Black Music Research Journal (BMRJ)

The Black Music Research Journal was a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal published by the University of Illinois Press on behalf of the Center for Black Music Research at the Columbia College Chicago. It covers the philosophy, aesthetics, history, and criticism of black music. It was established in 1980 by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr. and the editor-in-chief was Horace J. Maxile, Jr. (Columbia College Chicago). The journal was abstracted and indexed in Academic ASAP, Academic OneFile, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Current Contents/Arts & Humanities, and Expanded Academic ASAP. It ceased publication with volume 36 (2016). Black Music Research Journal includes articles about the philosophy, aesthetics, history, and criticism of black music. BMRJ is an official journal of the Center for Black Music Research and is published by the University of Illinois Press. Begun in 1980, Black Music Research Journal is published in the spring and fall of each year and includes articles about the philosophy, aesthetics, history, and criticism of black music. Many issues are devoted to a single theme, such as Blind Lemon Jefferson or black music in Europe.

Black Music Research Journal (BMRJ) is :-

• International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, Music, Arts, Black Music Studies, Ethnomusicology, Music History, African American Studies, Cultural Studies, Music Criticism, Philosophy of Music, Aesthetics of Music , Online or Print , Bi-Annual Journal

• UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN P-ISSN: 0276-3605, E-ISSN: 1946-1615, Established: 1980,
• Provides Crossref DOI

• Not indexed in Scopus, WoS, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC CARE