Journal profile · FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION
Music Sound and the Moving Image
ISSN 1753-0768 · eISSN 1753-0776 · Liverpool University Press
Music Sound and the Moving Image: CAS Zone 2 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 11 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Music Sound and the Moving Image is published by Liverpool University Press and is in Zone 2 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cinema and Media Studies, Music History and Culture and Human auditory perception and evaluation, together about 41.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance19.2%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities12.7%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering9.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.3%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities7.4%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities6.7%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5.5%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Film, Radio, Television | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Film, Radio, Television | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.45OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 6LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 356 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 16 | 2 | 12 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14 | 1 | 16 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 7 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- Liverpool University Press
- ISSN
- 1753-0768
- Electronic ISSN
- 1753-0776
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Music Sound and the Moving Image
What CAS zone is Music Sound and the Moving Image in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Music Sound and the Moving Image is in Zone 2 of Arts, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Film, Radio, Television. 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 Music Sound and the Moving Image?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Music Sound and the Moving Image is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Music Sound and the Moving Image open access, and what is the APC?
Music Sound and the Moving Image is a subscription 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: .