Journal profile · MUSIC
MUSICAL QUARTERLY
ISSN 0027-4631 · eISSN 1741-8399 · Oxford University Press
MUSICAL QUARTERLY: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,605; 10 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
MUSICAL QUARTERLY is published by Oxford University Press 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, Theater, Performance, and Music History and Diverse Musicological Studies, together about 64.5% 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
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities39.4%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities13.9%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities11.2%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities9%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities4.5%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science2.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering2.2%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities2%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 3 |
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
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 518OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,472 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 27 | 7 | 26 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,605 | — | — |
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
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 0027-4631
- Electronic ISSN
- 1741-8399
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about MUSICAL QUARTERLY
What CAS zone is MUSICAL QUARTERLY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, MUSICAL QUARTERLY is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Music. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index MUSICAL QUARTERLY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, MUSICAL QUARTERLY is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is MUSICAL QUARTERLY open access, and what is the APC?
MUSICAL QUARTERLY is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,605.
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: .