Journal profile · MUSIC
Philomusica
ISSN 1826-9001 · Pavia University Press
Philomusica: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 5 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Philomusica is published by Pavia University Press and is in Zone 4 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, Medieval European Literature and History and Historical and Literary Analyses, together about 35.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Philomusica on-line is an open access musicological journal aiming to present the research activities of the Department of Musicology and Cultural Heritage of the University of Pavia and offer a space of exchange and collaboration between musicologists from all over the world. The journal accepts proposals of essays and reviews in Italian, French, English, Spanish and German.
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 Humanities20.8%
- Medieval European Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities8.3%
- Historical and Literary AnalysesArts and Humanities6.3%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science4.2%
- Diversity and Impact of DancePsychology4.2%
- Renaissance and Early Modern StudiesArts and Humanities4.2%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities4.2%
- Media, Communication, and EducationSocial Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 5LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 16 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Included in ANVUR A-Class list for Area 10, sub-area C1 Model summary
The journal was included by the Italian “Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del Sistema Universitario e della Ricerca (ANVUR)” in the “A-Class” list of scientific journals for the Area 10 – Antiquity, Philology, Literature and Art History, sub-area C1.
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
- Pavia University Press
- ISSN
- 1826-9001
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Philomusica
What CAS zone is Philomusica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Philomusica is in Zone 4 of Arts, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Music. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Philomusica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Philomusica is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Philomusica open access, and what is the APC?
Philomusica is a subscription 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .