Journal of the Society for American Music
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The Journal of the Society for American Music is a peer-reviewed
academic journal
and the official journal of the Society for American Music
. It is published by Cambridge University Press
and edited by Leta Miller. The journal is the continuation of American Music, which was published from 1983. The first issue under the changed title appeared in spring 2007.
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
academic journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
and the official journal of the Society for American Music
Society for American Music
The Society for American Music was founded in 1975 and was first named the Sonneck Society in honor of Oscar George Theodore Sonneck, early Chief of the Music Division in the Library of Congress and pioneer scholar of American music...
. It is published by Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII in 1534, it is the world's oldest publishing house, and the second largest university press in the world...
and edited by Leta Miller. The journal is the continuation of American Music, which was published from 1983. The first issue under the changed title appeared in spring 2007.