Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Music
Journal of Creative Music Systems
ISSN 2399-7656 · University of Oslo · United Kingdom
Journal of Creative Music Systems: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 3 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Creative Music Systems is published by University of Oslo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Music Technology and Sound Studies, Musicology and Musical Analysis and Music and Audio Processing, together about 76.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Music
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science33.3%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities27%
- Music and Audio ProcessingComputer Science15.7%
- Art, Technology, and CultureArts and Humanities5%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities3.1%
- Neuroscience and Music PerceptionNeuroscience2.5%
- Sound Studies and AuralityPsychology2.5%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities1.3%
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 | Q1 | 26/196 | 86th |
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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.94OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 57 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 17 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 29 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 35 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
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, CC BY-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- University of Oslo
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2399-7656
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Creative Music Systems
How long does peer review take at Journal of Creative Music Systems?
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.
Which databases index Journal of Creative Music Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Creative Music Systems is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Creative Music Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Creative Music Systems 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; 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: .