Reviews of Peer-Reviewed Journals in the Humanities and Social Sciences

We give you the scuttlebutt on academic journals—aiding you in selecting the right journal for publication—in reviews that are sometimes snarky, sometimes lengthy, always helpful. Written by Princeton University graduate students and Wendy Laura Belcher.

Journal of Popular Music Studies

For those interested in publishing articles that deal very broadly with popular music. The Journal of Popular Music Studies (JPMS), which is published by the … Continue reading

November 9, 2022

Music and the Moving Image

For those interested in publishing articles that explore the relationship between music and visual media (i.e., film, TV, computer, mobile phone, multimedia). Music and the … Continue reading

November 2, 2022

Music and Letters

For those interested in publishing musicology articles for an international audience. Music and Letters is published four times a year by Oxford University Press. Though most … Continue reading

May 20, 2019

Journal of the Society for American Music

For those interested in publishing articles about the music of the Americas. The Journal of the Society for American Music (JSAM) is published four times … Continue reading

May 20, 2019

Music Theory Spectrum

For those interested in publishing articles about or relating to music theory and analysis, including aesthetics, critical theory and hermeneutics, history of theory, post-tonal theory, … Continue reading

March 20, 2019

Journal of The American Musicological Society

For those interested in publishing articles on canonical European music.  Arguably, most scholars aspire to publish in the Journal of the American Musicological Society (JAMS), … Continue reading

February 14, 2019