Journal profile
Popular Music Research Today
ISSN 2659-6482 · Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca · Spain
Popular Music Research Today: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 10 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Popular Music Research Today is published by Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Musicology and Musical Analysis, Music History and Culture and Music Education and Analysis, together about 57.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
PMRT es una publicación de periodicidad anual desde 2023 cuyo objetivo es la difusión de estudios en torno a la música popular, considerando este término de un modo amplio (músicas populares urbanas, folklóricas...), y la educación musical, en todas sus facetas y etapas. En este sentido, las temáticas que alberga la revista son: Innovación educativa en torno a lo musical Pedagogía musical Música, medios audiovisuales y educación Antropología de la música Metodologías para el estudio de la música popular Tradición y oralidad: conservación y difusión del patrimonio musical Músicas urbanas e identidades Los trabajos presentados serán originales e inéditos y tendrán un enfoque científico.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities26.9%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities18.5%
- Music Education and AnalysisSocial Sciences12.2%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities11.8%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities8%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities3.8%
- Literature, Musicology, and Cultural AnalysisSocial Sciences2.5%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science1.7%
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
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 103 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 15 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 5 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
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
- Single 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-NC-ND | |
| 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
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest
In-text citations follow APA 7th edition style Model summary
Las referencias durante el texto seguirán el modelo APA 7.ª Ed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics COPE
Esta revista secunda los principios de transparencia y buenas prácticas determinados por el Comité de Ética de publicación (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright CC BY-NC-SA
Los autores/as ceden a la Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca el derecho de la publicación, bajo licencia Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). Esta licencia permite a otros entremezclar, ajustar y construir a partir de su obra con fines no comerciales. Las nuevas creaciones deberán reconocer su autoría, no podrán ser utilizadas de manera comerci…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Vía dorada del Conocimiento Abierto (open access)
Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca, efectúa la vía dorada del Conocimiento Abierto (Open Access), desde 2011 pudiéndose descargar texto completo en PDF de la revista PMRT, en cumplimiento de la Ley 14/2011, de 1 de junio, de la Ciencia, la Tecnología y la Innovación.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Reference list follows APA 7th edition, including DOI when possible or shortened URL otherwise Model summary
Se seguirá la normativa APA 7ª Ed. indicando, siempre que sea posible, el DOI del documento o, en su defecto, la dirección URL acortada.
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
- Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish, English
- ISSN
- 2659-6482
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Popular Music Research Today
How long does peer review take at Popular Music Research Today?
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 Popular Music Research Today?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Popular Music Research Today?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Popular Music Research Today is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Popular Music Research Today open access, and what is the APC?
Popular Music Research Today 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: .