Journal profile · MUSIC
International Journal of Community Music
ISSN 1752-6299 · eISSN 1752-6302 · Intellect Publishers
International Journal of Community Music: CAS Zone 1 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); subscription journal; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Community Music is published by Intellect Publishers and is in Zone 1 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Music Education Insights, Music Therapy and Health and Music History and Culture, together about 57.6% 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 Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities29.9%
- Music Therapy and HealthPsychology17.1%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities10.7%
- Neuroscience and Music PerceptionNeuroscience10%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities7.5%
- Musicians’ Health and PerformanceMedicine3.7%
- Cultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentSocial Sciences2.4%
- Art Therapy and Mental HealthArts and Humanities2.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 149OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 28.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 476 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 6 | 4 |
| 2024 | 22 | 5 | 34 |
| 2023 | 21 | 5 | 65 |
| 2022 | 21 | 2 | 186 |
| 2021 | 21 | 2 | 186 |
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
- Intellect Publishers
- ISSN
- 1752-6299
- Electronic ISSN
- 1752-6302
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Community Music
What CAS zone is International Journal of Community Music in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Community Music is in Zone 1 of Arts, and in Zone 2 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Community Music?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Community Music is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Community Music open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Community Music 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: .