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Musicology Today

Sciendo · Poland · Est. 2004

ISSN1734-1663eISSN2353-5733
WOS ESCIDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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H-Indexi
4
Total Worksi
178
Total Citationsi
127
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.21
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Musicology Todayis a double-blind peer reviewed journal published since 2004 by the Institute of Musicology, University of Warsaw and the Union of Polish Composers, Poland. The main objective ofMusicology Todayis to provide an intellectual platform for international scholars and to promote interdisciplinary studies in musicology. We publish art ... Musicology Todayis a double-blind peer reviewed journal published since 2004 by the Institute of Musicology, University of Warsaw and the Union of Polish Composers, Poland. The main objective ofMusicology Todayis to provide an intellectual platform for international scholars and to promote interdisciplinary studies in musicology. We publish articles in the fields of historical musicology, ethnomusicology, music theory, and other sub-disciplines of musicology. The journal is a forum for research in all areas of music scholarship, seeking to reflect the breadth and diversity of approaches and topics.Musicology Todaydistinctly promotes studies on Central and Eastern European music and aims to become a leading musicological journal in this part of the world. Special issues devoted to important topics within Central and Eastern European musicology are occasionally published. Since 2023Musicology Todayhas been co-financed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Culture Promotion Fund – a special purpose state fund. In 2022Musicology Todaywas co-financed from the funds of the Ministry of Education and Science as part of the programme ‘Development of Scientific Journals. Contract number: RCN/SN/0576/2021/1.Total project value: 49,009.92 PLN, including state budget funding: 43,000 PLN.

General Information

Country / RegionPoland
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2004
Frequency1 time per year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications178
Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Open
OA Since2012
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Sciendo
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1734-1663 / 2353-5733
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous 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)?
DOAJ verified
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
7
6
2018
8
4
2019
6
4
2020
15
22
2021
8
2
2022
8
1
2023
12
4
2024
7
1
2025

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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Music

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Historical and Cultural Studies of PolandMusicology and Musical AnalysisPolish Historical and Cultural StudiesHistorical Influence and DiplomacyLanguage and CultureDiverse Musicological StudiesCentral European Literary StudiesMusic History and CulturePolish-Jewish Holocaust Memory StudiesTheater, Performance, and Music History

Frequently asked questions about Musicology Today

Is Musicology Today a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Musicology Today: it is indexed in Web of Science, DOAJ, 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 Musicology Today?

Musicology Today 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 0.21.

Is Musicology Today indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Musicology Today is indexed in Web of Science, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Musicology Today?

Musicology Todayis a double-blind peer reviewed journal published since 2004 by the Institute of Musicology, University of Warsaw and the Union of Polish Composers, Poland. The main objective ofMusicology Todayis to provide an intellectual platform for international scholars and to promote interdisciplinary studies in musicology. We publish art ... Musicology Todayis a double-blind peer reviewed journal published since 2004 by the Institute of Musicology, University of Warsaw and the Union of Polish Composers, Poland. The main objective ofMusicology Todayis to provide an intellectual platform

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref