Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa

Aims & Scope

The Journal of the Musical Arts in Africa (JMAA) is published by NISC (Pty) Ltd in association with the South African College of Music at the University of Cape Town.

It is an accredited, internationally refereed journal that aims to combine ethnomusicological, musicological, music educational and performance-based research in a unique way to promote the musical arts on the African continent.

This journal also incorporates book, audio and audiovisual media and software reviews.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2
2024	0.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	27848

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.115

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	7

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, 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.

• 'Kwaitofabulous': The study of a South African urban genre

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Thokozani

• Service learning as part of tertiary music programmes in South Africa: a framework for implementation

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Elene, Mabel

• The processing of music notation: some implications for piano sight-reading

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Ella

• MuseScoreBonte, T, Froment, N &amp; Schweer, W (Development Team) (2018). <i>MuseScore</i> version 2.2.1. MuseScore BVBA. Available at &lt;https://MuseScore.org/en/download&gt;. For Windows 7 and higher, macOS 10.7 or higher, and multiple Linux distributions. Legacy versions available. &lt;https://MuseScore.com/&gt; Free download and open source. Supplementary data for this article are available at https://doi.org/10.2989/18121004.2018.1534342

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Maike

• Leveraging poetry on the airwaves: appropriating linguistic creativity in Nigerian hip hop lyrics

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Niyi, Paul Ayodele

• 'Imagining ourselves': South African music as a vehicle for negotiating white South African identity

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Mary

• Singing South Africanness: the construction of identity among South African youth choirs

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Nicol

• Injecting the African spirit of humanity into teaching, learning and assessment of musical arts in the modern classroom

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Meki, Rose

• Igbo rural women in Africa as creative personalities: musical processing of socio-economic solidarity

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Christian

• African hip hop as a rhizomic art form articulating urban youth identity and resistance with reference to Kenyan <i>genge</i> and Ghanaian hiplife

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Jeong Kyung, James Nyachae, Seo Young

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