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Online Journal of Music Sciences

Nilgun SAZAK · Turkey · Est. 2016

ISSN2536-4421

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total20

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.101

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.026

Total Works

216

Total Citations

131

2yr Mean Citedness

0.31

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on music education research, exploring topics such as the impact of technology on music teachers, pedagogical approaches to rhythm, the analysis of graduate theses in music education, the use of AI in violin intonation training, and the role of music in early literacy development. It also examines music education policies, student attitudes towards music courses, parental involvement in music education, and the historical development of pop music in Turkey.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionTurkey

Primary LanguageEnglish, Turkish

1st Year Published2016

Annual Volume~ 41 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications216

Publisher OrgSüleyman Demirel University

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Nilgun SAZAK

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2536-4421

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, Turkish

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

Publication & Citation Trend

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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.

MusicQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Music

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Music Education and AnalysisDiverse Musicological StudiesEducation Practices and ChallengesEducational Methods and AnalysisDiverse Music Education InsightsTurkish Literature and CultureCultural and Sociopolitical StudiesNeuroscience and Music PerceptionMusicology and Musical AnalysisMusic and Audio Processing