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Status
Active
Coverage
2012–2025 (also 2002–2010)
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
0.5
SJR · SCImago
0.105
Q4 SJR quartile
H-index
17
Best quartile
Q2 · 53rd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music | 91 / 196 | 53rd | Q2 |
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World of Music
World of Music is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 0.5), WoS AHCI. Published by VWB - Verlag für Wissenschaft und Bildung.
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ISSN 0043-8774Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: VWB - Verlag für Wissenschaft und Bildung
Scopus · Q2WoS · AHCI
0.5
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
2
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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 World of Music indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2012–2025 (also 2002–2010), best quartile Q2, CiteScore 0.5.
What quartile is World of Music in Scopus?
World of Music is Q2 in Music (rank 91 of 196), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of World of Music?
World of Music 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 0.5, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 53rd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.105, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 17.
Who publishes World of Music and what is its ISSN?
World of Music is published by VWB - Verlag für Wissenschaft und Bildung. Its ISSN is 0043-8774.
Is World of Music in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Arts & Humanities Citation Index.
Is World of Music open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is World of Music? — open metrics via OpenAlex
World of Music has an h-index of 15 and a 2-year mean of 0.28 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.5, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #62 of 184 Scopus journals in Music.
15
h-index
0.28
2-yr mean citations
20
i10-index
149
works indexed
571
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#62 of 184 Top 34% Music
World of Music published 25 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 25. 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 World of Music? — latest 41 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 41 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from Australia (21.5%), United States (20.3%) and Canada (12.2%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for World of Music? — 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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