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British Journal of Music Education

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0265-0517eISSN1469-2104

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI · AHCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.5

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.558

Total Worksi

1,903

Total Citationsi

16,526

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.48

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

British Journal of Music Education publishes research on all aspects of music education. It aims to provide a forum for the discussion of issues and the dissemination of research findings in music education across all age ranges and educational settings. The journal covers a wide range of topics including curriculum development, pedagogy, assessment, policy, and the social and cultural contexts of music education.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,903

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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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?

0265-0517 / 1469-2104

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind 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)?

N/A

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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

226

2019

362

2020

110

2021

212

2022

129

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

MusicQ1

EducationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational ResearchMusic

Scopus Categories

MusicEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Music Education InsightsNeuroscience and Music PerceptionDiverse Musicological StudiesMusicology and Musical AnalysisDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about British Journal of Music Education

Is British Journal of Music Education a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for British Journal of Music Education: 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 British Journal of Music Education?

British Journal of Music Education 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.48.

Is British Journal of Music Education indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

British Journal of Music Education is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.