Journal profile
Journal of Beatles Studies
ISSN 2754-7019 · Liverpool University Press · United Kingdom
Journal of Beatles Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from September 2024 (Volume 2024): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Beatles Studies is published by Liverpool University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Music History and Culture, Musicology and Musical Analysis and Literature, Musicology, and Cultural Analysis, together about 70.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music and History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Beatles Studies establishes a scholarly focal point for critique, dialogue and exchange on the nature, scope and value of The Beatles as an object of academic enquiry and seeks to examine and assess the continued economic value and cultural values generated by and around The Beatles, for policy makers, creative industries and consumers. The journal also seeks to approach The Beatles as a prism for accessing insight into wider historical, social and cultural issues. The journal elicits peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary articles encompassing scholarship about, but not limited to: The Beatles as academic object The historical moment of The Beatles The music of the Beatles, including issues of composition, recording, performance, reception and interpretation Beatles fandom and communities Social identities and The Beatles Beatles geographies The legacy of The Beatles Cultural value and The Beatles The Beatles as heritage object The global Beatles Beatles historiography Mediation of The Beatles Beatles pedagogies Economics of The Beatles Archiving and collecting The Beatles Sustaining The Beatles
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities33.3%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities30.2%
- Literature, Musicology, and Cultural AnalysisSocial Sciences7.3%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science2.1%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities2.1%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities2.1%
- American Political and Social DynamicsArts and Humanities2.1%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities2.1%
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
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
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 43 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 8 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 7 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- articlesArticles submitted for consideration should be around 6000-8000 words in lengthLength not stated
- book and media reviewspublishes original, rigorously researched essays, notes, as well as book and media reviewsLength not stated
- critical debates and state-of-the-field surveysas well as a dedicated section for critical debates and state-of-the-field surveysLength not stated
- performance and exhibition reviewsthe journal also offers performance and exhibition reviews covering productions from around the globeLength not stated
- review articles (6,000–8,000 words) and proposals for review articles (1,500-2000 words) and for guest-edited themed issues (usually 4-6 articles).main text ≤ 2,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright
Author's choice of Creative Commons license (CC BY, CC BY-ND, or CC BY-NC-ND) Model summary
all articles are published under the author's choice of Creative Commons license - CC BY, CC BY-ND, or CC BY-NC-ND
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymous peer review Model summary
The journal employs a double-anonymous review (anonymity strictly observed between author and reviewer).
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
- Liverpool University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2754-7019
- Society / sponsor
- University of Liverpool
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 2024 (September 2024)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Beatles Studies
How long does peer review take at Journal of Beatles Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Journal of Beatles Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Keywords: ≥ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Author–date. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Beatles Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Beatles Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Beatles Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Beatles Studies 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: .