Journal profile · REHABILITATION
Journal of Music Therapy
ISSN 0022-2917 · eISSN 2053-7395 · American Music Therapy Association
Journal of Music Therapy: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.27; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,737; median 348 days to acceptance (33 articles, last 24 months); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Music Therapy is published by American Music Therapy Association and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Music Therapy and Health, Diverse Music Education Insights and Neuroscience and Music Perception, together about 68.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): REHABILITATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Music Therapy and HealthPsychology34.3%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities19.8%
- Neuroscience and Music PerceptionNeuroscience14.1%
- Musicians’ Health and PerformanceMedicine5.3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.3%
- Infant Development and Preterm CareMedicine1.9%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science1.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Rehabilitation | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.27LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 98OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 714OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.98%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,700 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 19 | 5 | 18 |
| 2024 | 25 | 6 | 101 |
| 2023 | 32 | 5 | 136 |
| 2022 | 18 | 3 | 112 |
| 2021 | 21 | 4 | 233 |
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 PubMed · to
348 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 274 days – 428 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 33 articles with submission and acceptance dates (44 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".
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
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 3,737 | — | — |
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
- American Music Therapy Association
- ISSN
- 0022-2917
- Electronic ISSN
- 2053-7395
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Music Therapy
What CAS zone is Journal of Music Therapy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Music Therapy is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Rehabilitation. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Music Therapy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.27; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 98.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Music Therapy?
Based on the dates recorded on 33 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 348 days (interquartile range 274–428 days). 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 Music Therapy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Music Therapy is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Music Therapy open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Music Therapy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,737.
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: .