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Journal of Sound and Music in Games

University of California Press · United States · Est. 2020

ISSN2578-3432

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

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

0.165

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.136

Total Worksi

147

Total Citationsi

232

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Music; Computer Science Applications.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2020

Annual Volume~ 25 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications147

Publisher OrgUniversity of California Press

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of California Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2578-3432

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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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?

N/A

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

Articles published

Citations received

126

2020

2021

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.

MusicQ2

Computer Science ApplicationsQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Computer Science ApplicationsMusic

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Digital Games and MediaMusic Technology and Sound StudiesMusic History and CultureCinema and Media StudiesMusicology and Musical AnalysisMusic and Audio ProcessingMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingNeuroscience and Music PerceptionFolklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesNarrative Theory and Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Sound and Music in Games

Is Journal of Sound and Music in Games a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Sound and Music in Games: it is indexed in Scopus, 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 Journal of Sound and Music in Games?

Journal of Sound and Music in Games is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.165.

Is Journal of Sound and Music in Games indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Sound and Music in Games is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Sound and Music in Games?