Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Music
Musical Art and Education
ISSN 2309-1428 · Moscow Pedagogical State University · Russian Federation
Musical Art and Education: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Musical Art and Education is published by Moscow Pedagogical State University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Music Education Insights, Musicology and Musical Analysis and Music Education and Analysis, together about 78.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The purpose of the publication is to cover the content and search results of domestic and foreign scientists in the field of musical-pedagogical, psychological-musical and musical art history problems of general, additional and professional musical education.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Music
Editor-in-chief Krasovskaya Elena P.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 16, United States 1, Australia 1 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities33.3%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities23.7%
- Music Education and AnalysisSocial Sciences21.9%
- Literature, Musicology, and Cultural AnalysisSocial Sciences3.8%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science1.9%
- Historical Education Studies WorldwideSocial Sciences1.7%
- Art Education and DevelopmentArts and Humanities1.6%
- Neuroscience and Music PerceptionNeuroscience1.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Q3 | 113/196 | — |
| Education | Q4 | 1541/1698 | — |
| Developmental and Educational Psychology | Q4 | 364/380 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 309 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 52 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 45 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | 69 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | 63 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | 40 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 13 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | RUB 3,000 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | RUB 3,000 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 250–350 words
- Keywords
- 5–10
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted3
- review articlesThe journal accepts for publication scientific articles, theoretical and methodological articles reflecting the results of original research relevant to the jou…Length not stated
- scientific articlesThe journal accepts for publication scientific articles, theoretical and methodological articles reflecting the results of original research relevant to the jou…Length not stated
- theoretical and methodological articlesThe journal accepts for publication scientific articles, theoretical and methodological articles reflecting the results of original research relevant to the jou…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and conflict of interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Licensethat allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work’s authorship and initial publication in this journal. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post thei…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
Immediate open access according to the BOAI. All articles can be accessed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC BY 4.0). Model summary
The journal “Musical Art and Education” has agreed to the Budapest Open Access Initiative and therefore provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
All scientific articles received by the editors of the journal “Musical Art and Education” undergo mandatory single-blind peer review (the manuscript authors do not know the reviewers and receive a letter with comments signed by the editor-in-chief). Reviewing of articles is carried out by members of the editorial stuff and the editorial board, as well as invited reviewers – leading experts on the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism detection
Articles sent to the editorial office of the journal “Musical Art and Education” are being tested through the antiplagiarism system (Antiplagiat). In case numerous borrowings are discovered, the editors act in accordance with the rules of the International Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) according to the following algorithm:
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
- Moscow Pedagogical State University
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- Russian
- ISSN
- 2309-1428
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Musical Art and Education
How long does peer review take at Musical Art and Education?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Musical Art and Education?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 250–350 words; Keywords: 5–10; Reference style: Chicago. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Musical Art and Education based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (16), United States (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Musical Art and Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Musical Art and Education is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Musical Art and Education open access, and what is the APC?
Musical Art and Education is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .