?
Of the 39 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (12), United States (4) and Brazil (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index IASPM Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IASPM Journal is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is IASPM Journal open access, and what is the APC?
IASPM Journal 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: .