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Music and Medicine Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for Music and Medicine in one click — DocuGuru applies the official SAGE template with author–year references and exports a submission-ready PDF plus the editable LaTeX source. Free to start.

About the Music and Medicine format

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

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

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Publishes research inMusic Therapy and Health Neuroscience and Music Perception Diverse Music Education Insights Musicians’ Health and Performance Infant Development and Preterm Care
ISSN1943-8621
Citation impact (2-yr)0.19
h-index30
i10-index113
Total citations4,077
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Toronto
Journal websitemmd.sagepub.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Music and Medicine per year

21
2014
22
2015
38
2016
41
2017
36
2018
34
2019
34
2020
34
2021
28
2022
33
2023
28
2024
30
2025

Citation impact of Music and Medicine by publication year

378
2014
156
2015
226
2016
212
2017
194
2018
103
2019
128
2020
108
2021
72
2022
47
2023
8
2024
3
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Music and Medicine

Does Singing Facilitate Social Bonding?

Gunter Kreutz · 25 Oct 2014

Psychobiological effects of amateur choral singing were studied in a naturalistic controlled within-subjects trial. A mixed group of novice and experienced singers (N = 21) filled out brief ad hoc questionnaires of psychological wellbeing and gave samples of saliva for measuring levels of salivary oxytocin, cortisol, and dehydroepiandrosteron (DHEA) at the beginning of 2 rehearsal…

Reporting Guidelines for Music-Based Interventions

Sheri L. Robb, Debra S. Burns, Janet S. Carpenter · 1 Oct 2011

Music-based interventions are used to address a variety of problems experienced by individuals across the developmental lifespan (infants to elderly adults). In order to improve the transparency and specificity of reporting music-based interventions, a set of specific reporting guidelines is recommended. Recommendations pertain to reporting seven different components of music-based interventions including intervention theory, intervention…

Emotional and Neurohumoral Responses to Dancing Tango Argentino: The Effects of Music and Partner

Cynthia Quiroga Murcia, Stephan Bongard, Gunter Kreutz · 1 Jul 2009

The present study examines the emotional and hormonal responses to tango dancing and the specific influences of the presence of music and partner on these responses. Twenty-two tango dancers were assessed within four conditions, in which the presence of music and a dance partner while dancing were varied in a 2

Music Hath Charms: The Effects of Valence and Arousal on Recovery Following an Acute Stressor

Gillian M. Sandstrom, Frank Russo · 26 May 2010

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of valence and arousal dimensions of music on physiological and subjective recovery from stress, and how these effects might be moderated by trait absorption. In Experiment 1, 40 participants experienced stress after being told to prepare a speech, and then listened to peaceful music or…

From Social Contact to Social Cohesion--The 7 Cs

Stefan Koelsch · 1 Oct 2013

This article briefly reviews social functions of music. When playing music in a group, individuals have contact with other individuals, engage in social cognition, participate in co-pathy (the social function of empathy), communicate, coordinate their actions, and cooperate with each other, leading to increased social cohesion. Music making is special in that it can engage…

Music and Medicine template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Music and Medicine format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Music and Medicine 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 Music and Medicine use?
Music and Medicine 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', Music and Medicine, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Music and Medicine?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Music and Medicine 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 Music and Medicine template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Music and Medicine format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Music and Medicine?
Music and Medicine is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Music and Medicine template matches SAGE's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Music and Medicine PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Music and Medicine template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Music and Medicine template cost?
You can start writing in the Music and Medicine template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Music and Medicine PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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