We are conducting research into the demographic statistics of scholars who author articles published in varied music theory periodicals, which will be reported to the music academic community to help the field better understand its publication representation.

If you published one or more articles in one or more of the following journals between January 2017 and June 2023, please consider participating in an online survey that will take approximately 5–20 minutes.

Journal of Music Theory
Indiana Theory Review
Intégral
Music Theory Spectrum
Music Theory Online
Theory and Practice
SMT- Pod
SMT-V
Music Theory and Analysis (formerly the Dutch Journal of Music Theory)

Please click the link below or copy and paste it into your browser to begin the survey:

https://jmu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3aE6CEuFelTpjZc

This study has been approved by the Virginia Tech IRB (23-912). This initiative was funded by 4-VA, a collaborative partnership for advancing the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

For more information, contact:

Kimberly Goddard Loeffert, Ph.D., D.M.A. (Principal Investigator)
Assistant Professor of Music Theory
School of Performing Arts
Virginia Tech
kimloeffert@vt.edu
540-231-5335

John Peterson, Ph.D. (Co-Investigator)
Associate Professor of Music Theory
Associate Director of the School of Music
James Madison University
peter2jr@jmu.edu
540-568-5368