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IASPM Journal

International Association for the Study of Popular Music · Sweden · Est. 2010

ISSN2079-3871

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.175

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.391

Total Worksi

529

Total Citationsi

1,714

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.64

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

IASPM Journal is the peer-reviewed open-access journal of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM). We publish research on popular music, regardless of genre, time or place. We are open to a wide range of research methodologies and critical approaches.

General Information

Country / RegionSweden

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

Annual Volume~ 33 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications529

Publisher OrgInternational Association for the Study of Popular Music

OA Since2009

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

digital archive

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

International Association for the Study of Popular Music

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2079-3871

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

digital archive

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

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Citations received

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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

Scopus Categories

Music

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Music History and CultureDiverse Musicological StudiesDiverse Music Education InsightsMusicology and Musical AnalysisCultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentMusic Technology and Sound StudiesAsian Culture and Media StudiesTheater, Performance, and Music HistoryGender, Feminism, and MediaCinema and Media Studies

Frequently asked questions about IASPM Journal

Is IASPM Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for IASPM Journal: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of IASPM Journal?

IASPM Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.175.

Is IASPM Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

IASPM Journal is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.