Journal of Music and Folklore Studies

Journal of Music and Folklore Studies (JMFS) is an international refereed journal published twice a year, in June and December, by Sakarya University State Conservatory.

The journal is published in Turkish and English.

Articles submitted to the journal are screened for originality to avoid plagiarism. 

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 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

● Dance and Choreography

● Folk Dances

● Modern Dance

In the focus and scope of the journal by Sakarya University State Conservatory , 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 iThenticate plagiarism program and the percentage of similarity should be less than 15% excluding references.

📌The journal follows a double-blind review policy.

📌There is no submission or processing fee.