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About the Music Theory Spectrum format

Music Theory Spectrum is a peer-reviewed journal published by Oxford University Press, covering Musicology and Musical Analysis, Music Technology and Sound Studies, Neuroscience and Music Perception.

PublisherOxford University Press
Reference styleAuthor–year (OUP)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Music Theory Spectrum, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

Formats any DOI in the closest standard style — Music Theory Spectrum has no published style definition, so this is an approximation. No sign-up.

Publishes research inMusicology and Musical Analysis Music Technology and Sound Studies Neuroscience and Music Perception Diverse Musicological Studies Music History and Culture
ISSN0195-6167
Citation impact (2-yr)1.14
h-index52
i10-index328
Total citations12,767
Article processing charge$3,940
Top institutions publishing hereYale University
Journal websiteacademic.oup.com
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Papers published in Music Theory Spectrum per year

24
2014
29
2015
28
2016
22
2017
34
2018
25
2019
31
2020
23
2021
15
2022
39
2023
28
2024
31
2025

Citation impact of Music Theory Spectrum by publication year

228
2014
271
2015
131
2016
180
2017
337
2018
127
2019
298
2020
256
2021
102
2022
113
2023
63
2024
10
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Music Theory Spectrum

Theorizing Musical Meaning

Nicholas Cook · 1 Oct 2001

Journal Article Theorizing Musical Meaning Get access Nicholas Cook Nicholas Cook Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Music Theory Spectrum, Volume 23, Issue 2, Fall 2001, Pages 170–195, https://doi.org/10.1525/mts.2001.23.2.170 Published: 01 October 2001

A Guide to Schenkerian Analysis David Neumeyer Susan Tepping

Frank Samarotto · 1 Apr 1993

David Neumeyer and Susan Tepping. A Guide to Schenkerian Analysis. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1992 Get access Neumeyer David and Tepping Susan. A Guide to Schenkerian Analysis. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1992. Frank Samarotto Frank Samarotto Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Music Theory Spectrum, Volume 15, Issue 1,…

Music Psychology and Music Theory: Problems and Prospects

Carol L. Krumhansl · 1 Apr 1995

Music theorists and music psychologists may benefit from increasing awareness of each others' discipline. However, it is necessary to delimit the common ground shared by the disciplines and, at the same time, to clarify basic differences between the two approaches. Toward this end, this article begins with a schematic history of the psychology of music…

Triadic Modal and Pentatonic Patterns in Rock Music

Nicole Biamonte · 1 Oct 2010

The pitch syntax of mainstream rock music comprises a variety of tonal, modal, blues-based and chromatic elements. Traditional constructs of scale-degree theory and harmonic functionality, while originally pertaining to art music, can be usefully modified to address elements of rock music that do not conform to tonal norms, particularly when these elements are considered in…

Aspects of Well-Formed Scales

Norman Carey, David Clampitt · 1 Oct 1989

Pentatonic, diatonic, and chromatic scales share the same underlying structure, that of the well-formed scale. Well-formedness is defined in terms of a relationship between the order in which a single interval generates the elements of a pitch-class set and the order in which those elements appear in a scale. Another characterization provides a recursive procedure…

Music Theory Spectrum template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Music Theory Spectrum use?
Music Theory Spectrum uses Author–year (OUP) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Music Theory Spectrum, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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