Journal profile · MUSIC
Notes
ISSN 0027-4380 · eISSN 1534-150X · Music Library Association
Notes: CAS Zone 2 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 104 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Notes is published by Music Library Association 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 Musicology and Musical Analysis, Diverse Musicological Studies and Music Technology and Sound Studies, together about 62.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
offering its readers interesting, informative, and well-written articles in the areas of music librarianship, music bibliography and discography, the music trade, and on certain aspects of music history.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MUSIC
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities34.3%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities18.2%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science10.2%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities7.7%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities4.5%
- Historical Influence and DiplomacySocial Sciences2.8%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities1.9%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities1.8%
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 4 |
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 108OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,317OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 16,452 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 104 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 183 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | 127 | 5 | 33 |
| 2022 | 112 | 0 | 19 |
| 2021 | 122 | 4 | 13 |
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 accessLetPub
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Music Library Association
- ISSN
- 0027-4380
- Electronic ISSN
- 1534-150X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Notes
What CAS zone is Notes in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Notes 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.
Which databases index Notes?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Notes is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Notes open access, and what is the APC?
Notes 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .