52 Music journals (Arts and Humanities) in ORBIT Tier 2 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 2: second quarter of Arts and Humanities by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Journal of Arts Humanities & Social Science | 2693-2547 | 129 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Tempo | 0040-2982 | 111 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,41,966 to publish | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Singing | 1086-7732 | 90 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Popular Music | 0261-1430 | 56 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,41,966 to publish | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Review of Artistic Education | 2069-7554 | 56 | 2 | ≈ ₹7,618 to publish | Yes | Yes | Romania |
| Russian musicology. | 3034-3836 | 51 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Aktualʹnye problemy vysšego muzykalʹnogo obrazovaniâ. | 2220-1769 | 48 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Metal Music Studies | 2052-3998 | 45 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of the American Musicological Society | 0003-0139 | 41 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Advances in Curriculum Design&Education | 3080-7352 | 36 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | China |
| Volume ! | 1634-5495 | 34 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | France |
| Musicologist | 2618-5652 | 33 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Resonance The Journal of Sound and Culture | 2688-867X | 31 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of African Arts & Culture | 2637-3610 | 30 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Ghana |
| Journal of Musicological Research | 0141-1896 | 30 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| International Journal of Music Mediation | 2943-6109 | 28 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| Научный вестник Московской консерватории | 2079-9438 | 27 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Asian Music | 0044-9202 | 26 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| GMTH Proceedings | 2701-9500 | 26 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | |
| Музыкальное искусство Евразии Традиции и современность | 2782-1773 | 26 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Svetovi revija za etnologijo antropologijo in folkloristiko | 2820-6088 | 25 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Slovenia |
| The world of music/The world of music | 0043-8774 | 25 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| Händel-Jahrbuch | 0440-0615 | 24 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Harmonia Journal of Music and Arts | 3032-4076 | 24 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Revista da ABEM | 1518-2630 | 23 | 2 | ≈ ₹4,641 to publish | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Rock Music Studies | 1940-1159 | 23 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Tehnologii informatice și de comunicație în domeniul muzical / Information and communication Technologies in Musical Field | 2067-9408 | 23 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Romania |
| Traditions of Music and Dance | 3033-4233 | 23 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,41,966 to publish | No | No | |
| Журнал Общества теории музыки | 2308-1333 | 23 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| 19th-Century Music | 0148-2076 | 21 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Music Reference Services Quarterly | 1058-8167 | 21 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Zeitschrift der Gesellschaft für Musiktheorie [Journal of the German-Speaking Society of Music Theory] | 1862-6742 | 21 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Germany |
| Dancecult | 1947-5403 | 20 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of the Association of Nigerian Musicologists | 1597-0590 | 19 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Philosophy of Music Education Review | 1063-5734 | 18 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of sonic studies | 2212-6252 | 17 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Popular Music History | 1740-7133 | 17 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| REVISTA INTERNACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN MUSICAL | 2307-4841 | 17 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Cambridge Opera Journal | 0954-5867 | 16 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,41,966 to publish | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Musical Arts in Africa | 1812-1004 | 16 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | South Africa |
| International Review of the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music | 0047-1208 | 14 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Croatia |
| Jazz Education in Research and Practice | 2639-7668 | 14 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Research in Music | 2961-5666 | 14 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Malaysian Journal of Music | 2600-9331 | 14 | 2 | ≈ ₹23,584 to publish | Yes | Yes | Malaysia |
| Revista Electrónica Complutense de Investigación en Educación Musical - RECIEM | 1698-7454 | 14 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Epistemus Revista de Estudios en Música Cognición y Cultura | 1853-0494 | 13 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| International Journal of Music in Early Childhood | 2516-1989 | 13 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of World Popular Music | 2052-4900 | 13 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Creative Arts | 3030-6086 | 11 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Vietnam |
| Royal Musical Association Research Chronicle | 0080-4460 | 11 | 2 | ≈ ₹3,41,966 to publish | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Music and Politics | 1938-7687 | 10 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Popular Music Research Today Revista Online de Divulgación Musicológica | 2659-6482 | 10 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |