African Music (journal)
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| Discipline | Ethnomusicology |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Lee Watkins |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1954-current |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Delayed, two-years | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Afr. Music |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0065-4019 (print) 2524-2741 (web) |
| LCCN | 60045755 |
| JSTOR | 00654019 |
| OCLC no. | 1036109 |
| Links | |
African Music is an annual peer-reviewed academic journal published by the International Library of African Music. It covers contextualized studies of African music and related arts. Articles are made freely accessible after a two-year embargo period.[1]
History
[edit]The journal was established by Hugh Tracey in 1954,[2] in the same year as the International Library of African Music. Tracey was the first editor-in-chief until his death in 1977.[3][4] Publication was interrupted from 2000 until 2007. Since it was re-launched in 2007, the journal includes a collection of music performances and audio examples relating to articles published within the respective issues.[5]
Editors-in-chief
[edit]The following persons are or have been editor-in-chief of the journal:
- 1954–1977: Hugh Tracey
- 1977–1999: Andrew Tracey
- 2007–2016: Diane Thram
- 2017–current: Lee Watkins
Abstracting and indexing
[edit]The journal is abstracted and indexed in:[6]
- Academic Search Premier
- International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
- Modern Language Association Database
- Music Index
- Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale
References
[edit]- ^ South African Cultural Observatory (28 March 2017). "ILAM offers open access to African Music Journal". South African Cultural Observatory. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ Open Music Library. "Journals: African Music". Openmusiclibrary. Alexander Street. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ Thram, Diane (2007). "From the editor". African Music: Journal of the International Library of African Music. 8 (1): 4–5. doi:10.21504/amj.v8i1.1708.
- ^ "History: Hugh Tracey founds the Int'l Library of African Music (ILAM)". Kalimba Magic. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "About the journal". International Library of African Music. Rhodes University. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ MIAR: 0065-4019
External links
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