IIMP coverage is from 1993 to the present. IIMP also includes over 100,000 retrospective records from 40 major music journals. It is actively adding new titles to both the current and retrospective files. The Full File option contains both current and retrospective titles. IIMP covers all aspects of music, from the most scholarly studies to the latest crazes in popular music.
Articles appear in several original languages.
IIMP updates its files quarterly. The time from article publication until inclusion in the IIMP index is about two months. For a complete listing of titles of journals indexed, click on Title List on the IIMP homepage. This is very helpful if the spelling of a word is uncertain avoid the Subject Categories box, as this searches only a very select list of common terms. Use the Browse feature for suggestions.