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British Journal of Music Therapy Template

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About the British Journal of Music Therapy format

British Journal of Music Therapy is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Music Therapy and Health, Diverse Music Education Insights, Neuroscience and Music Perception.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', British Journal of Music Therapy, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inMusic Therapy and Health Diverse Music Education Insights Neuroscience and Music Perception Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Art Therapy and Mental Health
ISSN1359-4575
Citation impact (2-yr)0.4
h-index24
i10-index72
Total citations2,270
Top institutions publishing hereAnglia Ruskin University
Journal websiteus.sagepub.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in British Journal of Music Therapy per year

20
2014
18
2015
19
2016
22
2017
22
2018
20
2019
22
2020
14
2021
18
2022
19
2023
17
2024
15
2025

Citation impact of British Journal of Music Therapy by publication year

40
2014
10
2015
82
2016
108
2017
52
2018
48
2019
56
2020
24
2021
72
2022
34
2023
13
2024
4
2025

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

Most-cited papers in British Journal of Music Therapy

Indications in Music Therapy: Evidence from Assessment That Can Identify the Expectations of Music Therapy as a Treatment for Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD); Meeting the Challenge of Evidence Based Practice

Anne Steen Møller, Helen Odell‐Miller, Tony Wigram · 1 Jun 2002

When children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are assessed in music therapy, significant strengths, potentials and resources emerge that may remain hidden in other, more formalised assessments. Therefore, it is becoming more necessary to develop a systematic method of describing this responsiveness, in order to define the expectations of therapy. Music therapy is a particularly…

Turn-Taking in Music Therapy with Children with Communication Disorders

Ulla Holck · 1 Dec 2004

In a well-functioning dialogue, the nonverbal and often implicit visual and auditory cues ensure good continuation without interruptions or overlapping speak. In mutual interplay, both partners participate in turn-organisation, and therefore an analysis of cues indicating turn-taking and turn-yielding can provide information about the participants' social skills, whether or not the dialogue is verbal. This…

Songwriting via Skype

Felicity Baker, Robert E. Krout · 1 Dec 2009

The provision of therapy to clients online is gaining strong recognition as effective in medicine, psychiatry, and other allied health fields. However, music therapists are yet to engage with this therapy context. Working with an adolescent with Asperger's Syndrome, we trialled an online songwriting intervention via videoconferencing software (in this case Skype Ltd) and compared…

Finding a Balance between Psychological Thinking and Musical Awareness in Music Therapy Theory — A Psychoanalytic Perspective

Elaine Streeter · 1 Jun 1999

There is a growing body of literature which suggests that it is possible to provide safe therapeutic encounters without reference to non-music derived theory (Lee 1996), and that music therapy theory should preferably spring from an understanding of creative musical processes alone (Ansdell 1995). The writer sets down a number of critical objections to this…

British Journal of Music Therapy template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the British Journal of Music Therapy format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the British Journal of Music Therapy template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does British Journal of Music Therapy use?
British Journal of Music Therapy uses Author–year (Harvard) 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', British Journal of Music Therapy, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to British Journal of Music Therapy?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready British Journal of Music Therapy document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the British Journal of Music Therapy template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the British Journal of Music Therapy format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes British Journal of Music Therapy?
British Journal of Music Therapy is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's British Journal of Music Therapy template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready British Journal of Music Therapy PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official British Journal of Music Therapy template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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