AMTA Presents: Journal of Music Therapy 51(1) On Its Way!

ANNOUNCING THE NEW JOURNAL OF MUSIC THERAPY IN 2014

A result of the historic partnership between Oxford University Press (OUP) and AMTA to publish music therapy journals, the first issue of the NEW Journal of Music Therapy, Volume 51, Issue 1, is now on its way to members’ and subscribers’ mailboxes. 

The journal also appears online through OUP’s partnership with HighWire Press. HighWire is a division of Stanford University Libraries that works with scholarly societies and other publishers to create a collection of the finest fully searchable research online.

Archival material is available online with unlimited access to past issues as a benefit for subscribers and current AMTA members.  Mobile app functionality is available, as well as eTOC updates (Table of Contents), where you may sign up for notifications delivered to your email inbox when new content is available. 

As a reminder, current AMTA members may access the journal online through the portal in the AMTA website. Log in with your AMTA-recognized email address and password, then go to Research>Journals and Publications and then scroll to the link titled "Journal of Music Therapy AMTA Member Access Portal." Or, for fewer clicks, log in and click the "Journal of Music Therapy AMTA Member Access Portal” under Quick Links on the home page. Enjoy this new and important member benefit!  Journal of Music Therapy subscribers may log in with subscriber information on the journal’s webpage: http://jmt.oxfordjournals.org/

SELECTED ARTICLES FOR OPEN ACCESS

This issue of Journal of Music Therapy has TWO open access articles!  A gift from AMTA to all music therapists and the general public to help promote music therapy research around the world, open access articles are selected articles which can be accessed for free for a limited period of time.  For open access articles, go to the current issue of Journal of Music Therapy on the JMT webpage, http://jmt.oxfordjournals.org/ and look for the word “FREE” next to the article links.

ALSO ANNOUNCING AN EXCITING NEW FEATURE FOR MUSIC THERAPY JOURNALS

Advance access articles for the upcoming issue of Music Therapy Perspectives are now available!  Advance access articles are papers that have been copyedited and typeset but not yet paginated for inclusion in an issue of the journal.  These articles can be accessed ahead of publication by members and subscribers for a limited period of time.  For current AMTA member advanced access articles for the upcoming MTP issue, log into the AMTA website, then go to the “Music Therapy Perspectives Member Access Portal” or if you are a subscriber, log in with your subscriber information at http://mtp.oxfordjournals.org/ then click the “Advance Access (Early Content for Volume 32 Issue 1)” link.

AMTA AND OUP: PROMOTING QUALITY RESEARCH IN MUSIC THERAPY

The new Journal of Music Therapy demonstrates AMTA’s dedication to promoting quality research in music therapy.  Be sure to check out this journal when it arrives at your door with its brand new cover design and featuring an Editorial by Dr. Robb, Editor in Chief, regarding the partnership with Oxford University Press.   Thanks to our friends at Oxford for their commitment to advancing public awareness of the benefits of music therapy and increasing access to quality music therapy services in a rapidly changing world.

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