General information

Articles and audio papers published within the framework of Seismograf Peer will undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial screening by editors and 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 very welcome. 

Submission guidelines for audio papers

Length

12-15 minutes

Abstract

150-200 words are required for all audio papers submitted.

Bibliography

A written bibliography has to be attached following Harvard standard (in-text).

Biography

Up to 100 words for all authors are required. Portraits are welcome, but optional (please include photo credit).

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 anesthetize 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 for articles

Length

6000-8000 words

Abstracts

150-200 words are required for all audio papers submitted.

Bibliography

A written bibliography has to be attached following Harvard standard (in-text)

Biography

Up to 100 words for all authors are required. Portraits are welcome, but optional (please include photo credit).

Language 

Only contributions in English are accepted.

Multimedia

Embedded videos, photos, sound files and links to online platforms are welcome. Copyrights need to be cleared by the authors. 

Format of article

We are inviting written articles of a 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. 

Future calls
 

Future calls are in the making.
Due to an unexpected amount of submissions for "Sound and the More-Than-Human Worlds", we need to reconsider the next years publication rate.
More to come soon. 

Previous calls
 

SOUND AND THE MORE-THAN-HUMAN WORLDS
Call opens August 2024
Deadline for abstracts: October 1 2024
Deadline for audio papers: December  162024
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 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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