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Global Studies in Music (GSM)
About the Journal
Global Studies in Music (GSM) is an international, peer-reviewed scholarly journal dedicated to advancing research, critical inquiry, and interdisciplinary scholarship across the broad field of music studies.
The journal provides an international platform for original and rigorous scholarship examining music as an artistic, educational, social, cultural, and technological practice within local, regional, transnational, and global contexts.
GSM promotes scholarly dialogue among researchers, educators, performers, practitioners, and scholars from diverse disciplinary, cultural, and geographical backgrounds. The journal is committed to academic quality, research integrity, cultural diversity, methodological rigor, and the responsible dissemination of scholarly knowledge.
Journal Title: Global Studies in Music
Abbreviation: GSM
ISSN (Online): [E-XXXX-XXXX]
Publication Model: Open Access
Peer Review: Double-anonymous peer review
Publication Frequency: [4 Issue per Year]
Publisher: College of Music Mahasarakham University
Aims and Scope
Global Studies in Music (GSM) welcomes original and rigorous scholarship across four interconnected areas of music studies. The journal encourages interdisciplinary, comparative, cross-cultural, and globally engaged research that advances theoretical, methodological, empirical, historical, educational, technological, and practice-based knowledge in music.
- Musicology, Culture, and Global Music Studies
This area focuses on the historical, cultural, social, and global dimensions of music, including the ways music is created, practiced, transmitted, interpreted, and transformed across different communities, societies, and cultural contexts.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Musicology and historical musicology
- Ethnomusicology and cultural music studies
- Traditional, folk, indigenous, and popular music
- Music heritage, preservation, transmission, and sustainability
- Music, identity, society, and community
- Intercultural and cross-cultural studies in music
- Comparative, transnational, and global perspectives on music
- Music archives, documentation, and digital humanities
Research in this area may examine particular musical traditions, communities, historical periods, or geographical contexts, provided that the study demonstrates broader theoretical, cultural, methodological, comparative, or scholarly significance.
- Music Education, Learning, and Psychology
This area addresses music teaching, learning, curriculum, assessment, educational institutions, and the psychological and cognitive dimensions of musical experience and development.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Music education, pedagogy, and musical learning
- Music curriculum development and curriculum studies
- Assessment and evaluation in music education
- Higher music education
- Music teacher education and professional development
- Formal, non-formal, and informal musical learning
- Music psychology, perception, and cognition
- Musical development, motivation, creativity, and learning
- Educational innovation and emerging approaches to music teaching and learning
Research may address learners, educators, performers, educational institutions, communities, or learning environments across diverse cultural and geographical contexts.
- Music Performance, Creation, Theory, and Creative Practice
This area focuses on music as artistic, creative, analytical, and performance-based practice. It welcomes scholarship that advances understanding of musical creation, interpretation, performance, composition, analysis, and interdisciplinary artistic practice.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Performance studies and performance practice
- Music performance and interpretation
- Music theory and analysis
- Composition and compositional practices
- Artistic and practice-based research
- Creativity and innovation in music
- Interdisciplinary and collaborative creative practices
- Contemporary and experimental musical practices
- Relationships among composition, performance, analysis, and creative processes
The journal particularly welcomes practice-based and artistic research that clearly articulates its research questions, methods, critical frameworks, documentation, and contribution to scholarly knowledge.
- Music, Technology, Policy, and Creative Industries
This area examines the relationships between music and contemporary technological, institutional, economic, policy, and professional environments, including transformations associated with digitalization and emerging technologies.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Music technology and digital music
- Artificial intelligence and emerging technologies in music
- Digital music production, performance, distribution, and learning
- Music industries and the creative economy
- Cultural entrepreneurship and music entrepreneurship
- Music careers and professional practices
- Music policy and cultural policy
- Institutional practices, governance, and management in music
- Digital transformation of music and cultural industries
- Music archives, digital documentation, and digital humanities
- Innovation and interdisciplinary applications of technology in music
Research in this area may examine technological, economic, institutional, or policy developments at local, national, regional, transnational, or global levels and their implications for musical practices, communities, education, culture, and creative industries.
