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Popular Music & Society Template

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About the Popular Music & Society format

Popular Music & Society is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Music History and Culture, Musicology and Musical Analysis, Diverse Musicological Studies.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Popular Music & Society 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inMusic History and Culture Musicology and Musical Analysis Diverse Musicological Studies Theater, Performance, and Music History Cultural Industries and Urban Development
ISSN0300-7766
Citation impact (2-yr)0.65
h-index57
i10-index471
Total citations17,035
Top institutions publishing hereBowling Green State University
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Popular Music & Society per year

63
2014
79
2015
66
2016
58
2017
57
2018
64
2019
55
2020
54
2021
35
2022
40
2023
52
2024
42
2025

Citation impact of Popular Music & Society by publication year

606
2014
767
2015
535
2016
586
2017
260
2018
269
2019
154
2020
331
2021
146
2022
88
2023
52
2024
10
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Popular Music & Society

The Playlist Experience: Personal Playlists in Music Streaming Services

Anja Nylund Hagen · 10 Mar 2015

Music streaming services encompass features that enable the organization of music into playlists. This article inquires how users describe and make sense of practices and experiences of creating, curating, maintaining, and using personal playlists. The analysis relies on a mixed-method study, including music-diary self-reports, online observations, and in-depth interviews with 12 heavy users of Spotify…

Making Monsters: Lady Gaga, Fan Identification, and Social Media

Melissa A. Click, Hyunji Lee, Holly Willson Holladay · 14 Jun 2013

Like her chart-breaking musical success, Lady Gaga's relationship with fans, built by her messages of self-acceptance and by her intense engagement with fans through social media, is unprecedented. Through one-on-one interviews with an international sample of 45 self-described Little Monsters, we explored this unusual fan-celebrity relationship and found that Lady Gaga's re-articulation of the negative…

What Is Indie Rock?

Ryan Hibbett · 1 Feb 2005

Abstract This article defines the music category "indie rock" not just as an aesthetic genre, but as a method of social differentiation as well as a marketing tool. Using Pierre Bourdieu's concept of "cultural capital," it draws a parallel between indie rock and high art, both of which depend upon a lack of popularity for…

Popular Music & Society template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Popular Music & Society format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Popular Music & Society template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Popular Music & Society use?
Popular Music & Society uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) 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, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Popular Music & Society 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Popular Music & Society?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Popular Music & Society 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 Popular Music & Society template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Popular Music & Society format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Popular Music & Society?
Popular Music & Society is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's Popular Music & Society template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
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