NZJMT

NZJMT is a peer-reviewed, online, open access, scholarly journal, published annually by Music Therapy New Zealand (MThNZ) for music therapists, students, allied professionals, and others interested in music therapy. The journal’s purpose is to raise awareness of music therapy and related approaches in the wider community, and to extend the knowledge and understanding of music therapists. The journal was established in 2003, and replaced the previous (non-peer reviewed) Annual Journal of the New Zealand Society of Music Therapy.

The journal promotes the values of Music Therapy New Zealand:

• Life / Ora: Promoting and working towards sustainability and a balanced, overall wellbeing;
• Reciprocity / Whanaungatanga: Fostering relationships that are connected, reciprocal and inclusive;
• Creativity / Auahatanga: Celebrating our diversity, passion, spark and vitality; and
• Professionalism / Te Taumata: Supporting and advocating for the highest quality, evidenced based ethical practice with integrity and confidence.

Authors and reviewers are asked to consider the relevance of their work to contemporary music therapy practice in Aotearoa New Zealand. The journal publishes only original material, except where reprint rights have been sought for an article of particular relevance to music therapy practice here. Articles declined by the journal may be recommended for publication elsewhere, e.g. Music Therapy New Zealand’s MusT newsletter.

No payment is made to or by authors or reviewers. Music Therapy New Zealand offers an honorarium to members of the editorial team and some advisers.

The journal will consider a wide variety of submissions, including (but not limited to): practice-based, research, theoretical or case study articles about music therapy; less formal, practice-based or autobiographical articles for the Community Voices section; interviews; arts-based elements; Morva Croxson Prize winning articles; student contributions; relevant articles about related fields or allied professions, if clearly relevant to music therapy practice; book and resource reviews; and other items at the discretion of the editorial team.