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Nordic Journal of Music Therapy

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2001

ISSN1944-8260

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ 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?

315

days submission → published

measured · last 13 articles · accept 277d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.488

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.817

Total Worksi

1,025

Total Citationsi

10,891

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.89

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Nordic Journal of Music Therapy is an international journal that publishes empirical and theoretical research, perspectives on practice, and philosophical discussions on music therapy and related fields.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,025

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?

1944-8260

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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

477

2019

453

2020

272

2021

288

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.

AnthropologyQ1

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Complementary and Alternative MedicineQ2

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Rehabilitation

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyComplementary and Alternative MedicineArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Psychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Music Therapy and HealthDiverse Music Education InsightsNeuroscience and Music PerceptionArt Therapy and Mental HealthEarthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesPsychotherapy Techniques and ApplicationsInfant Development and Preterm CareHuman auditory perception and evaluationFamily and Disability Support ResearchEducational Robotics and Engineering

Frequently asked questions about Nordic Journal of Music Therapy

Is Nordic Journal of Music Therapy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Nordic Journal of Music Therapy: 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 Nordic Journal of Music Therapy?

Nordic Journal of Music Therapy 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 0.89.

Is Nordic Journal of Music Therapy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Nordic Journal of Music Therapy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.