Psychology of Music (POM)

Psychology of Music is a leading peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the scientific study of psychological phenomena related to music. First published in 1973, the journal serves as a major forum for researchers exploring how humans perceive, respond to, and are affected by music across diverse contexts. Its scope includes empirical and theoretical research on music cognition, emotion, performance, learning, memory, development, social and cultural aspects of music engagement, therapeutic applications, and educational psychology of music. The journal is published quarterly by SAGE Publications on behalf of the Society for Education, Music and Psychology Research (SEMPRE), ensuring rigorous scholarly standards and global reach. The editors-in-chief, Nikki Moran and Michelle Phillips, oversee a diverse editorial board that reflects international expertise in music psychology and related disciplines. Psychology of Music is indexed in major abstracting services such as Scopus and the Social Sciences Citation Index, and attracts contributions from psychologists, musicologists, educators, neuroscientists, and practitioners interested in the psychological dimensions of music experiences. Its articles are influential in shaping contemporary understanding of how music influences cognition, emotion, behaviour, and learning.

Psychology of Music (POM) is :-

• International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, Applied Psychology, General Psychology, Music, cognition, emotion, performance, learning, education, applied music psychology., It aims to advance scientific understanding of how music affects and is processed by the mind and behaviour. , Online or Print , Quarterly Journal

• UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN P-ISSN: 0305-7356, E-ISSN: 1741-3087, Established: 1973, Impact Factor: 1.6
• Does Not Provide Crossref DOI

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