Journal profile · MUSIC
Tempo
ISSN 0040-2982 · eISSN 1478-2286 · Universidade Federal Fluminense · Brazil
Tempo: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 3,550; review about 19 weeks (community reports); 111 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus; the journal's website says it has ceased publication; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has ceased publication: Cambridge University Press will have ceased publication of TEMPO on completion of Issue 314 / 2025. Source ↗Publisher website ·
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: No longer published by Cambridge University Press Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Tempo is published by Universidade Federal Fluminense 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 Musicology and Musical Analysis, Diverse Musicological Studies and Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications, together about 43.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
TEMPO exists to document the international new music scene while contributing to, and stimulating, current debates therein. Its emphasis is on musical developments in our own century, as well as on music that came to prominence in the later twentieth century that has not yet received the attention it deserves. The articles and reviews cover the new music scene in all its complexity, featuring discussions of compositional trends, performance practices, listening practices, new music contexts and reception histories. TEMPO is sympathetic both to writing about new forms of creative practice (electronic, interdisciplinary, performance-based) and to writing that employs innovative methods of enquiry that differ from the aims of traditional musicology.
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 Humanities23.8%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities13.8%
- Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences5.6%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science5.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.5%
- Mathematics Education and ProgramsMathematics4.4%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 4 |
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
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 98OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 31.48%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,975 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 111 | 24 | 0 |
| 2024 | 116 | 41 | 32 |
| 2023 | 119 | 24 | 21 |
| 2022 | 91 | 16 | 48 |
| 2021 | 115 | 21 | 49 |
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 19 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| 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)
Article types accepted1
- articleArticleLength 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
- Universidade Federal Fluminense
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0040-2982
- Electronic ISSN
- 1478-2286
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Tempo
What CAS zone is Tempo in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Tempo is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Music. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Tempo?
Authors report an average review time of about 19 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 Tempo?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Tempo is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Tempo open access, and what is the APC?
Tempo is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,550.
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: .