Journal profile · MUSIC
Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa
ISSN 1812-1004 · eISSN 2070-626X · Taylor & Francis
Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Music History and Culture, Diverse Musicological Studies and Musicology and Musical Analysis, together about 57.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MUSIC
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities22.2%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities22%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities12.9%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities7.8%
- South African History and CultureSocial Sciences4.8%
- African studies and sociopolitical issuesSocial Sciences4.6%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science3%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences2.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 4 |
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 322 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 18 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 15 | 2 | 6 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | 16 | 2 | 14 |
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1812-1004
- Electronic ISSN
- 2070-626X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa
What CAS zone is Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa is in Zone 4 of Arts, and in Zone 4 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.
Which databases index Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .