Journal profile
Orfeu
ISSN 2525-5304 · Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC) · Brazil
Orfeu: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 43 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Orfeu is published by Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Musicology and Musical Analysis, Diverse Music Education Insights and Music Education and Analysis, together about 54.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of the Music area linked to the Postgraduate Program in Music, at the Arts, Design and Fashion Center of the Santa Catarina State University.ISSN: 2525-5304Frequency: continuousYear of criation: 2016
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities24.5%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities18.9%
- Music Education and AnalysisSocial Sciences11.4%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities6.9%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities6.2%
- Literature, Musicology, and Cultural AnalysisSocial Sciences5.6%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science4.4%
- Artistic and Creative ResearchArts and Humanities4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 379 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 32 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 61 |
| 2023 | 46 | 46 | 58 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 33 |
| 2021 | 55 | 55 | 30 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | |
| 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 12,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- articles (special issues and free theme)Articles (Special Issues and Free Theme) All articles should be unpublished and should follow the format specified below: ● Word count: 6,000 to 12,000 words (n…Length not stated
- premierePremiere The section “Premiere” is a space for the publication of pieces (scores) which were recently released, including a brief description of the work, video…Length not stated
- reviewyrights will be analysed for each case. Reviews and Interviews Reviews should be between 1,000 and 2,000 words. Interviews and Essays should should be between 2…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- reviews and interviewsReviews and Interviews Reviews should be between 1,000 and 2,000 words. Interviews and Essays should should be between 2,000 and 6,000 words.Length not stated
- translationsTranslations Translated submissions will be evaluated by the editorial board and will not be subject to the word count for the articles.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license Model summary
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Continuous flow submissions Model summary
Articles (with a free theme), Translations, Reviews and Interviews, and Premieres, receive submissions in continuous flow.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Blind peer review / anonymity in review process Model summary
In order to protect anonymity in the review process, the name of the author (s), as well as the name of the institution where he/she is currently working, should not be included in the paper.
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
- Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2525-5304
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Orfeu
How long does peer review take at Orfeu?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Orfeu?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: 3–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 12,000 words; Reference style: Author–date. 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.
Which databases index Orfeu?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Orfeu is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Orfeu open access, and what is the APC?
Orfeu 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: .