Journal profile · Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Journal of Mathematics and Music
ISSN 1745-9737 · eISSN 1745-9745 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Tri-annual
Journal of Mathematics and Music: CAS Zone 4 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 163 days to acceptance (28 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 19 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Mathematics and Music is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Music Technology and Sound Studies, Neuroscience and Music Perception and Musicology and Musical Analysis, together about 62.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computational Theory and Mathematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Mathematics and Music aims to advance the use of mathematical modelling and computation in music theory. The Journal focuses on mathematical approaches to musical structures and processes, including mathematical investigations into music-theoretic or compositional issues as well as mathematically motivated analyses of musical works or performances. In consideration of the deep unsolved ontological and epistemological questions concerning knowledge about music, the Journal is open to a broad array of methodologies and topics, particularly those outside of established research fields such as acoustics, sound engineering, auditory perception, linguistics etc. Three issues of the Journal are published per annual volume, with one issue devoted exclusively to a single topic. The online edition of the Journal provides extended material in the form of sound files, applets, or similar electronic media. The journal publishes the following broad areas and article types: Research Article: Article reporting on primary research. Will normally contain an abstract and references. May also contain figures, tables, footnotes. Note: Encompasses a range of short contributions narrowly focused on a specific research subject or aspect of professional practice. Book Review: Review or analysis of one or more printed or online books. Meeting Report: Report of a conference, symposium, or meeting. Editorial: Opinion piece, policy statement, or general commentary, typically written by editorial officers of the journal or a guest contributor. Obituary: Announcement of a death, or the appreciation for a colleague who has recently died. Special Issues are collections of articles focused on a theme, and proposals are welcome and can be sent by prospective Guest Editors to the Editor-in-Chief. The Journal encourages submissions from authors of all backgrounds regardless of career stage, geography, gender, ethnicity, or any other defining characteristic. Readership The Journal of Mathematics and Music is intended to serve the communities of music scholars, composers, mathematicians and computer scientists, particularly those with interdisciplinary interests. The Journal assumes a certain level of proficiency in these fields, appropriate to professionals and graduate students. To join the SMCM, please visit http://www.smcm-net.info/. Peer Review Policy All submitted manuscripts are subject to Crossref similarity checks and initial appraisal by the Editor-in-Chief. If found suitab
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Editor-in-chief Darrell ConklinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, Spain 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science23.9%
- Neuroscience and Music PerceptionNeuroscience21.9%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities16.4%
- Music and Audio ProcessingComputer Science15.7%
- Mathematical Dynamics and FractalsMathematics2.4%
- Topological and Geometric Data AnalysisComputer Science2.3%
- History and Theory of MathematicsMathematics2.1%
- semigroups and automata theoryComputer Science1.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Mathematics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEAHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMathSciNetzbMATHPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, Australian Research Council ERA list 2015, Baidu Scholar, British Library Inside, CNPIEC, CnpLINKer, Danish Bibliometric Research Indicator (BFI), DTU Findit, E-lib Breman, EBSCO Databases, Electronic Journals Library (EZB), Finnish Publication Forum (Julkaisufoorumi), Genamics JournalSeek, JournalTOCs, MathEduc Database, Microsoft Academic, Naver Academic, New Jour, NHN, Norwegian Register of Scientific Journals and Publishers, ProQuest (British) Humanities Index, ProQuest Technology Collection, Publons, RILM Abstracts of Music Literature, SciBase
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
- Impact factor
- 0.5LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.21Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.76Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 25,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 329 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 5 | 11 |
| 2023 | 19 | 9 | 51 |
| 2022 | 27 | 11 | 73 |
| 2021 | 25 | 11 | 88 |
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 Crossref · to
163 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 121 days – 212 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 55 days (28 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 204 days
- Sample
- 28 articles with submission and acceptance dates (36 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 59 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 64 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted6
- book reviewBook Review: Review or analysis of one or more printed or online books.Length not stated
- editorialEditorial: Opinion piece, policy statement, or general commentary, typically written by editorial officers of the journal or a guest contributor.Length not stated
- meeting reportMeeting Report: Report of a conference, symposium, or meeting.Length not stated
- noteNote: Encompasses a range of short contributions narrowly focused on a specific research subject or aspect of professional practice.Length not stated
- obituaryObituary: Announcement of a death, or the appreciation for a colleague who has recently died.Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article: Article reporting on primary research. Will normally contain an abstract and references. May also contain figures, tables, footnotes.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publications Ethics (COPE) and utilises CrossCheck for all Journals. Model summary
The Journal adheres to the highest standards of publishing ethics, with rigorous processes in place to ensure this is achieved. Taylor & Francis is a member of Committee of Publications Ethics (COPE) and utilises CrossCheck for all Journals.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Journal of Mathematics and Music is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverab…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All submitted manuscripts are subject to Crossref similarity checks and initial appraisal by the Editor-in-Chief. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to Crossref similarity checks and initial appraisal by the Editor-in-Chief.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- ISSN
- 1745-9737
- Electronic ISSN
- 1745-9745
- Society / sponsor
- Society for Mathematics and Computation in Music
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Mathematics and Music
What CAS zone is Journal of Mathematics and Music in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Mathematics and Music is in Zone 4 of Mathematics, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications / Music. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Mathematics and Music?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.5; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Mathematics and Music?
Based on the dates recorded on 28 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 163 days (interquartile range 121–212 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14%. 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 Journal of Mathematics and Music based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Mathematics and Music?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Mathematics and Music is indexed in SCIE, AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MathSciNet and zbMATH; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Mathematics and Music open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Mathematics and Music is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .