Journal profile · MUSIC
Musicology Australia
ISSN 0814-5857 · eISSN 1949-453X · Taylor & Francis
Musicology Australia: CAS Zone 1 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 3 days (submission to first decision, publisher); acceptance rate 26% (journal website); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Musicology Australia is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 1 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Musicology and Musical Analysis, Diverse Musicological Studies and Music History and Culture, together about 56.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Musicology Australia is the scholarly journal of the Musicological Society of Australia. Since its inception in 1963, the journal has published articles on a very wide range of music research, including historical musicology, ethnomusicology, popular music, Indigenous music practices, jazz, theory and analysis, and historically informed performance. Musicology Australia is open to new submissions at any time. Contributors are not required to write on Australian music or be based in Australia. All research articles in this journal undergo rigorous double-anonymised peer review, and all published research articles are eligible for consideration for the annual Musicology Australia Prize. Articles should normally be 6000-10,000 words (including footnotes and/or references), although shorter and longer articles will be considered. Solicited and unsolicited book reviews (2000 words), review articles (4500 words), and meeting reports (6000 words) are considered for publication. The journal is published twice a year: in July and December. Peer Review Policy: All Research Articles and Review Articles published in the journal have undergone rigorous double-anonymous peer review by two independent experts. All other submission types are editorially assessed.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MUSIC
Editor-in-chief Denis CollinsPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 9, Hong Kong, China 1, New Zealand 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities22.7%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities21.6%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities12%
- Historical Influence and DiplomacySocial Sciences4.7%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities4.3%
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences4.2%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science4%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current Abstracts, International Index to Music Periodicals, The Music Index (Print), Periodicals Index OnlinePublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.12Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.71Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 42.31%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 26,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 833 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 35 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 30 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 17 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- book reviewe considered. Solicited and unsolicited book reviews (2000 words), review articles (4500 words), and meeting reports (6000 wmain text ≤ 2,000 words
- book reviewsSolicited and unsolicited book reviews (2000 words), review articles (4500 words), and meeting reports (6000 words) are considered for publication.Length not stated
- meeting reportsSolicited and unsolicited book reviews (2000 words), review articles (4500 words), and meeting reports (6000 words) are considered for publication.Length not stated
- research articlesArticles should normally be 6000-10,000 words (including footnotes and/or references), although shorter and longer articles will be considered.Length not stated
- review articleunsolicited book reviews (2000 words), review articles (4500 words), and meeting reports (6000 words) are considered for publimain text ≤ 4,500 words
- review articlesSolicited and unsolicited book reviews (2000 words), review articles (4500 words), and meeting reports (6000 words) are considered for publication.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Article length 6000-10000 words Model summary
Articles should normally be 6000-10,000 words (including footnotes and/or references), although shorter and longer articles will be considered.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Musicology Australia is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymised peer review for all research articles. Model summary
All research articles in this journal undergo rigorous double-anonymised 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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0814-5857
- Electronic ISSN
- 1949-453X
- Society / sponsor
- Musicological Society of Australia
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47, Issue 2 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Musicology Australia
What CAS zone is Musicology Australia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Musicology Australia is in Zone 1 of Arts, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Music; it is a Top journal. 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.
What is the impact factor of Musicology Australia?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at Musicology Australia?
The publisher reports about 3 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 26%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Musicology Australia based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (9), Hong Kong, China (1) and New Zealand (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Musicology Australia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Musicology Australia is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Musicology Australia open access, and what is the APC?
Musicology Australia is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .