Submissions

Current Musicology is soon to announce a call for submissions for Issue 112. For more information, please contact Sasha Doster and Marco Donato Tomassi, co-editors-in-chief, at current-musicology@columbia.edu.

Focus and Scope

Current Musicology is a leading peer-reviewed journal for scholarly research in music. We publish articles and book reviews in the fields of historical musicology, ethnomusicology, music theory, and philosophy of music. The journal was founded in 1965 by graduate students at Columbia University's Department of Music. Current Musicology was the first journal in music to be edited and published by graduate students, which continues today after sixty years.

Open Access Policy

Current Musicology is an open access journal, which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. Since 2018, authors retain their copyright and agree to license their articles with a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. You can read more about Creative Commons licenses at creativecommons.org.

Current Musicology is a no-fee journal. Authors are not charged for the publication of their articles.

Review Process

Current Musicology adheres to the Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers set forth by the American Musicological Society's Committee on Publication Ethics. According to these standards:

Peer reviewers must:

• Treat article manuscripts and all communications with Current Musicology related to peer review work as strictly confidential. This includes refraining from commenting on the manuscript on social media and in conversations with colleagues, publishing or circulating any part of an unpublished manuscript, making use of original research without permission, or inputting any unpublished materials into digital tools that do not guarantee privacy and/or that store data for their own use (e.g., generative AI tools like ChatGPT);
• Evaluate whether they are equipped to carry out an informed and unbiased review in a timely manner. This involves determining if they have adequate subject area knowledge, have time to complete the review by the requested date, and are able to assess the manuscript without positive or negative bias. They should contact the Editor(s)-in-Chief immediately if concerns arise in the course of carrying out a review;
• Declare any potential conflicts of interest. While the peer review process is anonymized, if a reviewer believes they can identify the author, they should inform the Editor(s)-in-Chief and indicate if they have a personal, collaborative, or financial relationship, or a rivalry that would lead to real or perceived bias; 
• Provide professional critique in a constructive manner (see below for specific instructions). 

Authors of article submissions must:  

• Treat peer reviews as confidential correspondence. The content of reviews should not be circulated or published, including on social media, unless an author receives permission from the peer reviewer, through the Editor(s)-in-Chief.
• It is acceptable for an author to consult with a colleague or mentor about responding to peer reviews, but the parties should treat the review as otherwise confidential, as indicated above. 

The Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board must:

• Hold reviews in confidence. The Editor(s)-in-Chief may consult with members of the Editorial Board, and those members are bound to hold those consultations in the same confidence. 

The Editor(s)-in-Chief reserve(s) the right to edit peer reviews for tone, clarity, and concision, and for the protection of the reviewer’s anonymity. More information can be found on the Current Musicology Submission Guide.

Archiving Policy

Current Musicology is archived in Columbia University’s Academic Commons. Academic Commons is Columbia University’s institutional repository, offering long-term public access to research shared by the Columbia community. A program of the Columbia University Libraries, Academic Commons provides secure, replicated storage for files in multiple formats. Academic Commons assigns a DOI and accurate metadata to each work to enhance discoverability.