Beschreibung:
<p>This article, written by the editor of the <italic>Revue de musicologie</italic> from 1974 to 1985, attempts to trace the modus operandi of the journal for a period of some thirty years (1974–2004). Firstly, it examines the evolution of the institutional framework of the journal as it is reflected in the statutes of the Société française de musicologie, the major innovation being the creation, in 1975, of an Editorial Board, which was divided, in 1991, to give birth to two new entities: a Review Board, in charge of evaluating articles submitted to the <italic>Revue</italic> (since 1997, the board includes foreign musicologists); and an Administrative and Editorial Staff more specifically responsible for the production of each issue. Secondly, it details the major changes introduced in the presentation of the <italic>Revue</italic>, among which the most important was, in 1975, the publication of abstracts of the articles and brief biographies of their authors. Finally, it offers a reflection on the overall content of the <italic>Revue de musicologie.</italic>
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