Journal profile · MUSIC
Jazz Research Journal
ISSN 1753-8637 · eISSN 1753-8645 · Equinox Publishing Ltd
Jazz Research Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 3 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Jazz Research Journal is published by Equinox Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 4 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Music History and Culture, Musicology and Musical Analysis and Theater, Performance, and Music History, together about 60.7% 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
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities30.1%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities19.5%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities11.1%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities6.6%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities6.1%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science4.1%
- Cultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentSocial Sciences3.2%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview 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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 286 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 21 | 7 | 4 |
| 2023 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 16 | 4 | 9 |
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
- Equinox Publishing Ltd
- ISSN
- 1753-8637
- Electronic ISSN
- 1753-8645
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Jazz Research Journal
What CAS zone is Jazz Research Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Jazz Research Journal is in Zone 4 of Arts, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Music. 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 Jazz Research Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Jazz Research Journal is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Jazz Research Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Jazz Research Journal 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .