Journal profile · MUSIC
Muzikoloski Zbornik
ISSN 0580-373X · eISSN 2350-4242 · Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts) · Slovenia
Muzikoloski Zbornik: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Muzikoloski Zbornik is published by Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts) 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 Diverse Musicological Studies, Balkan and Eastern European Studies and Musicology and Musical Analysis, together about 58.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Musicological Annual is the first international, scientific, musicological journal in Slovenia that has been published continuously since 1965. From the very beginning it has been issued by the Department of Musicology at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana. The journal is primarily focused on publishing the most recent papers in the fields of historical and systematic musicology. Special attention is devoted to researching Slovenian musical heritage, i.e. music that is in one way or another linked to the Slovenian cultural environment. By connecting Slovenian and foreign researchers, it presents scientific results to professional circles abroad. In this respect the Musicological Annual has a unique position among Slovenian specialised publications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MUSIC
Editor-in-chief Aleš NagodePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Slovenia 11, United Kingdom 1, Austria 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities24.5%
- Balkan and Eastern European StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance20.8%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities13%
- Religious, Philosophical, and Educational StudiesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences6.6%
- Linguistics and language evolutionArts and Humanities6.1%
- European Cultural and National IdentitySocial Sciences2.3%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science2.1%
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 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)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: CNKI, Sherpa Romeo, Abstracts of Music Literature (RILM), COBISS.si, dLib.si
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,109 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 2 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 3 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 3 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 36 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 4 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 50 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use
Use of Generative AI in Preparing Articles (link) Model summary
Use of Generative AI in Preparing Articles
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Research data management (notes for authors) (link) Model summary
Research data management (notes for authors)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement (link) Model summary
Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors are confirming that they are the authors of the submitting article, which will be published (print and online) in journal Musicological Annual by University of Ljubljana Press (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Aškerčeva 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia). Author’s name will be evident in the article in journal. All deci…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This is a diamond open-access journal which means that all content is freely available online without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOA…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All submissions are double-blind peer-reviewed by experts in the filed of research assigned by the editorial board. The review process is strictly anonymous. Two reviewers receive an article without the author’s name, and the author receives two reviews without the names of reviewers. Two positive reviews are required for publication (please see review form). Decisions are normally made within two…
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
- Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts)
- Country or region
- Slovenia
- Language
- English, Slovenian, German
- ISSN
- 0580-373X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2350-4242
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 62, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Muzikoloski Zbornik
What CAS zone is Muzikoloski Zbornik in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Muzikoloski Zbornik is in Zone 3 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 Muzikoloski Zbornik?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Muzikoloski Zbornik?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 50 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: Chicago; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Muzikoloski Zbornik based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Slovenia (11), United Kingdom (1) and Austria (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Muzikoloski Zbornik?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Muzikoloski Zbornik is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Muzikoloski Zbornik open access, and what is the APC?
Muzikoloski Zbornik 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .