Opus

Aims & Scope

Founded in 1989, OPUS is a four-monthly journal with the aim to widely promote musical knowledge by exploring practical, theoretical, historical, political, cultural and/or interdisciplinary aspects of music while fostering innovative technical perspectives.

A scientific journal of the Associação Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Música [National Association of Music Research and Postgraduate] — ANPPOM — its primary focus is to provide a broad overview of the most representative research on music in Brazil.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Arts and Humanities, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• The Pedagogical Use of Visual Feedback for Enhancing Dynamics in Higher Education Piano Learning and Performance

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Luciana Fernandes, Graham, Evangelos

• Equivalência de itens, semântica e operacional da versão brasileira da Escala Nordoff Robbins de Comunicabilidade Musical

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Aline Moreira, Cristiano Mauro Assis, Cybelle Maria Veiga

• O ensino de música nas primeiras décadas do Brasil oitocentista (1808-1822)

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Humberto

• Crianças como críticos musicais em sala de aula: processos intersubjetivos na aprendizagem criativa

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Viviane

• Validação da Escala de Desenvolvimento Musical de Crianças com Autismo (DEMUCA): análise semântica, interexaminadores, consistência interna e confiabilidade externa

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Marina, Jéssica, Renato, Betânia

• Analysis and Interpretation of Yuri Chugunov’s Suite of Moods for Saxophone and Piano

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Liudmyla, Alla, Olena, Olha, Serhii

• “A carne mais barata do mercado é a carne negra”: comércio e fuga de escravos músicos nas primeiras décadas do Brasil oitocentista (1808-1830)

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Humberto

• A formação universitária do músico: a persistência do modelo de ensino conservatorial

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Maura, Silvia

• Identidade profissional e música erudita: músicos de orquestra, trabalho flexível e os dilemas da profissão

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Guilherme Furtado

• Três obras didáticas de Melchior Cortez (1882-1947): o violão entre os métodos clássicos e a Escola Moderna

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Humberto