About the Journal
Founded in 1934, the Brazilian Journal of Music was the first academic-scientific music journal in Brazil. Its mission is to promote the production and dissemination of scientific and artistic knowledge in the field of music, in dialogue with related areas, through the publication of full articles, interviews, reviews, scores and reports. The journal presents original research, reflecting the current state of knowledge in the area, serving a diverse spectrum of readers, from music researchers and musicians to educators, historians, anthropologists, sociologists and cultural scholars.
A publication of the Graduate Program in Music of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian Journal of Music publishes texts in Portuguese, English and Spanish. In a free electronic version, with a biannual periodicity, with national and international circulation, the journal is indexed in the RILM Abstracts of Music Literature and The Music Index-EBSCO databases. In the evaluation of Qualis Periodicals (2017-2021), the Brazilian Journal of Music was classified in stratum A3. From 2020, DOI identifiers will be assigned to all papers accepted for publication.
Focus and Scope
Founded in 1934, the Brazilian Journal of Music was the first academic-scientific music journal in Brazil. Its mission is to promote the production and dissemination of scientific and artistic knowledge in the field of music, in dialogue with related areas, through the publication of full articles, interviews, reviews, scores and reports. The journal presents original research, reflecting the current state of knowledge in the area, serving a diverse spectrum of readers, from music researchers and musicians to educators, historians, anthropologists, sociologists and cultural scholars.
A publication of the Graduate Program in Music of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian Journal of Music publishes texts in Portuguese, English and Spanish. In a free electronic version, with a biannual periodicity, with national and international circulation, the journal is indexed in the RILM Abstracts of Music Literature and The Music Index-EBSCO databases. In the evaluation of Qualis Periodicals (2017-2021), the Brazilian Journal of Music was classified in stratum A3. From 2020, DOI identifiers will be assigned to all papers accepted for publication.
Publication Frequency
Biannual
Open Access Policy
This journal offers free access to its content, following the principle that making scientific knowledge freely available leads to the democratization of knowledge.
Ad Hoc Review Committee 2020-2021
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Journal History
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