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Ethnomusicology Forum

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN1741-1920

SJR Q1✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.248

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.621

Total Worksi

685

Total Citationsi

6,274

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.34

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Ethnomusicology Forum explores the diverse intersections of music, culture, and society, focusing on ethnomusicological research that highlights the relationships between musical practices and their broader social contexts. It encompasses the study of all music, including Western art music and popular music, defined broadly as the study of "people making music". The journal employs a multidisciplinary approach, incorporating methods from anthropology, cultural studies, and musicology.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 30 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications685

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1741-1920

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

348

2019

435

2020

204

2021

101

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.

MusicQ1

AnthropologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Music

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyMusic

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Music History and CultureDiverse Musicological StudiesMusicology and Musical AnalysisDiverse Music Education InsightsAsian Culture and Media StudiesDiversity and Impact of DanceAnthropological Studies and InsightsPhilippine History and CultureMusic Technology and Sound StudiesAsian Studies and History

Frequently asked questions about Ethnomusicology Forum

Is Ethnomusicology Forum a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ethnomusicology Forum: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Ethnomusicology Forum?

Ethnomusicology Forum 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 0.34.

Is Ethnomusicology Forum indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ethnomusicology Forum is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.