About the Journal

The Swiss Journal of Musicology is an openly accessible publication platform that aims to reflect current tendencies in international and Swiss musicological research and reach readers and researchers worldwide. In addition to the traditional areas of historical musicology, contributions from the fields of anthropology, theory and artistic research are welcome. The journal invites interdisciplinary proposals, as well as musically relevant research from other fields and encourages collaborations and perspectives that bridge several disciplines. Publication formats range from ‘classical articles’ to interviews or podcasts. The quality of the contributions is guaranteed and insured through the peer-review process.

Open Access Policy

The Swiss Journal of Musicology is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access. Users are allowed to read, download, copy or use the content for any lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. The content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0).
The Swiss Journal of Musicology does not charge any article processing charges (APCs) or article submission charges (ASCs) and does allow the author(s) to hold the copyright without restrictions.

Peer Review Process

The articles published in this journal go through a peer review process. After an initial review by the editors, each article is evaluated by a member of the editorial board or an external expert in the musicological field addressed.

Publication Ethics

The Swiss Journal of Musicology endeavours to ensure the high quality of its publications. It adheres to high standards of ethical behaviour and expects them to be adhered by all parties involved in the publication. This includes the author, journal editor, peer reviewers and publisher.  The Swiss Journal of Musicology follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) for the preservation of scientific integrity.

Plagiarism

The Swiss Journal of Musicology is committed to publish only original material that has not already been published or reviewed elsewhere. Any manuscript that raises concerns about plagiarism will be checked and cases of plagiarism will be sanctioned.

Conflict of Interests

Reviewers, authors and editors must disclose any and all possible financial or non-financial conflict of interest in regard to the manuscript. If unsure, the journal editor should be contacted.

Archiving

To ensure the long-term availability of scientific information, the contents of the journal are archived with PKP Preservation Network .

Photo Credits

Cover Picture: A. Lauterwasser www.wasserklangbilder.de