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Yearbook for Traditional Music

International Council for Traditional Music · United States

ISSN0740-1558

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / 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.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.121

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.939

Total Worksi

2,271

Total Citationsi

13,884

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.12

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Yearbook of Traditional Music is a peer-reviewed academic journal published annually by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM). It is the leading journal in the field of ethnomusicology and the study of traditional music and dance worldwide. The journal publishes original research articles, reviews of books and recordings, and reports on conferences and festivals. It is an essential resource for scholars, students, and practitioners in ethnomusicology, musicology, anthropology, folklore, and dance studies.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive

Total Publications2,271

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed

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?

International Council for Traditional Music

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0740-1558

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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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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

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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.

MusicQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Music

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Musicological StudiesMusic History and CultureMusicology and Musical AnalysisDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAsian Culture and Media Studies

Frequently asked questions about Yearbook for Traditional Music

Is Yearbook for Traditional Music a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Yearbook for Traditional 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 Yearbook for Traditional Music?

Yearbook for Traditional Music is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.121.

Is Yearbook for Traditional Music indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Yearbook for Traditional Music is indexed in Scopus.