Published by Cambridge University Press, the Journal of the Society for American Music (JSAM) was created as the society’s official scholarly journal in 2007. From 1983 to 2006, American Music was the official journal of the society.

The Journal of the Society for American Music is an international, peer-reviewed journal dealing with all aspects of American music and music in the Americas. JSAM is dedicated to supporting scholarship that transcends disciplinary boundaries, cutting across historical musicology, music theory, ethnomusicology, cultural theory, identity studies, and American studies. JSAM encourages international dialogue across disciplines. The journal features articles, reviews of books, recordings, multimedia items, and colloquies.

JSAM welcomes articles ranging from 5,000 to 10,000 words, covering cultural hierarchy; social, political, economic, gender, and sexuality issues; race and ethnicity; the impact and role of the media; sacred, secular, and popular contexts and traditions; geographical and historical patterns; composers, performers, and audiences; historiography and reception history; problems of research, analysis, criticism, and aesthetics. It also welcomes proposals for book, recording, and multimedia reviews, and colloquies.

Detailed information on our policies, as well as submission instructions for authors, can be found on the Cambridge Core pages for JSAM.

SAM members can access their online subscription to JSAM at Cambridge Journals Online. To set up access to your online subscription, please see this instruction page.

Editorial Board

Editor in Chief:
Jacqueline Avila (University of Texas, Austin, USA)
jsameditor@gmail.com

Advisory Editor:
Emily Abrams Ansari (Western University, Canada)

Assistant Editor:
Anna Marinela Lopez (University of Texas, Austin, USA)

Book Review Editor:
Victoria Clark (Independent Scholar, Washington D.C., USA)

Book Review Assistant Editor:
Victoria Clark University of Richmond, USA

Media Review Editors:
Erin E. Bauer (Muskingum University, USA)

Editorial Board:
Christina Baade (McMaster University, Canada
Daphne Brooks (Yale University, USA)
Maria Cizmic (University of South Florida, USA)
Michael D'Errico (Albright College, USA)
Nina Eidsheim (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
Sarah Eyerly (Florida State University, USA)
Eduardo Herrera (Rutgers University, USA)
Sandra Graham (Babson College, USA)
Alisha Lola Jones (Indiana University, USA)
Allison McCracken (DePaul University, USA)
Katrina T. Moore (Saint Louis University, USA)
Elliott Powell (University of Minnesota, USA)
Shana Redmond (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
Colleen Renihan (Queens University, Canada)
Jesús A. Ramos-Kittrell (University of Oregon, USA)
Stephanie Vander Wel (University of Buffalo, USA)
Christi Jay Wells (Arizona State University, USA)