Global and Cross-Cultural Orientation
GSM welcomes research from all geographical regions, cultural contexts, and musical traditions.
Particular emphasis is placed on studies that move beyond purely descriptive accounts by demonstrating a clear scholarly contribution through theoretical development, critical interpretation, methodological innovation, comparative analysis, or evidence-based implications relevant beyond a single case or local context.
The journal recognizes local, traditional, and indigenous musical knowledge as significant sources of scholarly inquiry. Studies focusing on particular communities, traditions, institutions, educational settings, or geographical locations are welcomed when they demonstrate broader conceptual, theoretical, educational, cultural, methodological, or comparative significance.
Through the integration of diverse perspectives, Global Studies in Music aims to contribute to an inclusive, rigorous, and internationally connected field of music studies while strengthening meaningful dialogue between local knowledge and global scholarship.
Article Types
GSM publishes scholarly manuscripts including:
- Original Research Articles
Original empirical, theoretical, historical, analytical, artistic, or practice-based research that makes a substantive contribution to knowledge in music studies.
Research articles should clearly identify the research problem or question, relevant scholarly literature, appropriate methodology or analytical framework, findings or arguments, and the contribution of the study to the field.
- Review Articles
Critical and systematic syntheses of existing scholarship that identify major developments, theoretical debates, methodological issues, research gaps, and directions for future research.
Review articles should provide analytical and critical contributions rather than merely summarizing previous publications.
- Conceptual and Theoretical Articles
Scholarly articles that develop, examine, critique, or extend concepts, theories, models, or analytical frameworks relevant to music studies.
- Practice-Based and Artistic Research Articles
Research grounded in musical performance, composition, creative practice, or other forms of artistic inquiry where the practice forms an integral component of the research methodology and scholarly contribution.
All submissions must demonstrate originality, scholarly rigor, relevance to the journal's Aims and Scope, and a clear contribution to the international field of music studies.
Peer Review Policy
Global Studies in Music (GSM) adopts a double-blind peer review process, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from each other.
All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial screening to assess their relevance to the journal’s Aims and Scope, originality, scholarly quality, compliance with submission requirements, and research integrity. Manuscripts that meet these requirements are sent to at least three independent reviewers with relevant expertise.
Reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on:
- Originality and scholarly significance
- Relevance to the journal’s Aims and Scope
- Theoretical or conceptual contribution
- Methodological rigor
- Quality of analysis and interpretation
- Engagement with relevant scholarship
- Clarity and coherence
- Research and publication ethics
- Contribution to music scholarship
Based on the reviewers’ reports, manuscripts may be accepted, accepted with minor revisions, returned for major revisions, or rejected. Where reviewer recommendations differ substantially, an additional review may be sought.
All manuscripts and review reports are treated as confidential. Reviewers and editors must disclose any potential conflicts of interest and maintain impartiality throughout the review process.
The Editor-in-Chief or an authorized editor makes the final publication decision based on scholarly merit, peer-review reports, research integrity, and relevance to GSM. Editorial decisions are made independently of commercial, institutional, political, or personal influence.
Peer Review Process
Global Studies in Music (GSM) employs a double-blind peer review process to ensure scholarly quality, fairness, and research integrity. Each manuscript is reviewed by at least three independent reviewers with relevant expertise.
