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International Journal of Community Music

Intellect Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN1752-6302

SJR Q1✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total25

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.323

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.611

Total Works

466

Total Citations

4,311

2yr Mean Citedness

0.45

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The International Journal of Community Music focuses on community music practices, theory, and research across diverse global contexts. It highlights the role of music in Indigenous communities, focusing on cultural continuity, sovereignty, and decolonizing approaches. The journal also explores music's impact on well-being, healing, social cohesion, and conflict transformation, particularly within vulnerable populations, neurodiverse individuals, and refugee communities. It examines practitioner perspectives, social impact, and the development of inclusive and equitable musical environments.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

FrequencyThree Times A Year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications466

Publisher OrgIntellect

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Intellect Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1752-6302

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

MusicQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Music

Scopus Categories