Journals & Magazines in Music &  Music Eduction

• Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Chicago (with specific adaptations)

    • No length requirements

• American Music Teacher (Journal)  (Link to Submission Page)

  • • Chicago

    • Up to 2,000 words

• Arts and Humanities in Higher Education (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Sage Harvard guidelines

    • No word limit

• British Journal of Music Education (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Journal-specific style on website

    • Not to exceed 5000 words

• Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • Approximately 20 pages, including abstract, figures, drawings, tables, and references.

• Canadian Music Educator (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • Not to exceed 4000 words 

• Canadian Winds (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Chicago

    • 1800-3500 words

• College Music Symposium (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Articles

      • Scholarship and Research

        • Chicago

        • 5,000-10,000 words

      • Review Articles

        • Chicago

        • 3,000-5,000 words

      • Music-Business Industry

        • Chicago

        • 3,000-6,000 words

    • Forums (essays, responses, commentaries)

      • • Author-date in-text citations 

        • 500-1200 words

    • Reviews

      • Book reviews

        • No more than 1,000 words 

      • Audio reviews

      • Technology and online resource reviews

• Contributions to Music Education (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA or Chicago

    • No more than 5000-6000 words

• International Journal of Community Music (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Journal modified Harvard house

    • Not to exceed 7,000 words

• International Journal of Music Education (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • Not to exceed 6000 words

• Journal of Band Research (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Articles: Chicago; Empirical Studies: APA

    • No longer than 38 double-spaced pages

• Journal of Curriculum Theorizing

  • • APA

    • Maximum 25 pages

• Journal of General Music Education (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • 6-12 double-spaced pages

• Journal of Historical Research in Music Education (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Chicago

    • Not to exceed 8000 words

• Journal of Popular Music Education (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • 6,000-8,000 words

• Journal of Popular Music Studies (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Chicago

    • Maximum 10,000 words

• Journal of Music Teacher Education (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • No limit

• Journal of Music Theory (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Chicago

    • 5,000-10,000 words

• Journal of Piano Research (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • 3,000-5,000 words

• Journal of Research in Music Education (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA or Chicago

    • 20-25 pages

• Journal of the American Musicological Society (Link to Submission Info Page 

  • • Chicago

    • 8,000-15,000 words

• Missouri Journal of Research in Music Education (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA or Chicago

    • No length requirements

• Music and Entertainment Industry Educator's Association (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Chicago

    • No length requirements

• Music Education Research (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Taylor and Francis Manuscript Layout Guide (Chicago citations)

    • No more than 6,000 words

• Music Educators Journal (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Chicago

    • Approximately 3,500 words

• Music Perception (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • No more than 3,000 words

• Music Research Forum (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Chicago

    • Check each new call for articles (typically due in January)

• MTNA (Music Teachers National Association) e-Journal (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Chicago

    • Generally more than 3,000 words

• New Directions: A Journal of Scholarship, Creativity, and Leadership in Music Education (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • No style guidelines

    • No word limit

• Nordic Research in Music Education (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • No more than 60,000 characters (including spaces)

• Philosophy of Music Education Review (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Chicago

    • No more than 8000 words

• Psychology  of Music (Link to Info Submission Page)

  • • APA

    • 4,000-6,000 words 

• Research and Issues in Music Education (RIME) (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • No length requirements

• Research Perspectives in Music Education (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • 20-25 pages

• Research Studies in Music Education (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • Up to 6,000 words

• The Orff Echo (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • About 2,200 words

• Theory into Practice (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • None specified

• Teaching Music (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Not specified

    • 500-2,000 words

• Visions of Research in Music Education (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • About 5,000 - 8,000 words

Broader List of Journals/Magazines or Resources in Other Disciplines

• American Educational Research Journal  (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • No more than 50 double spaced pages 

• American Journal of Arts Management (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Research and Scholarship Articles  (Link to Submission Info Page)

      • • Style of your choice

        • No more than 10,000 words

    • Teaching Notes (Link to Submission Info Page)

      • • APA 7

        • No more than 3,000 words

• American Journal of Education (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • See specific reference guidelines

    • Not to exceed 10,000 words

• Anthropology & Education Quarterly (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • AAA style 

    • Not to exceed 35 pages

• Arts Education Policy Review (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA 7 

    • No limit 

• Art/Research International: A Transdisciplinary Journal (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Style of your choice

    • Not to exceed 7500 words

• Creative Industries Journal (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Style of your choice

    • No limit

• Current Issues in Education (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA (7th ed.)

