Since 1918, Archiv für Musikwissenschaft is one of the leading German periodicals for musicology. Articles in German and English deal with topics from all musical periods, including ancient music, medieval songs as well as contemporary compositions. The periodical focuses on the development of European music in a historical as well as a systematic context, always aware of the individuality and creativity of each single musical piece. It is the editors' aim to create a forum for the discussion of musicological research as well as to contribute to current debates of new developments.

Franz Steiner is one of Germany's most prominent academic publishing houses. Our focal point is ancient history, but also social and economic history, as well as history of science; furthermore regional studies, Eastern European history and transatlantic studies. We oversee more than 150 serial publications as well as 28 periodicals and publish such renowned series as Historia, Hermes and Archiv für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie. We only publish those projects which proved their academic value in external anonymous peer assessments.