Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Music
Per Musi
ISSN 1517-7599 · eISSN 2317-6377 · Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais · Brazil
Per Musi: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 44 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Per Musi is published by Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Musicology and Musical Analysis, Diverse Music Education Insights and Diverse Musicological Studies, together about 56.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Per Musi é uma publicação gratuita do Programa de Pós-Graduaçao em Música da UFMG, constituindo-se em um espaço democrático para a reflexão intelectual na área de música, onde a diversidade e o debate são bem-vindos. É um periódico brasileiro sobre música com revisão por pares, indexado por bases de dados e publica e recebe submissões em fluxo contínuo ao longo do ano. A missão da Per Musi (Revista Acadêmica de Música) é publicar artigos científicos inéditos prioritariamente em inglês, mas também em português e espanhol, bem estruturados e fundamentados, que constituam contribuições relevantes para as diversas sub-áreas da música, incluindo as interfaces entre si e com outras áreas do conhecimento. A Per Musi publica regularmente um número genérico anual de fluxo-contínuo (General Topics). Contudo, mediante propostas, convite ou efemérides, e em caracter excepcional podem estar abertas sessões temáticas com editores convidados. A revista engloba as principais subáreas do saber musical: análise, musicologia, performance, composição, educação musical, musicoterapia, música eletroacústica, computadorizada etc., além de suas abordagens interdisciplinares, relacionadas à pesquisa no Doutorado em Música da UFMG. Per Musi também publica partituras, traduções e entrevistas relacionadas à pesquisa em música. A revista está indexada no Google Acadêmico, RILM (Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale), DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals), SCIELO (entre 2008-2016), Portal Periódicos CAPES, The Music Index e Bibliografia Musical Brasileira (Academia Brasileira de Música). A submissão de artigos é contínua, ao longo de todo o ano. Downloads gratuitos podem ser feitos no site da Per Musi disponível online (www.musica.ufmg.br/permusi). Per Musi conta com a Rede Cariniana como plataforma de preservação digital e segue as diretrizes do Código de Ética do COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) .
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Music
Editor-in-chief Fausto BorémPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 8, Brazil 1, Argentina 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities30.8%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities16.3%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities9.3%
- Literature, Musicology, and Cultural AnalysisSocial Sciences8.6%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities7.2%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science5.4%
- Music Education and AnalysisSocial Sciences5.4%
- Brazilian cultural history and politicsSocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Q3 | 101/196 | 48th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 726 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 47 |
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | 66 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 72 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 87 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 86 |
| 2021 | 51 | 51 | 99 |
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 | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted5
- artigosArtigos completos de pesquisa com contribuição relevante para o campo da música e suas interfaces. Os autores ou pelo menos um coautor devem possuir doutorado.Length not stated
- artigos em português/espanholArtigos nas línguas Portuguesa e Espanhola, incluindo Título, Resumo e Palavras-chave em Inglês.Length not stated
- entrevistasEntrevistas relevantes com informações e contribuições significativas para o campo da música e suas interfaces.Length not stated
- partituras musicaisPartituras musicais relacionadas aos artigos na mesma edição.Length not stated
- resenhas de livrosResenha de livros e outros materiais relevantes para o campo da música.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review, Preprints
- Peer review
Erratas e Correções Model summary
Casos de erros ou falhas que não configurem má conduta, serão corrigidos por meio de errata. A Per Musi garante a publicação de erratas, correções ou retratações observando o “Guia para o registro, marcação e publicação de errata” do SciELO
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy Model summary
Encorajamos os autores a publicarem o seu trabalho em plataformas e/ou bases de dados da web em formato 'preprint' ou 'working paper' antes e durante o processo de revisão e publicação, uma vez que essas ações podem conduzir a intercâmbios produtivos e a uma divulgação mais rápida e mais ampla do trabalho publicado.
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 Federal de Minas Gerais
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1517-7599
- Electronic ISSN
- 2317-6377
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Per Musi
How long does peer review take at Per Musi?
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 Per Musi?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 Per Musi based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (8), Brazil (1) and Argentina (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Per Musi?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Per Musi is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Per Musi open access, and what is the APC?
Per Musi 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .