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Plainsong and Medieval Music

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1992

ISSN1474-0087

SJR Q4✓ 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 ↗

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📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.102

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.131

Total Worksi

595

Total Citationsi

1,867

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medieval & Renaissance Studies; Music.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1992

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications595

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

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

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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?

1474-0087

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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

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Citations received

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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

Medieval & Renaissance StudiesMusic

Scopus Categories

Music

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Medieval Literature and HistoryHistorical and Archaeological StudiesReformation and Early Modern ChristianityMedieval European Literature and HistoryDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesMusicology and Musical AnalysisDiverse Musicological StudiesHistorical and Religious Studies of RomeEducational Robotics and EngineeringHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Plainsong and Medieval Music

Is Plainsong and Medieval Music a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Plainsong and Medieval Music: 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 Plainsong and Medieval Music?

Plainsong and Medieval Music 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 Plainsong and Medieval Music indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Plainsong and Medieval Music is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Plainsong and Medieval Music?