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Status
Active
Coverage
2017–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
CiteScore
0.1
SJR · SCImago
0.163
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
4
Best quartile
Q4 · 11th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music | 173 / 196 | 11th | Q4 |
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Opus
Opus is Scopus-indexed (Q4, CiteScore 0.1), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by National Association of Music Research and Postgraduates.
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ISSN 0103-7412Verify ISSN ↗1517-7017Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: National Association of Music Research and Postgraduates
Scopus · Q4WoS · ESCIOpen Access
0.1
CiteScore 2025
Q4
Best quartile
3
Indexed in
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Open accessFully open access, peer reviewed
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Opus indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2017–present, best quartile Q4, CiteScore 0.1.
What quartile is Opus in Scopus?
Opus is Q4 in Music (rank 173 of 196), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Opus?
Opus is indexed in the Emerging Sources 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 11th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.163, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 4.
Who publishes Opus and what is its ISSN?
Opus is published by National Association of Music Research and Postgraduates. Its print ISSN is 0103-7412 and its online ISSN is 1517-7017.
Is Opus in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Opus open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is Opus? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Opus has an h-index of 10 and a 2-year mean of 0.08 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.1, quartile Q4. On 2-year citations it ranks #120 of 184 Scopus journals in Music.
10
h-index
0.08
2-yr mean citations
10
i10-index
447
works indexed
479
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#120 of 184 Bottom 35% Music
Opus published 50 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 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.
Who publishes in Opus? — latest 91 articles, 2023–2026
In its latest 91 research articles (2023–2026), authors are most often from Brazil (70.3%), Portugal (7.1%) and Spain (4.9%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Opus? — 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
- Author concentration70.3% of recent authorship from Brazil
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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