Music Theory Online
Last updated ISSN 1067-3040
Music Theory Online is published by Society for Music Theory in arts and humanities. It is open access. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Music Theory Online concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Musicology and Musical Analysis
- Music Technology and Sound Studies
- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Music History and Culture
- Diverse Musicological Studies
- Music and Audio Processing
- Diverse Music Education Insights
- Theater, Performance, and Music History
- Poetry Analysis and Criticism
- Historical Influence and Diplomacy
Key facts
| Publisher | Society for Music Theory |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 1067-3040 |
| Subject area | Arts and Humanities |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Scopus · DOAJ |
| Articles published | 1,257 |
| Publishing since | 1800 |
| Journal website | mto.societymusictheory.org/ |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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