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Current Musicology

Columbia University Libraries · United States · Est. 1965

ISSN0011-3735eISSN2640-883X

✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Aims & Scope

Current Musicology is a leading peer-reviewed journal for scholarly research in music. We publish articles and book reviews in the fields of historical musicology, ethnomusicology, music theory, and philosophy of music.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1965

Frequencytwo issues per year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgColumbia University Libraries

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Columbia University Libraries

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0011-3735 / 2640-883X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2016

107

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Musicology and Musical AnalysisDiverse Musicological StudiesMusic History and CultureMusic Technology and Sound StudiesDiverse Music Education InsightsHistorical Influence and DiplomacyTheater, Performance, and Music HistoryReformation and Early Modern ChristianityLegal Cases and CommentaryNeuroscience and Music Perception

Frequently asked questions about Current Musicology

Is Current Musicology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Current Musicology: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Current Musicology?

Current Musicology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

Is Current Musicology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Current Musicology is indexed in DOAJ.