About
Journal of Music and Folklore Studies is an international scientific-academic journal published by Sakarya University State Conservatory twice a year, in March and September. The deadline for accepting articles to the journal for the March issue is January 15, and for the September issue is July 15.
The journal is published in Turkish and English.
Articles submitted to the journal are screened for originality to avoid plagiarism. The acceptable similarity rate is a maximum of 20%.
After the submitted articles are reviewed by the editorial board, they are published following the evaluation of two referees who are experts on the subject (double-blind refereeing), a third referee if necessary, and the final approval of the editorial board.
The topics on which the journal will publish articles are as follows, without limitation:
● Sound and music processing
● Music folklore
● Turkish folklore
● Religious music
● Composition and interpretation in classical western music
● Music perception
● Music education
● Music performance
● Music technology and recording
● Use of artificial intelligence in music
● Music theories
● Musicology and ethnomusicology
● Ecomusicology
● Orchestra conducting
● Turkish music
● Composition and interpretation in Turkish music
● Anthropology of music
● Music psychology
● Sociology of music
● Evaluation, criticism, translation articles and summary studies of published works in the fields of music and folklore
In the focus and scope of Sakarya University State Conservatory journal, research articles in the field of music are prioritized, but review articles, letters to the editor and current articles are published in Turkish and English.
📌Articles are scanned with the Authenticate plagiarism program and the percentage of similarity should be less than 20% excluding references.
📌The journal follows a double-blind review policy.
📌There is no submission or processing fee.
Average time for pre-evaluation of articles: 20 days
Average time that articles are reviewed: 60 days
Average publication time of article: 90 days