Journal profile · Multiple
Revista Electronica Complutense de Investigacion en Educacion Musical-RECIEM
ISSN 1698-7454 · Ediciones Complutense · Spain
Revista Electronica Complutense de Investigacion en Educacion Musical-RECIEM: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Electronica Complutense de Investigacion en Educacion Musical-RECIEM is published by Ediciones Complutense and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Music Education Insights, Neuroscience and Music Perception and Musicians’ Health and Performance, together about 53.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Revista Electrónica Complutense de Investigación en Educación Musical (RECIEM) (ISSN-e 1698-7454) publishes works on learning and teaching music that are of interest for musical educators. In addition to research, proposals are welcome that address epistemological and methodological matters, reviews of books discussing research, reviews of conferences or seminars held that include a critical analysis of the papers presented and the debates that have taken place. The articles can provide information on research carried out in any context of musical education, both school (infant, primary, secondary education) and vocational (informal learning, private classes, music schools), professional (conservatories, universities, teacher training, orchestras, studies), community (choirs, bands, folk groups), therapeutic (music-therapy) or experimental (cognition, Neurology, Systematic Musicology).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 4, Hong Kong, China 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities36.8%
- Neuroscience and Music PerceptionNeuroscience11.5%
- Musicians’ Health and PerformanceMedicine5.5%
- Education and Art IntegrationSocial Sciences5.5%
- Music Education and AnalysisSocial Sciences5.5%
- Health, Education, and Physical CulturePsychology4.9%
- Music Therapy and HealthPsychology4.3%
- Educational Innovations and TechnologyComputer Science2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 87Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 72.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 181 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 69 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 112 |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 250–300 words
- Keywords
- 5–7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) Model summary
In order to support the global exchange of knowledge, the journal Revista Electrónica Complutense de Investigación en Educación Musica is allowing unrestricted access to its content as from its publication in this electronic edition, and as such it is an open-access journal. The originals published in this journal are the property of the Complutense University of Madrid and any reproduction thereo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal Model summary
In order to support the global exchange of knowledge, the journal Revista Electrónica Complutense de Investigación en Educación Musica is allowing unrestricted access to its content as from its publication in this electronic edition, and as such it is an open-access journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
No APC Model summary
Revista Electrónica Complutense de Investigación en Educación Musical an open access journal that does not charge authors for article processing (submission, review or editing) or publication.
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 Complutense
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1698-7454
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Electronica Complutense de Investigacion en Educacion Musical-RECIEM
What CAS zone is Revista Electronica Complutense de Investigacion en Educacion Musical-RECIEM in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Electronica Complutense de Investigacion en Educacion Musical-RECIEM is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Music / Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Revista Electronica Complutense de Investigacion en Educacion Musical-RECIEM?
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 Revista Electronica Complutense de Investigacion en Educacion Musical-RECIEM?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 250–300 words; Keywords: 5–7; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista Electronica Complutense de Investigacion en Educacion Musical-RECIEM based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (4) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Electronica Complutense de Investigacion en Educacion Musical-RECIEM?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Electronica Complutense de Investigacion en Educacion Musical-RECIEM is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista Electronica Complutense de Investigacion en Educacion Musical-RECIEM open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Electronica Complutense de Investigacion en Educacion Musical-RECIEM 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .