Journal profile · MUSIC
Musicologica Brunensia
ISSN 1212-0391 · eISSN 2336-436X · Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts · Czechia
Musicologica Brunensia: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 27 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Musicologica Brunensia is published by Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts 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 Education, Psychology, and Social Research, Musicology and Musical Analysis and Historical Influence and Diplomacy, together about 44.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Musicologica Brunensia je mezinárodní recenzovaný vědecký časopis, který uveřejňuje původní výsledky bádání v oblasti hudební vědy a příbuzných disciplín. Časopis se zaměřuje na témata, která odpovídají zakotvení ve středoevropském prostoru a tradici jeho myšlení a pokrývá širokou oblast zahrnující historickou i systematickou oblast muzikologie. Odborné texty s přesahem do technických disciplín můžou být uveřejněny pouze po předchozí konzultaci s redakcí.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MUSIC
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education, Psychology, and Social ResearchSocial Sciences17%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities15.3%
- Historical Influence and DiplomacySocial Sciences12.2%
- European Cultural and National IdentitySocial Sciences6.5%
- Historical and Cultural Studies of PolandArts and Humanities5.8%
- European Law and MigrationSocial Sciences5.8%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities5.2%
- Medieval European History and ArchitectureArts and Humanities3.3%
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 4 |
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 342 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 2 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 11 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 3 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
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 27 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 27 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright 1. Informace o CC BY-SA 4.0 Mezinárodní
CC BY-SA 4.0 Mezinárodní jsou veřejně dostupné licenční podmínky, které stanovují podmínky, za kterých lze dílo užít. Tyto podmínky je nutno respektovat – v případě jejich nedodržení se jedná o zásah do autorského práva. CC BY-SA 4.0 Mezinárodní tak uživateli stanovují určitá oprávnění a stanovují určité povinnosti. CC BY-SA 4.0 Mezinárodní opravňují uživatele dílo „sdílet“, tzn. rozmnožovat, dist…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No publication fees (APC, ASC) Model summary
Časopis Musicologica Brunensia nevyžaduje od autorů uhrazení jakýchkoli publikačních poplatků (APC, ASC).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Recenzní řízení probíhá výhradně formou double-blind peer review.
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
- Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts
- Country or region
- Czechia
- Language
- English, German, Czech
- ISSN
- 1212-0391
- Electronic ISSN
- 2336-436X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Musicologica Brunensia
What CAS zone is Musicologica Brunensia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Musicologica Brunensia 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.
How long does peer review take at Musicologica Brunensia?
Authors report an average review time of about 27 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.
Which databases index Musicologica Brunensia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Musicologica Brunensia is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Musicologica Brunensia open access, and what is the APC?
Musicologica Brunensia is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .