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Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN1812-1004eISSN2070-626X

SJR Q2✓ 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 (1 more)+6

Total84

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⚡ 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 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.166

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.319

Total Worksi

321

Total Citationsi

667

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa is an accredited, internationally refereed journal that combines ethnomusicological, musicological, music educational, and performance-based research. It aims to promote the musical arts on the African continent and includes reviews of book, audio, audiovisual media, and software.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications321

Publisher OrgRoutledge

Region🌍 Global South

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1812-1004 / 2070-626X

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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

148

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

MusicQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Music

Scopus Categories

Music

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Music History and CultureDiverse Musicological StudiesMusicology and Musical AnalysisDiverse Music Education InsightsSouth African History and CultureAfrican studies and sociopolitical issuesMusic Technology and Sound StudiesAfrican history and culture studiesNeuroscience and Music PerceptionTheater, Performance, and Music History

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa

Is Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa?

Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa 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 0.15.

Is Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.