Journals are important in academic research for a number of reasons:
Journals can be found by searching databases with keywords that you have chosen and combined.
The library has a large collection of electronic journals which you can search in two ways: our Electronic Journals tab, and Browzine. See below for links and further information. You may also find it helpful to search directly within journal databases. A selection of those recommended for music research are below.
Access to all Music titles from the Arts & Sciences Collections on JSTOR; includes publications from over 15 disciplines and 10 countries.
Indexing and abstracts for more than 200 international periodicals, plus full text for around 160 of the indexed journals.
Coverage: 1864 - current
Indexing and abstracts for several hundred international music periodicals from over 20 countries, plus full text for more than 220 of the indexed journals.
Coverage: 1874 - current
Here is a partial list of titles of journals that the library holds for music:
International Journal of Community Music
Journal of Popular Music Studies
Journal of Research in Music Education
Journal of Technology in Music Learning
Use these links to search within these journals with a search term and establish what information is available. It might also save you time.
Many more journal articles can be found within databases for music.