Journal profile · MUSIC
Journal of Historical Research in Music Education
ISSN 1536-6006 · eISSN 2328-2525 · SAGE
Journal of Historical Research in Music Education: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Historical Research in Music Education is published by SAGE and is in Zone 3 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Music Education Insights, Musicology and Musical Analysis and Music History and Culture, together about 52.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Founded in 1980, the Journal of Historical Research in Music Education (JHRME) is a peer-reviewed journal that is published twice annually and is t...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MUSIC
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities31.7%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities10.5%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities10.3%
- Music Education and AnalysisSocial Sciences9.1%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities6.4%
- Education Methods and PracticesSocial Sciences6.3%
- Historical Education Studies WorldwideSocial Sciences5.5%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 2 |
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 471 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 16 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | 18 | 7 | 3 |
| 2022 | 26 | 2 | 28 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1536-6006
- Electronic ISSN
- 2328-2525
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Historical Research in Music Education
What CAS zone is Journal of Historical Research in Music Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Historical Research in Music Education is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Music. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Historical Research in Music Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Historical Research in Music Education is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Historical Research in Music Education open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Historical Research in Music Education is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .