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Cambridge Opera Journal

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0954-5867eISSN1474-0621

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.123

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.554

Total Worksi

773

Total Citationsi

3,780

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.19

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Cambridge Opera Journal is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes original research on all aspects of opera. It covers opera from its origins to the present day, and from all parts of the world. The journal publishes articles on music, drama, history, criticism, performance, and related topics. It also includes reviews of books and editions, and notices of forthcoming events.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency3 issues per year

StatusActive

Total Publications773

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?

0954-5867 / 1474-0621

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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

2019

2020

2021

2022

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.

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ2

MusicQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Music

Scopus Categories

MusicVisual Arts and Performing Arts

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Musicology and Musical AnalysisDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesLegal case studies and regulationsTheater, Performance, and Music HistoryDiverse Musicological Studies

Frequently asked questions about Cambridge Opera Journal

Is Cambridge Opera Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Cambridge Opera Journal: 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 Cambridge Opera Journal?

Cambridge Opera Journal 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 0.19.

Is Cambridge Opera Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cambridge Opera Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.