Black Music Research Journal

Editor: Dr. Christopher Wilkinson

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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. BMRJ is an official journal of the Center for Black Music Research and is available by subscription and as a benefit of membership with CBMR.

Subscription Rates

Individuals & Institutions (Journal Only):
   1 Year, $50.00 ($60.00 Non-U.S.)

Single issues: $20.00

Membership Rates

Center for Black Music Research Associates Memberships:
The Center for Black Music Research invites you or your organization to help support the efforts of the CBMR to document, preserve, and advance black music. At all CBMR Associate levels, membership fees provide important, unrestricted funds that support CBMR programming, archival collections, and general operations. As a non-profit research unit, the CBMR depends on a diverse range of funding sources to further its work, and the CBMR Associates program rewards your help with a direct link to CBMR activities.

General Membership
1 Year, $25.00

In addition to supporting the CBMR's mission, CBMR General Members receive the following benefits:

• A yearly subscription to the Center's semiannual newsletter, CBMR Digest
• Photocopying of research documents (according to the provisions of copyright law) equal to as much as $10.00 during the membership year
• Periodic e-mail updates that include job postings by CBMR Institutional Members, CBMR news, or other news items relevant to the field
• Listing of the member's name on the CBMR website and in the CBMR Digest 
  

Associate Membership

This level of membership is open to both individuals and organizations.

Individual Associate
1 Year, $80.00 ($90.00 non-U.S.)
1 Year (Student), $50.00 ($60.00 non-U.S.)
For student memberships, the order form must be accompanied by a photocopy of a current validated student ID. Organizations are not eligible for Individual Associate membership.

In addition to the benefits listed for General Members, Individual Associates receive:

• Issues of all CBMR publications (including the Black Music Research Journal) released during the year of membership (number will vary depending on publication schedule)
• A special membership price for each book in the Music of the African Diaspora Series, offered on a one-time basis as the books are released

Institutional (organizational) Associate
1 Year, $150.00 ($160.00 non-U.S.)

In addition to the benefits listed in the previous two categories, Institutional Associates receive:

• Free job postings in the Job Listings section of the CBMR's website plus notice in The CBMR Associate e-newsletter

Rates shown are applicable to 2008 subscriptions/memberships.

Indexes

Academic ASAP; Academic OneFile; Arts & Humanities Citation Index; Current Contents; Dietrich's Index Philosophicus; Expanded Academic ASAP; General Reference Center; General Reference; Center International; Humanities Abstracts; Humanities Full Text; Humanities Index; Humanities International Complete; Humanities International Index; IBZ - Internationale Bibliographie der Geistes- und; Sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschriftenliteratur; Internationale Bibliographie der Rezensionen Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlicher Literatur; International Index to Black Periodicals Full Text; International Index to Music Periodicals; InfoTrac Custom; InfoTrac OneFile ; InfoTrac Student Edition; InfoTrac Student Edition K12; International Index to Music Periodicals; Music Article Guide; Periodicals Index Online; Personal Alert (E-mail); RILM; Abstracts of Music Literature; Student Recource Center; SwetsWise All Titles; The Music Index; TOC Premier; and Wilson OmniFile