Ethnomusicology Forum

Aims & Scope

Articles often emphasise first-hand, sustained engagement with people as music makers, taking the form of ethnographic writing following one or more periods of fieldwork.

Typically, ethnographies aim for a broad assessment of the processes and contexts through and within which music is imagined, discussed and made.

Ethnography may be synthesised with a variety of analytical, historical and other methodologies, often entering into dialogue with other disciplinary areas such as music psychology, music education, historical musicology, performance studies, critical theory, dance, folklore and linguistics.

The field is therefore characterised by its breadth in theory and method, its interdisciplinary nature and its global perspective.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.5
2024	0.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	23975

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	34

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.157

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	12

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Shoot the sergeant, shatter the mountain: The production of masculinity in zulu ngoma song and dance in post-apartheid South Africa

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Louise

• Sounds of Power: An Overview of Musical Instruments and Gender

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Veronica

• Putting<i>mano</i>to music: The mediation of race in Brazilian rap

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Derek

• Rampant Reproduction and Digital Democracy: Shifting Landscapes of Music Production and ‘Piracy’ in Bolivia

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Henry

• Feeling the vibe: sound, vibration, and affective attunement in electronic dance music scenes

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Luis-Manuel

• Introduction: Considering Music, Humans, and Non-humans

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Bernd, Anthony

• Sound and Circulation: Immobility and Obduracy in South African Electronic Music

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Gavin

• ‘I Take My<i>Dombra</i>and Sing to Remember my Homeland’: Identity, Landscape and Music in Kazakh Communities of Western Mongolia

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Jennifer C.

• Rethinking Safeguarding: Objections and Responses to Protecting and Promoting Endangered Musical Heritage

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Catherine

• The class and colour of tone: An essay on the social history of vocal timbre

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Grant

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