Journal profile
Sound Stage Screen
ISSN 2784-8949 · Milano University Press · Italy
Sound Stage Screen: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sound Stage Screen is published by Milano University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Musicology and Musical Analysis, Sound Studies and Aurality and Cinema History and Criticism, together about 50.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music and Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Sound Stage Screen (SSS) is a biannual, peer-reviewed journal devoted to historical and theoretical research into the relations between sound, performance, and media. SSS addresses a wide range of phenomena, practices, and objects pertaining to sound and music in light of the interconnections between performing traditions and media archaeologies. SSS is available open access and is now open for submissions. More Less Full Issue PDF
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities22.9%
- Sound Studies and AuralityPsychology15.9%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities11.8%
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities8.8%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities7.1%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science7.1%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities5.3%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities2.9%
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
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 60 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 21 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Chicago
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY-SA 4.0 Model summary
Copyright Policy The author allows Sound Stage Screen (SSS) the right to publish for the first time the work within 1 (one) year from acceptance, and the perpetual right to distribute the work free of charge by any means and in any parts of the world, including the communication to the public through the journal website. The author retains the right to create derivative works and to reproduce, dis…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Immediate open access, BOAI Model summary
The journal provides immediate open access to its contents on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a wider global exchange of knowledge. Open Access Policy is based on rules of Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymous peer review Model summary
To enable anonymous peer review, the manuscript should include no identifying information. The author’s name (or authors’ names) should not appear anywhere on the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original work only; not under consideration elsewhere Model summary
The submission must not have been previously published, nor currently submitted to another journal for consideration.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
PKP PN / LOCKSS Model summary
The journal has enabled the PKP PN (Preservation Network) plugin, in order to preserve digital contents through LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) project.
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
- Milano University Press
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2784-8949
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 5, Issue 1-2 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Sound Stage Screen
How long does peer review take at Sound Stage Screen?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 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.
Which databases index Sound Stage Screen?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sound Stage Screen is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Sound Stage Screen open access, and what is the APC?
Sound Stage Screen 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: .