Journal profile · MUSIC
Musicology Today
ISSN 1734-1663 · eISSN 2353-5733 · Sciendo · Poland
Musicology Today: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 7 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Musicology Today is published by Sciendo 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, Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland and Polish Historical and Cultural Studies, together about 45.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ISSN - 1734-1663eISSN - 2353-5733 Musicology Today is a double-blind peer reviewed journal published since 2004 by the...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MUSIC
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 8, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Italy 1, Australia 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities15.6%
- Historical and Cultural Studies of PolandArts and Humanities15.3%
- Polish Historical and Cultural StudiesSocial Sciences14.5%
- Historical Influence and DiplomacySocial Sciences6.9%
- Language and CultureSocial Sciences6%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities6%
- Central European Literary StudiesSocial Sciences5.5%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities2.7%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 180 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 22 |
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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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-NC-ND | |
| 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
- License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.
Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility
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
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1734-1663
- Electronic ISSN
- 2353-5733
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Musicology Today
What CAS zone is Musicology Today in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Musicology Today is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Music. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Musicology Today?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 4.
How long does peer review take at Musicology Today?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Musicology Today based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (8), United States (1) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Musicology Today?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Musicology Today is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Musicology Today open access, and what is the APC?
Musicology Today 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .