About the Journal

The Journal of Music Archaeology (JMA) is a peer-reviewed open-access periodical dedicated to the field of music archaeology.

Scope

It addresses questions concerning the archaeology of sound and rhythmical behaviour of past cultures all over the globe, including the study and reconstruction of certain or possible sound tools, the investigation of soundscapes, especially where intentionally chosen or erected, as well as related historical, anthropological and ethnological research based on iconographies, literatures, and comparative studies reflecting the wide range of approaches and methodologies that has characterised music archaeology from its beginnings. It is published at the Publishing House of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. The journal appears yearly, with the option of publishing online first.

Copyright

Authors retain copyright regarding their contributions, but agree to indicate that their contribution was first published in the Journal of Music Archaeology and to give a bibliographic reference to the publication in any new reprint.

Open Access and License

Articles are generally published in Open Access, typically under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). If requested and justified by the author, contributions may be published under the terms of the CC BY or CC BY-ND licence.

Long-term Archiving

The journal is archived in Portico.