Journal profile · MUSIC
Journal of Musicological Research
ISSN 0141-1896 · eISSN 1547-7304 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Musicological Research: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.8 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 38 days (submission to first decision, publisher); acceptance rate 5% (journal website); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Musicological Research is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Musicology and Musical Analysis, Diverse Musicological Studies and Music History and Culture, together about 51.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Musicological Research publishes original articles on all aspects of the discipline of music: historical musicology, style and repertory studies, music theory, ethnomusicology, music education, organology, and interdisciplinary studies. Because contemporary music scholarship addresses critical and analytical issues from a multiplicity of viewpoints, the Journal of Musicological Research seeks to present studies from all perspectives, using the full spectrum of methodologies. This variety makes the Journal a place where scholarly approaches can coexist, in all their harmony and occasional discord, and one that is not allied with any particular school or viewpoint. In addition to original research articles, the Journal of Musicological Research also publishes book reviews. Please submit books for review to the Book Review Editor, Lily Hirsch. The Book Review Editor may be contacted at lily.hirsch29@gmail.com. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone editorial screening and peer review. Now published by Routledge, the Journal of Musicological Research is a peer-reviewed quarterly publication with an international circulation. Readership includes professionals, academics, and students of musicology, as well as composers, historians, musicians, and individuals interested in music scholarship.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MUSIC
Editor-in-chief Douglas ShadlePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 16, Hong Kong, China 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities29.5%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities13.3%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities8.8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.8%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities5.1%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences5%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science4.4%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 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
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SSCISCIECurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: OCLC, British Humanities Index, EBSCOhost Online Research Databases, ERIH - Musicology, H.W. Wilson Indexes, International Index for Music Periodicals, ISI Alerting Services, ISI - Arts and Humanitities Citation Index, the Music Index, Periodicals Index Online, RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
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 (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.13Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 100OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 32,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 948 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 27 | 7 | 15 |
| 2023 | 23 | 8 | 32 |
| 2022 | 21 | 4 | 59 |
| 2021 | 27 | 9 | 127 |
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 38 daysPublisher 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Journal of Musicological Research 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 discovera…
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 & Francis
- ISSN
- 0141-1896
- Electronic ISSN
- 1547-7304
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 44, Issue 4 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Musicological Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Musicological Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Musicological Research is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Music. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Musicological Research?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Musicological Research?
The publisher reports about 38 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 5%. 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 Musicological Research based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (16) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Musicological Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Musicological Research is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SSCI, SCIE and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Musicological Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Musicological Research 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .