World of Music (WOM)

World of Music is a respected academic journal dedicated to the study of music in its cultural and social contexts, with a strong emphasis on ethnomusicology. Established in 2002, the journal has played a significant role in documenting and analyzing musical traditions from around the world. It publishes scholarly articles, thematic issues, and research papers that explore diverse musical practices, performance traditions, and the relationships between music, society, and identity. The journal is particularly known for its interdisciplinary approach, integrating perspectives from anthropology, cultural studies, history, and sociology. It often features special issues focusing on specific regions, musical genres, or contemporary topics such as globalization, migration, and digital transformation in music cultures. World of Music is widely used by researchers, academics, and students interested in global music traditions and theoretical developments in ethnomusicology. The “New Series,” launched in collaboration with academic institutions, continues the legacy of the original publication while adapting to modern scholarly standards and digital dissemination. Overall, the journal serves as an important platform for advancing cross-cultural understanding through the study of music.

World of Music (WOM) is :-

• International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, Ethnomusicology, Musicology, Cultural Studies, Anthropology of Music, World/Traditional Music, thematic issues, and research papers that explore diverse musical practices, performance traditions, and the relationships between music, society, identity, globalization, migration, digital transformation in music cultures , Online , Bi-Annual Journal

• UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN E-ISSN: 0043-8774, Established: 2002,
• Does Not Provide Crossref DOI

• Not indexed in Scopus, WoS, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC CARE