Musicology Australia

Aims & Scope

Musicology Australia is the scholarly journal of the Musicological Society of Australia.

Since its inception in 1963, the journal has published articles on all aspects of music research, including ethnomusicology and musicology, which marks it out from most other music journals.

Today, articles and reviews cover a broad spectrum of music research, including historical musicology, ethnomusicology, popular music, indigenous music practices, jazz, theory and analysis, organology, performance practice, contemporary music and psychology of music.

The journal is published twice a year: in July and December.

Contributors are not required to write on Australian music or be Australian-based musicologists.

Articles should normally be 6000-10,000 words (including footnotes and/or references), though shorter and longer articles will be considered.

Solicited and unsolicited book reviews (2000 words) and review articles (4000 words) are considered for publication.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.173

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	12

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	22891

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	7

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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.

• Sustaining Women's<i>Yawulyu/Awelye</i>: Some Practitioners' and Learners' Perspectives

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Linda, Mary, Myfany

• Artfully hidden: Text and rhythm in a central Australian aboriginal song series

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Myfany

• Music and Social Being¹

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Ian

• Hope, Fear and Dance Dance Dance: Popular Music in 1960s Iran

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Gay

• Meaningful Play: Performativity, Interactivity and Semiotics in Video Game Music

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Iain

• Sustaining Australia's Indigenous Music and Dance Traditions: The Role of the National Recording Project for Indigenous Performance in Australia

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Aaron

• Sustaining Traditions: Ethnomusicological Collections, Access and Sustainability in Australia

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Sally, Andrea

• Musical syntax and the problem of meaning in a central Australian songline

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Catherine J., Linda M.

• The Woman Composer, New Music and Neoliberalism

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Sally

• ‘Say You’re a Nyungarmusicologist’: Indigenous Research and Endangered Song

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Clint

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