Nordic Journal of Music Therapy

Aims & Scope

Nordic Journal of Music Therapy (NJMT) is published in collaboration with GAMUT - The Grieg Academy Music Therapy Research Centre (Uni Health and University of Bergen), with financial support from Nordic Board for Periodicals in the Humanities and Social Sciences and in co-operation with university programs and organizations of music therapy in the Nordic and Baltic countries.

The Nordic Journal of Music Therapy serves the international community of music therapy by being an avenue for publication of scholarly articles, texts on practice, theory and research, dialogues and discussions, reviews and critique.

Publication of the journal is based on the collaboration between the music therapy communities in the five Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and the three Baltic Countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

This international but still regional foundation offers a platform for development of communication with the broader international community of music therapy.

Scholars from all over the world are welcomed to write in the journal.

Any kind of scholarly articles related to the field of music therapy are welcomed.

All articles are reviewed by two referees and by the editors, to ensure the quality of the journal.

Since the field of music therapy is still young, we work hard to make the review process a constructive learning experience for the author.

The Nordic Journal of Music Therapy does not step aside from active engagement in the development of the discipline, in order to stimulate multicultural, meta-theoretical and philosophical discussions, and new and diverse forms of inquiry.

The journal also stimulates reflections on music as the medium that defines the discipline.

Perspectives inspired by musicology and ethnomusicology are therefore welcomed.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.2
2024	1.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.586

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	33

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9907

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	139

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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, Medicine and Social Sciences, 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.

• Therapeutic Songwriting in Music Therapy

  Citation: 1046

  Authors: Felicity, Tony, David, Katrina

• Music therapy for premature infants and their parents: an integrative review

  Citation: 366

  Authors: Friederike Barbara

• The effects of group improvisational music therapy on depression in adolescents and adults with substance abuse: a randomized controlled trial**

  Citation: 234

  Authors: Yadira

• Effect of Indian classical music on quality of sleep in depressed patients: A randomized controlled trial

  Citation: 160

  Authors: Abhijeet D., Avani A., R., Ajita S.

• The Psychological Functions of Music in Adolescence

  Citation: 140

  Authors: Suvi

• The modulating effects of music listening on health-related exercise and physical activity in adults: a systematic review and narrative synthesis

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Imogen N., Felicity A., Nicholas F.

• Effects of relational music therapy on communication of children with autism: a randomized controlled study

  Citation: 84

  Authors: Gustavo Schulz, Rudimar dos Santos, Dânae, Júlio César Loguercio, Lavina Schüler

• Research Rigour and Therapeutic Flexibility: Rationale for a Therapy Manual Developed for a Randomised Controlled Trial

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Randi, Christian, Brynjulf

• The interactive potential of creative music therapy with premature infants and their parents: A qualitative analysis

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Friederike Barbara

• Family-centred music therapy with preterm infants and their parents in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Colombia – A mixed-methods study

  Citation: 58

  Authors: Mark, Catherine, Mike, Helen

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