Journal profile · MUSIC
Malaysian Journal of Music
ISSN 2600-9366 · eISSN 2600-9331 · Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
Malaysian Journal of Music: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 14 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Malaysian Journal of Music is published by Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris 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 Diverse Music Education Insights, Diverse Musicological Studies and Asian Studies and History, together about 49.7% 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
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities23.4%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities18.1%
- Asian Studies and HistorySocial Sciences8.3%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities6.8%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science5.4%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities4.9%
- Cultural and Artistic StudiesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Neuroscience and Music PerceptionNeuroscience3.9%
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 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 91.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 124 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 2 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 2 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
- ISSN
- 2600-9366
- Electronic ISSN
- 2600-9331
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Malaysian Journal of Music
What CAS zone is Malaysian Journal of Music in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Malaysian Journal of Music is in Zone 4 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 Malaysian Journal of Music?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Malaysian Journal of Music is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Malaysian Journal of Music open access, and what is the APC?
Malaysian Journal of Music is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .