The ''Indiana Theory Review'' () is a
peer-reviewed
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academic journal
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specializing in
music theory
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and
analysis
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. It began publication in 1977, under the auspices of graduate students in music theory at the
Jacobs School of Music
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, making it the second of the graduate-student produced theory journals to debut in the
United States
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(after ''
In Theory Only
''In Theory Only'' () was a peer-reviewed academic journal specializing in music theory and analysis. It began publication in 1975, under the auspices of graduate students in music theory at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & ...
''). Originally edited and managed wholly by graduate students, the journal more recently formed an editorial board of senior scholars in the field. The journal has published continuously since its inception and is currently (2018) in volume 34. The journal is published on the
Public Knowledge Project
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Open Journal Systems
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History
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platform and all issues before the current one are available on
JSTOR
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.
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Music theory journals
Contemporary classical music journals
English-language journals
Publications established in 1977
Indiana University
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