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Early Music History

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0261-1279eISSN1474-0559
SJR Q4WOS A&HCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 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
0.103
H-Indexi
43
Total Worksi
426
Total Citationsi
4,944
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Early Music History is a journal dedicated to the study of music from the medieval period to the end of the seventeenth century. It publishes scholarly articles on all aspects of music history, including performance practice, iconography, and the social and cultural contexts of music. The journal also features reviews of books and recordings.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 10 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications426
Publisher OrgCambridge University Press
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review
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?
Cambridge University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0261-1279 / 1474-0559
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
double-blind peer review
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
10
47
2016
7
67
2017
9
20
2018
10
66
2019
10
81
2020
10
52
2021
9
48
2022
12
0
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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

MusicQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Music

Scopus Categories

Music

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Musicology and Musical AnalysisReformation and Early Modern ChristianityMedieval Literature and HistoryDiverse Musicological StudiesHistorical Influence and Diplomacy

Frequently asked questions about Early Music History

Is Early Music History a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Early Music History: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Early Music History?

Early Music History is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is Early Music History indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Early Music History is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Early Music History?

Early Music History is a journal dedicated to the study of music from the medieval period to the end of the seventeenth century. It publishes scholarly articles on all aspects of music history, including performance practice, iconography, and the social and cultural contexts of music. The journal also features reviews of books and recordings.

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