- Submission and Initial Screening (1–2 weeks)
The editorial team assesses the manuscript for compliance with the journal’s Aims and Scope, submission requirements, originality, scholarly quality, and research ethics. Manuscripts that do not meet these requirements may be rejected without external review. - Reviewer Selection (1–2 weeks)
Manuscripts that pass the initial screening are assigned to at least three qualified and independent reviewers with relevant expertise and no conflicts of interest. - Double-Blind Peer Review (3–4 weeks)
The identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from each other. Reviewers evaluate the manuscript’s originality, significance, theoretical foundation, methodological rigor, analysis, clarity, ethical integrity, and contribution to music scholarship. - Editorial Decision (within 1 week)
Based on the reviewers’ reports, the editorial decision may be accept, minor revision, major revision, or reject. If reviewer recommendations differ substantially, an additional reviewer may be appointed. - Author Revision (2–4 weeks)
Authors are normally given up to 2 weeks for minor revisions and 4 weeks for major revisions. A revised manuscript must be accompanied by a point-by-point response to the reviewers’ comments. - Re-evaluation and Final Decision (1–3 weeks)
Revised manuscripts may be returned to the reviewers when necessary. The Editor-in-Chief or an authorized editor makes the final publication decision based on the manuscript’s scholarly merit, reviewers’ recommendations, revisions, and compliance with the journal’s academic and ethical standards. - Production and Publication (2–4 weeks)
Accepted manuscripts proceed to copyediting, proofreading, formatting, and publication. Authors are required to review and approve the final proofs before publication.
Expected Review Timeline
GSM aims to provide an initial editorial decision within 1–2 weeks and a first decision following external peer review within approximately 6–10 weeks of submission. The total time from submission to acceptance may vary depending on the extent of revisions and the availability of qualified reviewers.
The stated timelines are indicative and may vary according to the complexity of the manuscript, reviewer availability, and the number of revision rounds required.
Publication Ethics and Research Integrity
Global Studies in Music is committed to maintaining high standards of publication ethics, research integrity, transparency, fairness, and accountability.
Authors are expected to:
- Submit original work that has not been published or simultaneously submitted elsewhere.
- Appropriately acknowledge and cite the work of others.
- Avoid plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, duplicate publication, and inappropriate manipulation of citations.
- Accurately identify authorship and individual contributions.
- Disclose relevant conflicts of interest.
- Identify funding sources and relevant institutional support.
- Obtain appropriate ethical approval and informed consent where required.
- Maintain the integrity and transparency of research data and evidence.
- Cooperate with investigations of legitimate concerns regarding submitted or published work.
- Notify the journal promptly when significant errors are identified after publication.
Editors and reviewers must conduct editorial and peer-review activities fairly, objectively, confidentially, and without inappropriate conflicts of interest.
Cases of suspected research or publication misconduct will be investigated according to recognized principles of publication ethics and due process.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy
GSM recognizes the increasing use of generative artificial intelligence and AI-assisted technologies in research, scholarly writing, music creation, analysis, and academic publishing.
AI systems cannot be listed as authors or co-authors because authorship requires human accountability for the integrity, accuracy, originality, and scholarly contribution of published work.
Authors remain fully responsible for all content submitted to the journal, including content produced or modified with AI assistance.
When generative AI or AI-assisted technologies have materially contributed to manuscript preparation, research methods, data analysis, musical analysis, or other substantive components of the research, authors must transparently disclose the tool used and explain its purpose and manner of use.
AI-generated information must be independently verified by the authors. AI tools must not be used to fabricate data, references, evidence, research participants, findings, or scholarly claims.
Reviewers and editors must protect manuscript confidentiality and must not upload confidential submitted manuscripts or identifiable manuscript content to external generative AI systems where doing so could compromise confidentiality, intellectual property, or data protection.
Corrections, Retractions, and Expressions of Concern
GSM is committed to preserving the accuracy and integrity of the scholarly record.
When significant errors are identified in a published article, the journal may issue a correction or other appropriate notice.
Retraction may be considered when findings are demonstrated to be unreliable as a result of major error or misconduct, including fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, unethical research, duplicate publication, or serious infringement of publication ethics.
When an investigation cannot be completed promptly but substantial concerns exist regarding the reliability or integrity of a publication, the journal may issue an Expression of Concern.
Published notices will be clearly linked to the original article, and the scholarly record will be maintained transparently.
Plagiarism and Research Misconduct Policy
All manuscripts submitted to GSM are subject to editorial screening for originality and research integrity.
Plagiarism, self-plagiarism, inappropriate text recycling, data fabrication, data falsification, duplicate submission, redundant publication, manipulated citations, and other forms of research or publication misconduct are unacceptable.
Similarity-detection software may be used as part of the editorial assessment. Similarity reports will be interpreted by editors in context rather than used as the sole basis for editorial decisions.
Where misconduct is suspected, the journal will undertake an appropriate investigation and may request clarification, supporting documentation, research data, or institutional information from the authors.
Conflict of Interest Policy
Authors, editors, and reviewers must disclose any financial, professional, institutional, academic, or personal relationships that could reasonably be perceived as influencing their work or judgment.
Authors must provide a conflict-of-interest statement with their submission.
Editors and reviewers must decline involvement in manuscripts where a significant conflict of interest may compromise, or reasonably appear to compromise, impartial evaluation.
Editorial decisions must be based solely on academic quality, originality, relevance, methodological rigor, ethical integrity, and contribution to the field.
Data Availability and Research Transparency
GSM supports transparency and reproducibility in scholarly research.
Where appropriate and ethically permissible, authors are encouraged to make research data, documentation, analytical materials, musical examples, datasets, code, or other supporting materials available through recognized repositories or appropriate supplementary materials.
Where data cannot be publicly shared because of ethical, legal, cultural, intellectual-property, confidentiality, or community-based restrictions, authors should explain the applicable restrictions.
This consideration is particularly important for research involving indigenous knowledge, culturally sensitive musical materials, archival restrictions, human participants, or community-owned cultural knowledge.
Open Access Policy
GSM is committed to the broad dissemination of scholarly knowledge.
Published articles are made openly accessible online in accordance with the journal's open-access and copyright policies.
Open Access License: [Insert the Creative Commons license adopted by GSM.]
Authors and readers should consult the journal's Copyright and Licensing Policy for the rights and conditions governing reuse, distribution, adaptation, and attribution.
Copyright and Licensing Policy
Authors retain the copyright to articles published in Global Studies in Music (GSM) and grant the journal the right of first publication.
All published articles are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license permits readers and users to copy, share, distribute, reproduce, and adapt the published work for any lawful purpose, including commercial use, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and the original publication in GSM, a link to the license is provided, and any changes made to the original work are clearly indicated.
Authors may reuse, distribute, archive, and share their published articles in institutional repositories, personal websites, academic networks, teaching materials, books, or other scholarly works, provided that the original publication in Global Studies in Music (GSM) is appropriately acknowledged and cited.
Third-party materials included in an article, such as photographs, musical scores, images, figures, archival materials, or copyrighted musical content, may be subject to separate copyright restrictions. Authors are responsible for obtaining all necessary permissions before publication.
The copyright and licensing policy of GSM is intended to support open access, responsible reuse, proper attribution, and the broad dissemination of scholarly knowledge in music studies.
Publication Frequency
Global Studies in Music is published 4 issues per year.
Publication schedule:
- Issue 1: January-March
- Issue 2: April-June
- Issue 3: July-September
- Issue 4: October-December
The journal is committed to maintaining a regular and reliable publication schedule.
Special issues may be published on significant or emerging areas of music scholarship. All scholarly articles in special issues are subject to the same editorial standards, peer-review requirements, and publication ethics as articles in regular issues.
Archiving and Digital Preservation Policy
GSM is committed to the long-term preservation and accessibility of its scholarly content.
Published articles and associated metadata are preserved through the digital preservation mechanisms supported by the journal's publishing platform and other recognized preservation services adopted by the journal.
Digital preservation services: [Insert verified preservation services.]
Persistent identifiers such as Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) will be used, where applicable, to support reliable identification, citation, linking, and long-term accessibility of published articles.
Metadata and Discoverability Policy
GSM is committed to maintaining accurate, consistent, structured, and machine-readable metadata to improve the discoverability and interoperability of its scholarly content.
