Journal profile · MUSIC
Muziki-Journal of Music Research in Africa
ISSN 1812-5980 · eISSN 1753-593X · Taylor & Francis
Muziki-Journal of Music Research in Africa: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 37 days (submission to first decision, publisher); acceptance rate 25% (journal website); 10 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Muziki-Journal of Music Research in Africa is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Music History and Culture, African studies and sociopolitical issues and Diverse Musicological Studies, together about 49.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Focused primarily on African music research, Muziki: Journal of Music Research in Africa welcomes scholarly articles and reviews of books, music, and recordings related to musical theory and practice of the African continent and beyond. We aim to provide a platform for established and emerging scholars in the fields of performance practice, ethnomusicology, and ‘traditional’ musicology as well as jazz and popular music studies encompassing diverse aspects of local, diasporic, and global research. Muziki succeeded the long-established Ars Nova journal of the Musicology Department at the University of South Africa in 2004. The journal is accredited by the South African Department of Higher Education and Training and employs a rigorous double-anonymized peer review process for all submissions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MUSIC
Editor-in-chief Clorinda PanebiancoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Africa 2, Nigeria 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities23%
- African studies and sociopolitical issuesSocial Sciences14.9%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities12%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences7.1%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities6.9%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities5.2%
- South African History and CultureSocial Sciences3.1%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities3%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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, Humanities International IndexPublisher 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
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.21Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.34Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 40%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 7,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 7,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 384 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 9 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 12 | 5 | 30 |
| 2021 | 14 | 2 | 52 |
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)
- 25%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 25%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 37 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 37 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted2
- reviews of books, music, and recordingswelcomes scholarly articles and reviews of books, music, and recordingsLength not stated
- scholarly articleswelcomes scholarly articles and reviews of books, music, and recordingsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Muziki 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 readership of yo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymized peer review for all submissions Model summary
employs a rigorous double-anonymized peer review process for all submissions
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
- 1812-5980
- Electronic ISSN
- 1753-593X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Muziki-Journal of Music Research in Africa
What CAS zone is Muziki-Journal of Music Research in Africa in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Muziki-Journal of Music Research in Africa is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 3 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.
What is the impact factor of Muziki-Journal of Music Research in Africa?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.9, h-index 15.
How long does peer review take at Muziki-Journal of Music Research in Africa?
The publisher reports about 37 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 25% (2025). 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 Muziki-Journal of Music Research in Africa based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Africa (2) and Nigeria (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Muziki-Journal of Music Research in Africa?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Muziki-Journal of Music Research in Africa is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Muziki-Journal of Music Research in Africa open access, and what is the APC?
Muziki-Journal of Music Research in Africa is a subscription journal. 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .