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International Journal of Music Education

International Journal of Music Education

Published in Association with International Society for Music Education
Other Titles in:
Music | Music/Fine Arts/Drama

eISSN: 1744795X | ISSN: 02557614 | Current volume: 42 | Current issue: 4 Frequency: Quarterly

The International Journal of Music Education (IJME) is a peer-reviewed journal published by the International Society for Music Education (ISME) four times a year. Manuscripts published are scholarly works, representing empirical research in a variety of modalities. They enhance knowledge regarding the teaching and learning of music with a special interest toward an international constituency. Manuscripts report results of quantitative or qualitative research studies, systematically summarize bodies of research, present theories, models, or philosophical positions, etc. Papers show relevance to advancing the practice of music teaching and learning at all age levels with issues of direct concern to the classroom or studio, in school and out, private and group instruction. All manuscripts should contain evidence of a scholarly research approach and be situated within the current literature. Implications for learning and teaching of music should be clearly stated, relevant, contemporary, and of interest to an international readership.

All issues of The International Journal of Music Education are available to browse online.

This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

Submit your manuscript today at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ijme.

The International Journal of Music Education (IJME) is a peer-reviewed journal published by the International Society for Music Education (ISME) four times a year in print, and online as manuscripts are accepted. Manuscripts published are scholarly works, representing empirical research in a variety of modalities. They enhance knowledge regarding the teaching and learning of music with a special interest toward an international constituency. Manuscripts report results of quantitative or qualitative research studies, present theories, models, or philosophical positions, etc. Papers show relevance to advancing the practice of music teaching and learning at all age levels with issues of direct concern to the classroom or studio, in school and out, private and group instruction. All manuscripts should contain evidence of a scholarly research approach and be situated within the current literature, ideally within the past 10 years. Implications for learning and teaching of music should be clearly stated, relevant, contemporary, and of interest to an international readership. 

All issues of The International Journal of Music Education are available to browse online.
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Co-Editors
Alex Ruthmann NYU Shanghai, China
Francisco Javier Zarza Azugaray University of Zaragoza, Spain
Gwen Moore Mary Immaculate College, Ireland
International Editorial Board
Rolando Angel Alvarado Alberto Hurtado University, Chile
adam bell Western University, Canada
Catherine Bennett Oakland University, USA
Oscar Casanova University of Zaragoza, Spain
Lee Cheng Anglia Ruskin University, United Kingdon
William Coppola University of Southern California, USA
Pete Dale University of York, UK
Thomas DeBaets LUCA School of Arts, Belgium
Leon de Bruin University of Melbourne, Australia
Alethea de Villiers Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
Ronel de Villiers University of Pretoria, South Africa
Sarah-Jane Gibson York St. John University, UK
Jason Goopy Edith Cowan University, Australia
Helga Gudmundsdottir University of Iceland, Iceland
Wei Guo-Cosaitis Xinghai Central Conservatory of Music, China
Marshall Haning University of Florida, USA
Josef Hanson University of Memphis, USA
David Hebert Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway
Dawn Joseph Deakin University, Australia
Janice N. Killian Texas Tech University, USA
Lisa Lehmberg University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
Jonathan Lilliedahl Linnaeus University, Sweden
Jing Liu Hainan Norman University, China
Guadalupe Lopez Iniquez University of the Arts/Sibelius Academy, Finland
Margarita Lorenzo de Reizábel Conservatoire for Higher Music Education of the Basque Country, Spain
Elizabeth MacGregor Oxford University, UK
Tiago Madalozzo Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal
Lucy Mawang Kenyatta University, Kenya
Edward R. McClellan Loyola University New Orleans, USA
Graham McPhail University of Auckland, New Zealand
Brad Merrick University of Melbourne, Australia
Nasim Niknafs University of Toronto, Canada
Albi Odendaal North-West University, South Africa
Benson Charles Odongo Okong’o Kenyatta University, Kenya
Evelyn Orman University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, USA
Tim Palmer Trinity Laban University, UK
Rosa M. Serrano University of Zaragoza, Spain
Brian A. Silvey University of Missouri Columbia, USA
Wendy Sims University of Missouri Columbia, USA
Natassa Stavrou University of Nicosia, Greece
Vilma Timonen University of the Arts/Sibelius Academy, Finland
Angeliki Triantafyllaki National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Cynthia Wagoner East Carolina University, USA
Katy Weatherly University of Macao, China
Emily Wilson University of Melbourne, Australia
Marina Wong Hong Kong Baptist University, China
Chunxiao (Esther) Zhang East China Normal University, China
Danqing Zhou Shanghai Normal University, China
Translators
  • Academic Search Premier
  • Australian Education Index
  • British Education Index
  • Business Source Corporate
  • CD-ROM - International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences
  • CD-ROM International Bibliography of Periodical Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Clarivate Analytics: Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI)
  • Clarivate Analytics: Current Contents - Arts & Humanities
  • Clarivate Analytics: Current Contents - Social & Behavioral Sciences
  • Clarivate Analytics: Social Science Citation Index
  • Contents Pages in Education
  • Current Index to Journals in Education
  • EBSCO: Educational Administration Abstracts
  • ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
  • Education Index
  • Educational Research Abstracts Online - e-Psyche
  • IBZ: International Bibliography of Periodical Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences
  • ISI Alerting Services
  • International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Literature
  • MasterFILE Premier
  • Music Index
  • Online - International Bibliography of Book Reviews of Scholarly Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Online - International Bibliography of Periodical Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences
  • ProQuest Information & Learning
  • ProQuest: Applied Social Science Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
  • Psychological Abstracts
  • RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
  • RILM-CUNY (RILM Abstracts of Music Literature)
  • SCOPUS
  • SciVal
  • The Music Index: A Subject-Author Guide to Music Periodical Literature
  • Manuscript submission guidelines can be accessed on Sage Journals.

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