    • Not to exceed 12,000 words

• Currents in Teaching and Learning (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • Short report 

      • 2850-5700 words

    • Longer article

      • 5700-7125 words

• Education Policy Analysis Archives (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA (7th ed.)

    • Not to exceed 10,000 words

• Educational Administration: Theory and Practice (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA (6th ed.)

    • 20-25 pages

• Educational Administration Quarterly (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • 25-40 pages

• Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA 7th ed.

    • Manuscripts section

      • Not to exceed 45 pages (not including references)

    • Briefs section

      • Not to exceed 2500 words

• Educational Leadership (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • 1500-2500 words

• Educational Research for Policy and Practice (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA 7th ed.

    • 6000-8000 words including references

• Educational Researcher (AERA) (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • Feature Articles

      • Not to exceed 5000 words

    • Reviews & Essays:

      • Not to exceed 4000 words

    • Briefs

      • Not to exceed 1000 words

    • Technical Comments

      • Not to exceed 1000 words

• Educational Research: Theory and Practice (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA (7th ed.)

    • 4000-6500 words

• Educational Theory (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Chicago (17th ed.)

    • No limit

• Educator Perspectives Journal (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA 7th ed.

    • 1000-3000 words

• Forum: Qualitative Social Research (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Partly follows APA, see article template 

    • No limit

• Frontiers of Digital Education (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA (6th ed.)

    • 20-50 pages

• Harvard Educational Review (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA (7th ed.)

    • Not to exceed 9000 words

• Issues in Teacher Education  (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • 5,000 - 7,000 words

• Journal of Academic Freedom (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Chicago

    • 2000-5000 words

• Journal of Academic Leadership (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA 6th ed.

    • Between 4-25 pages double-spaced

• Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA (7th ed.)

    • 1000-3000 words 

• Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education  (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Harvard

    • 3,000 - 6,000 words

• Journal of Contemporary Education Theory & Research (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • See specific style guidelines

    • Research papers

      • 3500-6000 words

• Journal of Curriculum Theorizing (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • Not to exceed 25 pages

• Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA (7th ed.)

    • 4000-6000 words

• Journal of Education Finance (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Chicago (16th ed.)

    • No limit

• Journal of Education and Learning (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • EduLearn format

    • 4-20 pages

• Journal of Education Policy (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Format-Free Submission (no style requirement)

    • Not to exceed 9000 words

• Journal of Education and Teaching (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • See the JET style guide

    • 5,000-10,000 words

• Journal of Educators Online (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA (7th ed.)

    • Not to exceed 30 pages double-spaced

• Journal of Educational Psychology (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA (7th ed.)

    • Not to exceed 12,000 words

• Journal of Educational Research & Practice (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA (7th ed.)

    • No word limit

• Journal of Educational Thought (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Style of you choice

    • No limit

• Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • Not to exceed 7500 words

• Journal of School Leadership (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • No limit

•  Journal of Social Theory in Art Education (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • Non-traditional short articles

      • 1500 words

    • Traditional journal articles

      • 3500-5000 words

• Midwest Journal of Education (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Style preference unclear

    • Applying theory to practice

      • 2000-3000 words

    • Empirical research

      • 5000-6000 words

    • Conceptual paper

      • 5000-6000 words

• Music By Women Journal (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Style of your choice 

    • No limit 

• New Jersey Education Association  (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Style of your choice 

    • No limit 

• Online Learning (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • Not to exceed 9500 words

• Planning and Changing: An Education Leadership and Policy Journal (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA 

    • 3000-6000 words

• School Leadership & Management (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Taylor & Francis Manuscript Layout Guide (Link)

    • 7500-9000 words

• The New Educator (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA

    • Less than 6,500 words

• The Review of Higher Education (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • APA (7th ed.)

    • Not to exceed 32 pages

• Theory into Practice (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • No style guidelines

    • 3000-4000 words

• Times Higher Education (Link to Submission Info Page)

  • • Features section

      • • 1,800 - 2,500 words

    • Opinion / blog section

      • • 750 - 900 words

Standing Open Calls

• Discover Education (Link to catalog of open calls)

• European Journal of Education  (Link to catalog of open calls)