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Top Scientific Journals in Music
Discover and benchmark premier peer-reviewed journals in Music. Compare official Journal Impact Factor (IF), Web of Science quartiles (Q1–Q4), Scopus SJR, and Diamond Open Access status.
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Music Journal Rankings(20 / 102)
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Tier 1TOP
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MUSICOLOGICAL SOCIETY
ISSN: 0003-0139 / 1547-3848 • University of California Press
Impact Factor
1.1
Scopus SJR
0.202
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#2
Tier 3
Philosophy of Music Education Review
ISSN: 1063-5734 / 1543-3412 • Indiana University Press
Impact Factor
0.9
Scopus SJR
0.403
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#3
Tier 3
JOURNAL OF MUSICOLOGICAL RESEARCH
ISSN: 0141-1896 / 1547-7304 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
0.8
Scopus SJR
0.134
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#4
Tier 4
Journal of Popular Music Studies
ISSN: 1524-2226 / 1533-1598 • Wiley-Blackwell
Impact Factor
0.8
Scopus SJR
0.212
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#5
Tier 1TOP
MUSIC THEORY SPECTRUM
ISSN: 0195-6167 / 1533-8339 • Oxford University Press
Impact Factor
0.8
Scopus SJR
0.493
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#7
Tier 1TOP
POPULAR MUSIC AND SOCIETY
ISSN: 0300-7766 / 1740-1712 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
0.8
Scopus SJR
0.56
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#8
Tier 3TOP
International Journal of Community Music
ISSN: 1752-6299 / 1752-6302 • Intellect Publishers
Impact Factor
0.7
Scopus SJR
0.339
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#9
Tier 4
BULLETIN OF THE COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH IN MUSIC EDUCATION
ISSN: 0010-9894 / 2162-7223 • Council for Research in Music Education, School of Music, University of Illinois
Impact Factor
0.6
Scopus SJR
0.469
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#10
Tier 2TOP
Ethnomusicology Forum
ISSN: 1741-1912 / 1741-1920 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
0.6
Scopus SJR
0.248
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#11
Tier 1TOP
JOURNAL OF MUSIC THEORY
ISSN: 0022-2909 / 1941-7497 • Duke University Press
Impact Factor
0.6
Scopus SJR
0.241
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#12
Tier 3
Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa
ISSN: 1812-1004 / 2070-626X • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
0.6
Scopus SJR
0.166
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#14
Tier 2TOP
Twentieth-Century Music
ISSN: 1478-5722 / 1478-5730 • Cambridge University Press
Impact Factor
0.6
Scopus SJR
0.217
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#15
Tier 3
FONTES ARTIS MUSICAE
ISSN: 0015-6191 / 2471-156X • Kassel und Barenreiter Verlag
Impact Factor
0.5
Scopus SJR
0.16
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#16
Tier 3
LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC REVIEW-REVISTA DE MUSICA LATINOAMERICANA
ISSN: 0163-0350 / 1536-0199
Impact Factor
0.5
Scopus SJR
—
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#17
Tier 3
Metal Music Studies
ISSN: 2052-3998 / 2052-4005 • Intellect Ltd.
Impact Factor
0.5
Scopus SJR
0.271
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#18
Tier 1TOP
Muziki-Journal of Music Research in Africa
ISSN: 1812-5980 / 1753-593X • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
0.5
Scopus SJR
0.209
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#19
Tier 3
NOTES
ISSN: 0027-4380 / 1534-150X • Music Library Association
Impact Factor
0.5
Scopus SJR
0.206
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#20
Tier 3
Organised Sound
ISSN: 1355-7718 / 1469-8153 • Cambridge University Press
Impact Factor
0.5
Scopus SJR
0.265
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