Journal profile · MUSIC
Musicologist
ISSN 2618-5652 · Trabzon University State Conservatory
Musicologist: CAS Zone 2 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 33 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Musicologist is published by Trabzon University State Conservatory 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 Diverse Musicological Studies, Musicology and Musical Analysis and Music History and Culture, together about 48.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Musicologist is an international refereed journal, aiming to publish original scholarly papers in the fields of historical musicology, music theory and ethnomusicology. Each issue includes multidisciplinary studies related to musicology. In addition to original research papers, the journal also includes reviews, publicity, field notes, ethnographic writings and translations. Musicologist is published biannually in the months of June and December. The journal is seeking to make a major contribution to musicological discourse worldwide by presenting high-level and original scholarly research, theoretical discussions and up-to-date methodological studies and thus to become an effective organ of scholarship around the world.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MUSIC
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 7%); most named United Kingdom 9, Türkiye 5, United States 3, Mainland China 2, Japan 2 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities25.7%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities11.8%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities11%
- Music Education and AnalysisSocial Sciences10.6%
- Music and Audio ProcessingComputer Science4.6%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science3.8%
- Balkans: History, Politics, SocietySocial Sciences3.4%
- Cultural and Sociopolitical StudiesArts and Humanities3%
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 | Music | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Music | 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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 109 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 18 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 27 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted6
- ethnographic writingsIn addition to original research papers, the journal also includes reviews, publicity, field notes, ethnographic writings and translations.Length not stated
- field notesIn addition to original research papers, the journal also includes reviews, publicity, field notes, ethnographic writings and translations.Length not stated
- original research papersIn addition to original research papers, the journal also includes reviews, publicity, field notes, ethnographic writings and translations.Length not stated
- publicityIn addition to original research papers, the journal also includes reviews, publicity, field notes, ethnographic writings and translations.Length not stated
- reviewsIn addition to original research papers, the journal also includes reviews, publicity, field notes, ethnographic writings and translations.Length not stated
- translationsIn addition to original research papers, the journal also includes reviews, publicity, field notes, ethnographic writings and translations.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Publication frequency: biannually (June and December) Model summary
Musicologist is published biannually in the months of June and December.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review type: refereed Model summary
Musicologist is an international refereed journal
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
- Trabzon University State Conservatory
- ISSN
- 2618-5652
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Musicologist
What CAS zone is Musicologist in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Musicologist is in Zone 2 of Arts, and in Zone 3 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Musicologist based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (9), Türkiye (5) and United States (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Musicologist?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Musicologist is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Musicologist open access, and what is the APC?
Musicologist 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, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .