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Pacific Review of Ethnomusicology (PRE) is the graduate student publication of the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology. Edited and managed by graduate students in the department, the journal receives its funding from the publications arm of the UCLA Graduate Student Association. Published online and accessible free of charge to any online reader, PRE is dedicated to scholarly works by fellow graduate students and emerging scholars from throughout the world. As part of our commitment to emerging scholars, we also regularly publish award-winning papers from regional Society for Ethnomusicology conferences.
We welcome submissions not only from colleagues in ethnomusicology and systematic musicology, but also from those in cognate disciplines such as musicology, anthropology, dance ethnology, cultural studies, folklore, sociology, law, and area studies. Contributions must be intellectually rigorous and address in some measure the social and cultural implications of musical practice.
HISTORY OF PACIFIC REVIEW OF ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
First published in 1984, PRE has provided graduate students in ethnomusicology and related disciplines an opportunity to publish articles related to their research as well as contribute to debates on current issues in the field. Over the years, contributors to PRE have addressed topics as varied as music and ecstasy, feminism in ethnomusicology, and pedagogical approaches to world musics.
Under the joint faculty supervision of Professor Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje and Professor Ali Jihad Racy, PRE now enters an exciting new phase in its productive 26-year trajectory. Volume 11 marked the debut of our first electronic issue and the reinstatement of our annual publication cycle.
ORGANIZATION OF PACIFIC REVIEW OF ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
PRE is governed by an Editorial Board and an Advisory Board. The Editorial Board consists of UCLA ethnomusicology graduate students, supervised by Editors in their third year of graduate study or above, who exercise editorial control and assume final responsibility for all editorial decisions. Membership on the Editorial Board is open to graduate students who respond to solicitations by the current Board in a timely fashion and can commit to the operation of the journal for at least one academic year.
The Advisory Board consists of senior scholars in ethnomusicology and cognate disciplines. Advisory Board members have a vested interest in the journal, avail themselves to occasional queries and requests by the Editorial Board, and serve as submission referees on a rotating basis.
FEATURES OF PACIFIC REVIEW OF ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
Articles are well-developed essays approximately 4000-6000 words in length, based on substantive ethnographic research. As the primary feature of Pacific Review and most academic journals in general, each issue will typically include three to five articles.
Reviews consist of 1000-3000 word assessments of recently released books, audiovisual recordings, websites, theses and dissertations relevant to the field of ethnomusicology. Reviews of current publications will be solicited by the Editorial Board.
Sounding Board is a forum for intellectual debate initiated by an Advisory Board member or invited professor, comprised of one or two thought essays per issue. These essays may touch on any relevant issue in the field, and range in length from 500-2000 words.
All articles submitted to PRE will be sent to one or more anonymous referees for commentary and criticism. Though the editors rely on the referees to provide expert commentary, the editors make all decisions pertaining to the publication.
Subject Matter
PRE is especially dedicated to publishing the scholarly writing of fellow graduate students. Submissions are welcome not only from graduate students in ethnomusicology and systematic musicology, but also from those in allied disciplines such as musicology, anthropology, dance ethnology, folklore, sociology, law, and area studies. PRE also welcomes the submission of articles from our more senior colleagues on the faculties of educational institutions and those who have gone on to other professional objectives, especially if the submissions bear on graduate student concerns.
Contributions must be intellectually rigorous, and pertinent to the field of ethnomusicology. Readers are invited to submit articles that pose questions, comment on personal experiences, initiate debate on topics of ethnomusicological concern, or suggest areas for future research.
What to Submit
Submissions should be:
* Sent electronically as Word documents
* Double-spaced on 8 1/2 x 11 letter page size
* Articles: not more than 30 pages in length
* Reviews: not more than 10 pages in length and about a recently published item
* Videos: ethnographic or documentary videos for publication
* In stylistic compliance with previous issues of PRE
and accompanied by:
* Image files (artwork, photos, musical notation) in .jpg or .tif formats
* Articles: a brief (one paragraph) abstract
* Articles: a brief (one paragraph) biographical sketch of the author
* Audio examples in .mp3 format
* Video examples in .flv or .mpg format
* A Copyright Release Form (must accompany all supplementary materials)
Authors must include any instructions pertaining to:
* Placement of images and audio examples
* Special characters or fonts required
Bibliographies should follow the citation style used by the journal Ethnomusicology (based on the Author-Date style of citation as outlined in the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition).
Please note that all items become © The Regents of the University of California upon publication in Pacific Review of Ethnomusicology.
Review Process for Submissions
Submissions will be reviewed by 2-3 referees, one of whom can speak to the author’s topic and another who can provide an “outside” perspective. Referees will consist of, at minimum, one Advisory Board and one advanced ethnomusicology graduate student (M.A. and above).
The Editorial Board will notify authors about the status of their submission via email within 60 days after its reception. If the submission has been accepted for publication, we will send preliminary comments along with the email notification. In the interest of time, we ask that authors return their edited text, audio and video examples, and digital images electronically within 30 days of notification of acceptance. The managing editor will email authors a link to the final Web versions of their submissions before publication.
Download forms:
copyright release form (.pdf)
copyright policy (.pdf)
submission guidelines (.pdf)
Editors
Logan Clark (Incoming Managing Editor)
Andrew Pettit
Jessie Vallejo
Nolan Warden (Outgoing Managing Editor)
Editorial Board
Natalia Bieletto-Bueno
Kevin Blankenship
Julius Carlson
Ron Conner
Rebecca Dirksen
Michael Iyanaga
Scott Linford
Brendan Lucas
Mindy O'Brien
Veronica Pacheco
Jesse Ruskin
Michael B. Silvers
Katie Stuffelbeam
Ty-Juana Taylor
Dave Wilson
Advisors
Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje
Ali Jihad Racy
Advisory Board
J. Martin Daughtry (New York University)
Heidi Feldman (University of California, San Diego)
Steven Friedson (University of North Texas)
Travis Jackson (University of Chicago)
Tamara Levitz (University of California, Los Angeles)
Peter Manuel (City University of New York)
Suzel Ana Reily (Queen's University Belfast)
Timothy Rice (University of California, Los Angeles)
Charles Sharp (California State University, Fullerton)
Timothy Taylor (University of California, Los Angeles)
Robert Walser (University of California, Los Angeles)
Christopher Waterman (University of California, Los Angeles)
Webmaster
Beto González
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