Early Music

Aims & Scope

Early Music is a stimulating and richly illustrated journal, and is unrivalled in its field.

Founded in 1973, it remains the leading journal for anyone interested in early music and how it is being interpreted today.

Contributions from scholars and performers of international standing explore every aspect of earlier musical repertories, present vital new evidence for our understanding of the music of the past, and tackle controversial issues of performance practice.

Each beautifully-presented issue contains a wide range of thought-provoking articles on aspects of earlier musical repertoires, including perspectives from performance practice and from historical and contextual research.

New discoveries of musical sources, instruments and documentation are regularly featured, and innovatory approaches to research and performance are explored, often in collections of themed articles.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2
2024	0.60

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	25930

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	17

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.133

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	19

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Did people listen in the 18th century

  Citation: 36

  Authors: W

• The Concert Spirituel in the Tuileries palace

  Citation: 20

  Authors: D.

• New voices for Vitry

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Anna

• CAD modelling and 3D printing for musical instrument research: the Renaissance cornett as a case study

  Citation: 18

  Authors: J., R.

• ‘One is the loneliest number . . .’: the semibreve stands alone

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Karen

• Rameau's American dancers

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Roger

• ‘The authenticity movement can become a positivistic purgatory, literalistic and dehumanizing’

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Richard

• The impact of Turkish military bands on European court festivals in the 17th and 18th centuries

  Citation: 15

  Authors: E. A.

• Black guitar-players and early African-Iberian music in Portugal and Brazil

  Citation: 14

  Authors: R.

• Lamenting Ariadne?

  Citation: 13

  Authors: T

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