Early Music History

Aims & Scope

Early Music History is devoted to the study of music from the early Middle Ages to the end of the seventeenth century.

It gives preference to studies pursuing interdisciplinary approaches and to those developing new methodological ideas.

The scope is broad and includes manuscript studies, textual criticism, iconography, studies of the relationship between words and music, and the relationship between music and society.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	29412

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.103

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	18

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.20

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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.

• Production, consumption and political function of seventeenth-century opera

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Lorenzo, Thomas

• Reading and singing: on the genesis of occidental music-writing

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Leo

• Mapping the soundscape: church music in English towns, 1450–1550

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Clive, Andrew

• SINGING UPON THE BOOK ACCORDING TO VICENTE LUSITANO

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Philippe, Alexander

• Toledo, Rome and the legacy of Gaul

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Kenneth

• Music and ceremonial in the Low Countries: Philip the Fair and the Order of the Golden Fleece

  Citation: 14

  Authors: William F.

• Guillaume Du Fay's benefices and his relationship to the court of Burgundy

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Alejandro Enrique

• ENCOMPASSING PAST AND PRESENT: QUOTATIONS AND THEIR FUNCTION IN MACHAUT'S MOTETS

  Citation: 14

  Authors: JACQUES

• ON THE TREATMENT OF PITCH IN EARLY MUSIC WRITING

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Susan

• TINCTORIS ON <i>VARIETAS</i>

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Alexis

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