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World of Music

VWB - Verlag für Wissenschaft und Bildung · Germany

ISSN0043-8774

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View on Clarivate Master Journal List ↗

SJR Score

0.185

H-Index

Total Works

138

Total Citations

562

2yr Mean Citedness

0.24

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal focuses on the study of music and sound practices, particularly in relation to cultural identity, environmental connections, and historical preservation. It examines how music and performance transmit knowledge across generations, maintain cultural continuity, and engage with ecological challenges. The journal also explores the role of archives, historical recordings, and collaborative research in understanding and revitalizing musical traditions, with a significant emphasis on Indigenous music and oral traditions from various global contexts, including Australia, New Zealand, West Africa, and North Africa.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications138

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

VWB - Verlag für Wissenschaft und Bildung

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0043-8774

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2016

2018

2019

2020

2021

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2025

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.

MusicQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Music

Scopus Categories