Journal profile
Jahrbuch Musikpsychologie
ISSN 2511-8277 · eISSN 2569-5665 · PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology · Germany
Jahrbuch Musikpsychologie: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 7 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Jahrbuch Musikpsychologie is published by PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neuroscience and Music Perception, Diverse Music Education Insights and Musicology and Musical Analysis, together about 43.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Yearbook of Music Psychology/Jahrbuch Musikpsychologie (JBDGM) was founded in 1984 by Klaus-Ernst Behne, Günter Kleinen and Helga de la Motte-Haber. It serves as the official scientific outlet of the German Society for Music Psychology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Musikpsychologie, DGM). The Yearbook of Music Psychology follows international scientific standards and publishes empirical and theoretical contributions in German and English from all areas of music psychology and from related disciplines such as music sociology, music education, and musical acoustics. Manuscripts can be submitted in German or English.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Reinhard KopiezPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 34, Austria 5, United Kingdom 3, Italy 1, Australia 1 (47 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neuroscience and Music PerceptionNeuroscience22.2%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities14.1%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities7.4%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science5.2%
- Music Therapy and HealthPsychology5.2%
- Action Observation and SynchronizationPsychology4.4%
- Multisensory perception and integrationPsychology3.7%
- Musicians’ Health and PerformanceMedicine3.7%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, Dimensions, BASE, PubPsych, Scilit, EBSCO, Semantic Scholar, DNB, OOIRPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.74OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 65 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 16 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 15 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 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 | |
| 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)
Article types accepted11
- close-upsClose-ups (up to 6,000 characters including spaces)Length not stated
- conference reportWe distinguish between six types of manuscripts: Research reports (max 60,000 characters)This is the primary section of the JBDGM for original research and revi…Length not stated
- original researchWe distinguish between six types of manuscripts: Research reports (max 60,000 characters)This is the primary section of the JBDGM for original research and revi…Length not stated
- reportsReports (up to 9,000 characters including spaces).Length not stated
- research reportWe distinguish between six types of manuscripts: Research reports (max 60,000 characters)This is the primary section of the JBDGM for original research and revi…Length not stated
- research reportsResearch reports (max 60,000 characters)Length not stated
- reviewWe distinguish between six types of manuscripts: Research reports (max 60,000 characters)This is the primary section of the JBDGM for original research and revi…Length not stated
- reviewsReviews (up to 9,000 characters including spaces)Length not stated
- short paperShort Paper: Detection of Clash of Keys in a Non-Dichotomous TaskLength not stated
- short papersShort papers (up to 35,000 characters including spaces)Length not stated
- spotsSpots (up to 6,000 characters including spaces)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Data availability
Research data publication strongly recommended; ZPID PsychArchives repository available. Model summary
The Yearbook of Music Psychology/Jahrbuch Musikpsychologie (JBDGM) and the German Society for Music Psychology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Musikpsychologie, DGM) strongly recommend the publication of the research data belonging to a contribution and potentially further materials (e.g., analysis syntax, questionnaires etc.) that are necessary for the traceability of the data collection and analysis.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access, no fees, CC-BY 4.0 license. Model summary
We are committed to ensuring open access to scientific research and its free dissemination. That’s why the use of our content for readers and the submission, review and publication of contributions for authors are all (unless otherwise noted) free of charge and subject to a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0) license (see Copyright).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review for research reports and short papers. Model summary
Research reports and short papers are subject to an anonymous peer review process with multiple external expert reviewers. The review process is double-blind, meaning authors and reviewers are mutually anonymous to each other during this time.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via Similarity Check. Model summary
All contributions are checked for plagiarism using Similarity Check, a multi-publisher initiative organized by Crossref, the DOI authority.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Original work only; preprints allowed in certain circumstances. Model summary
The JBDGM only accepts original contributions which have not been published elsewhere. This is also the case for publications in other languages. However, the preprint publication of submitted material is possible in certain circumstances (see the Preprint Policy).
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
- PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English, German
- ISSN
- 2511-8277
- Electronic ISSN
- 2569-5665
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Jahrbuch Musikpsychologie
How long does peer review take at Jahrbuch Musikpsychologie?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Jahrbuch Musikpsychologie based?
Of the 47 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (34), Austria (5) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Jahrbuch Musikpsychologie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Jahrbuch Musikpsychologie is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Jahrbuch Musikpsychologie open access, and what is the APC?
Jahrbuch Musikpsychologie 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: .