Journal profile · MUSIC
Twentieth-Century Music
ISSN 1478-5722 · eISSN 1478-5730 · Cambridge University Press
Twentieth-Century Music: CAS Zone 1 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Twentieth-Century Music is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 1 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Musicology and Musical Analysis, Music History and Culture and Diverse Musicological Studies, together about 52.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Music. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Twentieth-Century Music seeks to transcend traditional boundaries within musicology that often keep scholars working in diverse fields apart. We publish outstanding work in the fields of popular music studies and music sociology, ethnomusicology, media, sound art and film music studies and historical musicology and welcome submissions with a broad intellectual and disciplinary range. Please send any informal enquiries relating to individual submissions, Forum proposals or Special Issue proposals to Ana and Jonathan either personally or via the journal administration.Twentieth-Century Music is an open access journal in which all research content is published Gold Open Access.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MUSIC
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 6, United Kingdom 5, Hong Kong, China 1, Germany 1, Canada 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities21%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities18.9%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities12.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.3%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science6.4%
- Music Technology and Sound StudiesComputer Science5.1%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities3.4%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Music | Zone 3 |
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 86.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 609 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 19 | 3 |
| 2025 | 30 | 23 | 16 |
| 2024 | 17 | 8 | 20 |
| 2023 | 42 | 32 | 24 |
| 2022 | 44 | 12 | 49 |
| 2021 | 29 | 14 | 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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 accepted4
- articleTwentieth-Century Music publishes: Article* Forum* Review Review Essay*Length not stated
- forumTwentieth-Century Music publishes: Article* Forum* Review Review Essay*Length not stated
- reviewTwentieth-Century Music publishes: Article* Forum* Review Review Essay*Length not stated
- review essayTwentieth-Century Music publishes: Article* Forum* Review Review Essay*Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Article and Forum and Review Essay are considered research articles for Gold Open Access funding purposes. Model summary
For the purposes of Gold Open Access funding, this journal considers these article types to be research articles.
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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 1478-5722
- Electronic ISSN
- 1478-5730
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Twentieth-Century Music
What CAS zone is Twentieth-Century Music in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Twentieth-Century Music is in Zone 1 of Arts, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Music; it is a Top journal. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Twentieth-Century Music based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (6), United Kingdom (5) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Twentieth-Century Music?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Twentieth-Century Music is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Twentieth-Century Music open access, and what is the APC?
Twentieth-Century Music is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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: .