Tempo

Aims & Scope

TEMPO exists to document the international new music scene while contributing to, and stimulating, current debates therein.

Its emphasis is on musical developments in our own century, as well as on music that came to prominence in the later twentieth century that has not yet received the attention it deserves.

The articles and reviews cover the new music scene in all its complexity, featuring discussions of compositional trends, performance practices, listening practices, new music contexts and reception histories.

TEMPO is sympathetic both to writing about new forms of creative practice (electronic, interdisciplinary, performance-based) and to writing that employs innovative methods of enquiry that differ from the aims of traditional musicology.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2
2024	0.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.127

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	9

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	26612

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	16

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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.

• Rediscovering Leon Theremin

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Stephen

• A Survivor of the Vienna Schoenberg Circle: an Interview With Paul A. Pisk

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Elliott

• COLLABORATION AND THE COMPOSER: CASE STUDIES FROM THE END OF THE 2OTH CENTURY

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Sam, Luke

• COMPOSITION IS NOT RESEARCH

  Citation: 19

  Authors: John

• Composer in Interview: Helmut Lachenmann

  Citation: 17

  Authors: David

• Notation—Interpretation, Etc.

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Cornelius

• French Spectral Music: an Introduction

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Viviana

• OCCAM NOTIONS: COLLABORATION AND THE PERFORMER'S PERSPECTIVE IN ÉLIANE RADIGUE'S OCCAM OCEAN

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Luke

• TEACHING TERTIARY MUSIC IN THE #METOO ERA

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Louise, Cecilia, Cat, Vanessa

• ‘Nixon in China’: John Adams in conversation with Andrew Porter

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Andrew

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