Journal of the Royal Musical Association

Aims & Scope

The Journal of the Royal Musical Association was established in 1986 (replacing the Association"s Proceedings) and is now one of the major international refereed journals in its field.

Its editorial policy is to publish outstanding articles in fields ranging from historical and critical musicology to theory and analysis, ethnomusicology, and popular music studies.

The journal works to disseminate knowledge across the discipline and communicate specialist perspectives to a broad readership, while maintaining the highest scholarly standards.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.5
2024	0.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	24674

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	17

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.148

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	21

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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.

• For a Relational Musicology: Music and Interdisciplinarity, Beyond the Practice Turn

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Georgina

• Listening, Mediation, Event: Anthropological and Sociological Perspectives

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Georgina

• Modelling the Groove: Conceptual Structure and Popular Music

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Lawrence M.

• Improvisation as ‘Other’: Creativity, Knowledge and Power – The Case of Iranian Classical Music

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Laudan

• Can One Speak of Narrativity in Music?

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Jean-Jacques

• Moving Beyond Motion: Metaphors for Changing Sound

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Robert

• Bubbles, Tracks, Borders and Lines: Mapping Music and Urban Landscape

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Sara

• Notation Cultures: Towards an Ethnomusicology of Notation

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Floris

• Music and Narrative Revisited: Degrees of Narrativity in Beethoven and Mahler

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Vera

• Musicians on Television: Visible, Audible and Ignored

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Keith

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