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Status
Active
Coverage
2014–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
1.1
SJR · SCImago
0.264
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
10
Best quartile
Q1 · 79th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music | 41 / 196 | 79th | Q1 |
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Rock Music Studies
Rock Music Studies is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 1.1). It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Routledge.
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Publisher: Routledge
Scopus · Q1ONOS
1.1
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
1
Indexed in
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
ONOS · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Rock Music Studies indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2014–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 1.1.
What quartile is Rock Music Studies in Scopus?
Rock Music Studies is Q1 in Music (rank 41 of 196), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Rock Music Studies?
Rock Music Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.1, quartile Q1, 79th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.264, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 10.
Who publishes Rock Music Studies and what is its ISSN?
Rock Music Studies is published by Routledge. Its print ISSN is 1940-1159 and its online ISSN is 1940-1167.
Is Rock Music Studies covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Rock Music Studies in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Rock Music Studies open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Rock Music Studies? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Rock Music Studies has an h-index of 18 and a 2-year mean of 0.16 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.1, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #95 of 184 Scopus journals in Music.
18
h-index
0.16
2-yr mean citations
40
i10-index
417
works indexed
1,235
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#95 of 184 Bottom 49% Music
Rock Music Studies published 23 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 41. 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 Rock Music Studies? — latest 88 articles, 2021–2026
In its latest 88 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from United States (47%), United Kingdom (16.5%) and Australia (5.7%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Rock Music Studies? — 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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