Authors retain copyright of their work. All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).Under this license, users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, provided that the original author and source are properly cited. Authors retain the right to:

  • Use the article for educational and research purposes;
  • Present the article at conferences;
  • Include the article in a thesis or dissertation;
  • Reuse portions of the work in future publications, with proper acknowledgment;
  • Prepare derivative works or extend the article into book-length form.

Music Cognition has a strict anti-plagiarism policy. All submissions must be original and must not have been published previously or be under consideration elsewhere. Manuscripts are subject to similarity screening. Plagiarism, self-plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, or improper citation constitute grounds for immediate rejection. If misconduct is identified after publication, the editorial board reserves the right to issue corrections or retractions.