Journal profile · MUSIC
Revista Musical Chilena
ISSN 0716-2790 · eISSN 0717-6252 · Universidad de Chile · Chile
Revista Musical Chilena: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 44 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Musical Chilena is published by Universidad de Chile and is in Zone 3 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America, Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books and Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America, together about 38.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Desde sus inicios, la preocupación más importante de la Revista ha sido la música nacional, informando para Chile y para el exterior lo que ocurre en nuestro medio, siendo su tarea principal generar y mantener un espacio para la musicología nacional, la que se apoyó y se apoya en la Revista Musical Chilena, volcándose en sus páginas un altísimo porcentaje de la producción musicológica del país.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MUSIC
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 7 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural and Social Studies in Latin AmericaArts and Humanities16.8%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities12.7%
- Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin AmericaSocial Sciences8.8%
- Comparative Literary Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities7.7%
- Spanish Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities6.9%
- Cultural and Mythological StudiesArts and Humanities6.7%
- Spanish Linguistics and Language StudiesArts and Humanities3.5%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: Latindex, Dialnet, Hapi Online Periodicals
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,488 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | 2 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 4 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 5 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 12 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | 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
- Unspecified 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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7
- crónicaCrónica Encuentro Aniversario N°5 del Centro de Investigación en Educación Musical (CIEM-Chile): Desafíos y proyecciones para la educacLength not stated
- documentosDocumentos Sonoridades de la memoria: bronces y resistencia en los cincuenta años del golpe de EstadoLength not stated
- estudiosEstudios Gustavo Becerra y la música para el Centro de Cine Experimental: ciclos y movimientos, síncresis y variacionesLength not stated
- in memoriamIn Memoriam Miguel Eduardo Astor Salazar (Caracas, 18 de octubre de 1958 – Caracas, 25 de abril de 2026)Length not stated
- reseña de publicacionesReseña de Publicaciones Olivia Concha Molinari (editora). El piano en Chile Republicano. Vol. I. Santiago: Fondo de Fomento de la Música Nacional, 2022Length not stated
- reseñas de fonogramasReseñas de Fonogramas José Miguel Candela. Piezas Sueltas [CD]. Pueblo Nuevo, 2025.Length not stated
- resumen de tesisResumen de Tesis Nelson Rodríguez Vega. “Música de la calle, inmigración y género como nodos de la cultura musical del hip-hop en Concepción, ChLength not stated
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
- Universidad de Chile
- Country or region
- Chile
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0716-2790
- Electronic ISSN
- 0717-6252
- 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 Revista Musical Chilena
What CAS zone is Revista Musical Chilena in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Musical Chilena is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Music. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Revista Musical Chilena?
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 Musical Chilena?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: Author–date; Cover letter: 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 Revista Musical Chilena based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Musical Chilena?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Musical Chilena is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Revista Musical Chilena open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Musical Chilena 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: .