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Status
Active
Coverage
2002–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
0.1
SJR · SCImago
0.101
Q4 SJR quartile
H-index
6
Best quartile
Q4 · 13th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music | 170 / 196 | 13th | Q4 |
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Bach
Bach is Scopus-indexed (Q4, CiteScore 0.1), WoS AHCI. Published by Riemenschneider Bach Institute.
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ISSN 0005-3600Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Riemenschneider Bach Institute
Scopus · Q4WoS · AHCI
0.1
CiteScore 2025
Q4
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Bach indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2002–present, best quartile Q4, CiteScore 0.1.
What quartile is Bach in Scopus?
Bach is Q4 in Music (rank 170 of 196), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Bach?
Bach is indexed in the Arts & Humanities Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 0.1, which places it in quartile Q4 at the 13th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.101, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 6.
Who publishes Bach and what is its ISSN?
Bach is published by Riemenschneider Bach Institute. Its ISSN is 0005-3600.
Is Bach in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Arts & Humanities Citation Index.
Is Bach open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Bach? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Bach has an h-index of 6 and a 2-year mean of 0.02 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.1, quartile Q4. On 2-year citations it ranks #152 of 184 Scopus journals in Music.
6
h-index
0.02
2-yr mean citations
5
i10-index
435
works indexed
154
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#152 of 184 Bottom 18% Music
Bach published 21 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 62. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Bach? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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