https:\/\/www.peterlang.com\/journal\/48\/<\/a>)is an international peer-reviewed journal devoted to the advancement of scholarly research on music in Asia and the Asian diaspora. The journal publishes original, high-quality studies that contribute to musicological knowledge of Asian musical cultures, repertories, practices, theories, histories, and contemporary transformations within local, regional, transnational, and global contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe journal welcomes submissions that address music in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, and transregional Asian networks, as well as Asian diasporic communities worldwide. It particularly encourages research that situates Asian musical traditions in dialogue with broader international scholarship while remaining attentive to linguistic, historical, cultural, and methodological specificity. The manuscript should conform to The Chicago Manual of Style<\/em> and should be submitted to the editor via email at info@asianmusicology.org (or hyu@wesleyan.edu). Contributors need not be members of the Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, the following areas: historical musicology; ethnomusicology; music theory and analysis; indigenous theoretical systems; performance studies; music and philosophy; music and religion; music and society; music, media, and technology; intercultural and transcultural musical exchange; popular music studies; diaspora and migration studies; and digital musicology, including computational approaches to music research and music information retrieval in Asian contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asian Musicology<\/em> especially values contributions that engage critically with Asian-language sources, underrepresented repertories, local knowledge systems, archival materials, oral traditions, and interdisciplinary approaches. The journal seeks to promote theoretical, historiographical, and methodological innovation and to strengthen the international visibility and academic impact of musicological research relating to Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIn addition to full-length research articles, the journal publishes review essays and, where appropriate, themed issues on topics of major significance to the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Author Fees and APC Policy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Asian Musicology<\/em> currently does not charge authors any fees<\/strong> at any stage of the publication process. The journal does not require submission fees, article processing charges (APCs), publication fees, or any other author-side payments. Submission, peer review, editorial handling, and publication are provided without cost to contributors.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPeer Review Process<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
All manuscripts submitted to Asian Musicology<\/em> undergo a structured peer-review process designed to ensure academic quality, originality, and scholarly relevance.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe editorial team first assesses submissions to determine whether they fall within the journal\u2019s scope and meet basic standards of academic quality, presentation, and originality. Manuscripts that pass this initial screening are then sent for peer review by specialists in the relevant field. Based on the reviewers\u2019 reports, the editor may reach one of the following decisions: accept, accept with minor revisions, invite major revisions and resubmission, or reject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The journal is committed to maintaining a fair, rigorous, and transparent review process. Final editorial decisions are based on scholarly merit, originality, clarity of argument, methodological soundness, and contribution to the field of musicology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To further demonstrate the integrity of the editorial and review process, each published article should include the following manuscript history dates where applicable: Received<\/strong>, Revised<\/strong>, Accepted<\/strong>, and Published<\/strong>. Including these dates makes the peer-review process and the journal\u2019s editorial turnaround workflow more visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOpen Access Policy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Asian Musicology<\/em> provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. All articles published in the journal are made available online without charge to readers or their institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCopyright and licensing terms are stated clearly on the journal website and in each published article. Authors retain copyright unless otherwise specified. Articles are published under an openly stated license that defines the conditions under which content may be read, downloaded, copied, distributed, and reused. Clear website disclosure of such policies is consistent with recognized best-practice transparency standards for scholarly publishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The journal also encourages responsible archiving and dissemination of published scholarship through institutional repositories and other academic platforms, subject to the journal\u2019s stated self-archiving policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
License:<\/strong> Unless otherwise stated, all articles in Asian Musicology<\/em> are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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