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Tempo

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0040-2982eISSN1478-2286

SJR Q3✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total12

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.127

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

4,973

Total Citations

3,844

2yr Mean Citedness

0.04

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Aims & Scope

Tempo is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the history and theory of music and musicology. It is published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Society for Musicology in Ireland. The journal was established in 1939. It is indexed in the Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Current Contents/Arts & Humanities, and the Music Index. It is also available online via Project MUSE and JSTOR.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications4,973

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0040-2982 / 1478-2286

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

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Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

MusicQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Music

Scopus Categories