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Perspectives of New Music

Perspectives of New Music · United States · Est. 1962

ISSN0031-6016
SJR Q4Scopus / SJR
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.101
H-Indexi
41
Total Worksi
2,033
Total Citationsi
10,719
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
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Aims & Scope

P ERSPECTIVES OF NEW MUSIC is directed to a readership consisting of composers, performers, scholars, and all others interested in any kind of contemporary music. Published material includes theoretical research, analyses, technical reports, position papers by composers, sociological and philosophical articles, interviews, reviews, and, for special purposes, short musical scores or other creative productions.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1962
Annual Volume~ 17 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications2,033
Publisher OrgPerspectives of New Music
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Reviewreferee reports
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Perspectives of New Music
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0031-6016
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
referee reports
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
30
22
2017
78
4
2018
60
14
2019
34
11
2020
21
7
2021
18
2
2022
18
1
2023
16
0
2024

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

MusicQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Music

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Musicology and Musical AnalysisMusic Technology and Sound StudiesDiverse Musicological StudiesMusic History and CultureMusic and Audio Processing

Frequently asked questions about Perspectives of New Music

Is Perspectives of New Music a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Perspectives of New Music: it is indexed in Scopus, 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 Perspectives of New Music?

Perspectives of New Music is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.101.

Is Perspectives of New Music indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Perspectives of New Music is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Perspectives of New Music?

P ERSPECTIVES OF NEW MUSIC is directed to a readership consisting of composers, performers, scholars, and all others interested in any kind of contemporary music. Published material includes theoretical research, analyses, technical reports, position papers by composers, sociological and philosophical articles, interviews, reviews, and, for special purposes, short musical scores or other creative productions.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref