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