Plainsong & Medieval Music
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Aims & Scope
Plainsong & Medieval Music is published twice a year in association with the Plainsong and Medieval Music Society and Cantus Planus, study group of the International Musicological Society. It covers the entire spectrum of medieval music: Eastern and Western chant, secular lyric, music theory, palaeography, performance practice, and medieval polyphony, both sacred and secular, as well as the history of musical institutions. The chronological scope of the journal extends from late antiquity to the early Renaissance and to the present day in the case of chant. In addition to book reviews in each issue, a comprehensive bibliography of chant research and a discography of recent and re-issued plainchant recordings appear annually.
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MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES
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MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisPlainsong & Medieval Music (ISSN: 0961-1371) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Cambridge University Press in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.20, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.102 (Q4), an H-index of 11.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 7 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,283 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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