Article metadata includes, where applicable:
- Article title
- Abstract
- Keywords
- Author names
- Institutional affiliations
- Countries
- ORCID identifiers
- References
- Funding information
- DOI
- Publication dates
English-language metadata is provided for published articles to facilitate discovery and indexing by international scholarly information systems.
The journal supports metadata harvesting through the services available through its publishing platform, including OAI-PMH where applicable.
Article Processing Charges (APC)
GSM does not charge authors submission fees, article processing charges (APCs), or publication fees. Editorial and publication decisions are made independently of financial considerations.
Revenue Sources and Editorial Independence
GSM is financially supported by College of Music, Mahasarakham University. Financial arrangements, sponsorship, publication fees, or other sources of revenue do not influence peer review or editorial decision-making. All decisions regarding manuscripts are based on academic quality, relevance to the journal's scope, originality, methodological rigor, ethical integrity, and scholarly contribution.
Advertising Policy
GSM maintains a strict separation between editorial decisions and advertising or promotional activities.
Advertising, where accepted, does not influence manuscript selection, peer review, editorial decisions, or published scholarly content.
Any advertising content will be clearly distinguishable from editorial and scholarly content.
Direct Marketing Policy
Any direct marketing activities conducted by GSM, including calls for papers and invitations to submit manuscripts, will be accurate, professional, appropriately targeted, and consistent with the journal's actual Aims and Scope.
The journal does not engage in misleading, indiscriminate, or aggressive solicitation of manuscripts.
Privacy and Confidentiality
Personal information collected through the journal's submission and publishing systems is used solely for legitimate editorial, peer-review, publishing, communication, and administrative purposes.
Personal information will not be disclosed to unrelated third parties except where required for journal operations, legal compliance, research-integrity investigations, or with appropriate authorization.
Submitted manuscripts and peer-review materials are treated as confidential documents.
Ownership and Management
Journal: Global Studies in Music (GSM)
Publisher: College of Music, Mahasarakham University.
Owner: College of Music, Mahasarakham University.
Editorial Office:
College of Music, Mahasarakham University, Kantarawichai District, Maha Sarakham Province 44150, Thailand
Email: [Official journal email]
Website: https://so16.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jismpa
The publisher supports the journal's scholarly publishing infrastructure while maintaining the editorial independence of the Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board. Decisions concerning peer review, acceptance, rejection, correction, and retraction are based on scholarly and ethical considerations.
Journal History
Global Studies in Music (GSM) was established in 2024 under its original title, Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Music and the Performing Arts. The journal was founded as a peer-reviewed scholarly platform for research and academic inquiry in music, performing arts, and related interdisciplinary fields.
In January 2026, the journal was officially renamed Global Studies in Music (GSM). Along with the title change, the journal revised and refocused its Aims and Scope to establish a clearer academic identity and strengthen its international orientation in the field of music studies.
Under its new title, GSM focuses on four interconnected areas:
- Musicology, Culture, and Global Music Studies
- Music Education, Learning, and Psychology
- Music Performance, Creation, Theory, and Creative Practice
- Music, Technology, Policy, and Creative Industries
The transition to Global Studies in Music (GSM) reflects the journal’s development from a broad interdisciplinary focus on music and the performing arts toward a more clearly defined and internationally oriented focus on music studies. GSM promotes interdisciplinary, comparative, cross-cultural, transnational, and global scholarship while recognizing the importance of local and indigenous musical knowledge and practices.
The journal maintains continuity of its scholarly and publication record from its establishment in 2024. Information concerning the journal’s title history, Aims and Scope, ISSN registration, volumes, issues, and published content is maintained transparently to support accurate identification, citation, indexing, and continuity of the journal’s academic record.
Journal Timeline
2024 — Established as Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Music and the Performing Arts.
January 2026 — Renamed Global Studies in Music (GSM), with revised and refocused Aims and Scope emphasizing international and global perspectives in music studies.
