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WoS ESCI Q3Scopus Q1SCImago #18,269CAS 3区Hybrid

Metal Music Studies

Country: Updating•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.271•SCImago Rank: #18,269•Identifier (ISSN):2052-3998(Print)/2052-4005(Online)•Articles / Year: 0•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,576 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
0.5
↑ +0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
15

15 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ3
Self-Citation Rate60%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
0articles/year
1.41% Gold OA•0% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 0.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.5)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.2)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.5)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Metal Music Studies is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q3 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Art57.4%Philosophy54.9%Political science41.8%Sociology39.3%History37.3%Law37.3%Computer science35.2%Literature33.6%Physics32%Psychology27.5%Linguistics24.2%Geography23.8%Economics23.4%Visual arts23%Aesthetics22.1%Acoustics20.9%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #18,269Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2014-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and Humanities
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.271

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
15

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.73

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,576 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations43
3-Year Documents62
Citable Documents53

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate33.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

MusicQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Arts & Humanities
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Intellect Ltd.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
CULTURAL STUDIES
JCRESCI
36/66Q3
HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCRESCI
N/AN/A
MUSIC
JCRESCI
N/AN/A
CULTURAL STUDIES
JCIESCI
38/66Q3
HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCIESCI
68/403Q1
MUSIC
JCIESCI
39/108Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—90
20250.2456
20240.5228
202303096
2022—2966
2021—20105
2020—43205
2019—31325
2018—42389
2017—30245
2016—29120
2015—15222
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Metal Music Studies

WoS Q3
00112023202420250.20
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 60%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

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Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: fa9af59b-d604-4b39-a610-495e2cbb89e1
Database Updated: 2026-09-30