General information

Articles and audio papers published within the framework of Seismograf Peer are selected after initial screening of abstracts by editors, and after rigorous peer review of the full submissions by anonymised refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Submitted contributions have to be original and must not have been published or submitted elsewhere. We only publish contributions as part of thematic issues. Suggestions to themes, guest-editors and journal collaborations are always very welcome. 

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AUDIO PAPERS

AUDIO PAPER ABSTRACT

REQUIRED ELEMENTS
– Audio abstract 60-90 sec.
– Written abstract of 150-200 words
– Bibliography following the Harvard Standard
– Biographies for all authors of up to 100 words. Portraits are welcome, but optional (please include photo credit)

SUBMISSION
Please transfer / send audio file (MP3) and the written abstract file, including bibliography and biography (Word), to peer@seismograf.org

EDITORIAL RESPONSE
After editorial review of the received abstracts, a selection of authors will be invited to send in audio papers.

AUDIO PAPER

REQUIRED ELEMENTS
– Audio paper, length 12-15 minutes
– Written abstract of 150-200 words
– Bibliography following the Harvard Standard
– Biographies for all authors of up to 100 words. Portraits are welcome, but optional (please include photo credit)

SUBMISSION
Please transfer / send audio paper file (MP3) and the written abstract file, including bibliography and biography (Word), to peer@seismograf.org. All submissions will undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Submitted contributions have to be original and not been published or submitted elsewhere.

FORMAT OF THE AUDIO PAPER
The audio paper is a 12-15 minute-long audio production presenting a research question or focus. The audio paper combines speech and narratives with “sonic argumentation” which can be composed through sound recordings, sound productions or any other sound practices, voice practices, the audible use of one’s body, everyday tools, gadgets, musical instruments, computer software or all kinds of objects and agents. All audio papers are being peer reviewed by reviewers within the given field. The reviewers are asked to assess after these guidelines: A clear and contextualized research question / focus of exploration; a clear and vivid argumentation and exploration of the research question / focus; meaningful and original use of sound as medium and content to support, present and materialize the argumentation; coherence between dramaturgical composition (tempo, density, narrative structure) and content; appropriate references in the accompanying text (abstract and bibliography) and/or in the audio production.  Please visit seismograf.org/fokus/fluid-sounds for further thoughts on and examples of audio papers.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES WRITTEN RESEARCH PAPERS

WRITTEN RESEARCH PAPERS ABSTRACT

REQUIRED ELEMENTS
– Written abstract of 150-200 words
– Bibliography following the Harvard Standard
– Biographies for all authors of up to 100 words. Portraits are welcome, but optional (please include photo credit)

SUBMISSION
Please send abstract file including bibliography and biography to peer@seismograf.org

EDITORIAL RESPONSE
After editorial review of the received abstracts, a selection of authors will be invited to send in written research papers.

WRITTEN RESEARCH PAPER

REQUIRED ELEMENTS
– Written paper of 6000-8000 words
– Written abstract of 150-200 words
– Bibliography following the Harvard Standard
– Biographies for all authors of up to 100 words. Portraits are welcome, but optional (please include photo credit)

SUBMISSION
Please send research paper and abstract file including bibliography and biography to peer@seismograf.org. 
All submissions will undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Submitted contributions have to be original and not been published or submitted elsewhere.

FORMAT OF WRITTEN PAPERS
The audio paper is an experimental format – but we are also inviting written articles of a more performative character. But, as with the audio paper, this does not mean that anything goes. Seismograf is an independent journal concerning aesthetics and art forms within the fields of sound, sound art and contemporary music. The readers of this journal are therefore not academics only, but cover a variety of people – dedicated listeners, artists, critics, curators etc. We are open towards written submissions that stretch the format beyond traditional academic publishing – but that are still being peer reviewed. The review guidelines concern: Strength, originality and clarity of the overall argument in the article; originality of and insight into the empirical material; strength and originality in presentation, argumentation and discussion; relevance of the literature references referred to.

Submission

Please submit your proposal to
peer@seismograf.org

Sanne Krogh Groth, Associate professor in Musicology, Lund University, Sweden (manager of editorial group)

Marie Koldkjær Højlund, Associate professor of Sound Studies, Aarhus University, Denmark

Meri Kytö, University Teacher in Musicology and reader in Sound Studies, University of Turku, Finland

Andreo Mielczarek, Editor-in-Chief of Seismograf

Morten Riis, Teaching Associate Professor in Digital Design and Information Studies, Aarhus University, Denmark

Ulrik Schmidt, Associate professor in Performance Design, Roskilde University, Denmark

Holger Schulze, Professor in Musicology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Stefan Östersjö, Professor of Musical Performance, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden

Please contact sanne@seismograf.org for further information. 

Open call

SONIC CITIZENSHIP 
Call for audio papers and written research papers
Deadline for abstracts May 9 2025
Deadline for full submission September 1 2025
Editors: Morten Breinbjerg, Marie Koldkjær Højlund, Jonas R. Kirkegaard & Sissel Raahede Lundgård.
For more information, please contact Marie Koldkjær Højlund (musmkh@cc.au.dk)

Previous calls

SOUND AND THE MORE-THAN-HUMAN WORLDS
Call for audio papers
Deadline for abstracts October 1 2024
Deadline for audio papers December 16 2024
For more information please contact Stefan Östersjö (stefan.ostersjo@ltu.se)

GENERIC SOUNDS. On the typical, indistinct and impersonal in the sonic arts, media and auditory culture
Deadline for abstracts December 1 2023
Deadline for articles and audio papers April 1 2023
For more information please contact Ulrik Schmidt (ulriksc@ruc.dk) / Morten Riis (riis.morten@gmail.com)

WHAT SOUNDS DO. New directions in an anthropology of sound
Call for audio papers and written research papers
Deadline 10 February 2023
For more information please contact Holger Schulze (schulze@hum.ku.dk)

GRIEF. Sonic expressions of loss, pain and sadness
Call for audio papers
Deadline 15 October 2022
For more information please contact Meri Kytö (meri.kyto@utu.fi) / Sanne Krogh Groth (sanne@seismograf.org)

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