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Rock Music Studies

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2013

ISSN1940-1167

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.173

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SNIP

0.311

Total Works

396

Total Citations

1,198

2yr Mean Citedness

0.20

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Rock Music Studies publishes articles, book and audio reviews, and opinion pieces on rock music and its numerous subgenres. The journal limits its definition of rock to exclude genres such as doo-wop, country, jazz, and soul.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

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SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications396

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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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5/12 · 42%

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Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1940-1167

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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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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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

MusicQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Music

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Music History and CultureMusicology and Musical AnalysisDiverse Musicological StudiesTheater, Performance, and Music HistoryCinema and Media StudiesMusic Technology and Sound StudiesDiverse Music Education InsightsRace, History, and American SocietyPoetry Analysis and CriticismFolklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies