This information is sent on behalf of Profs. Wolfgang Auhagen, Claudia
Bullerjahn, and Christoph Louven
Dear colleagues, authors, and readers,
The German Society for Music Psychology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Musikpsychologie, DGM) and the editorial board are very pleased to
launch the newly designed 'Yearbook of Music Psychology' (Jahrbuch
Musikpsychologie, JBDGM). From now on, you will find the new online
content of the Yearbook at https://jbdgm.psychopen.eu as part of
PsychOpen GOLD, the open access platform of the Leibniz Center for
Psychological Information and Documentation (ZPID). The online JBDGM
complements the print version that has been published annually since
1984.
JBDGM publishes empirical and theoretical contributions in German and
English from all areas of music psychology, including related fields
such as music sociology, music education, and acoustics. Original
contributions will be published immediately after successful review
and will then be available free of charge worldwide according to the
OpenAccess principle.
With the official launch of JBDGM, first contributions of the volume
28 (2018) on the topic of "Music and Motion" have already been
published. However, the volume is not yet completed, and will be
supplemented by other contributions successively, as soon as they are
ready for publication. Any submission of further contributions for
this volume is possible now.
In addition of being free of charge for readers, authors will also not
face any costs for publication: JBDGM does not charge any processing
or assessment fees. Selected contributions also appear once a year,
supplemented by exclusive reviews and conference reports, in a
subsequent edition of a printed book published by Waxmann-Verlag
(Münster/Germany). The print version will be delivered as before to
all members of the DGM free of charge as an annual complimentary copy.
In summary, publishing music psychology research in JBDGM provides:
High quality standards: Submitted research contributions are subject
to an anonymous peer review process according to international
standards. In addition to peer review, contributions pass through
procedures for plagiarism testing and plausibility checks of
statistical results.
Internationality: The Yearbook of Music Psychology accepts submissions
in German and English. In addition, each article contains both a
German and English abstract.
Fast publishing: Positively reviewed contributions are promptly
published at PsychOpen. Authors do not have to wait for the completion
and printing of a complete book. From submission to worldwide
publication, only a few weeks pass at the most.
Visibility: All contributions are included in the relevant musicology
and psychology databases (e.g. RILM, PSYNDEX) and can be searched for
and used immediately worldwide.
Multimedia capabilities: In addition to the actual texts, JBDGM also
publishes media such as sound samples or videos as well as research
data.
Transparency and traceability: JBDGM strongly recommends the
publication of the research data of an empirical contribution as well
as further material (e.g. analysis syntax, questionnaires etc.), which
are necessary for the traceability of the data collection and
analysis. JBDGM thus follows the guidelines of the German Research
Foundation (DFG) and the German Society for Psychology (DGPs). The
PsychArchives Repository of the ZPID is available for the publication
of research data and material.
Free of charge: We are committed to open access of scientific research
and its free dissemination. Therefore, in Yearbook Music Psychology,
both the use of our content for readers as well as the submission,
review, and publication of contributions for authors are free of
charge.
We would be very pleased if you liked the new concept of the 'Yearbook
Music Psychology', and we invite you to register at
jbdgm.psychopen.eu. You are then automatically recognised as a reader
and will be informed immediately when new posts appear. We would be
even more pleased if you considered JBDGM as a publication outlet for
your own research.
Submissions, also for volume 28 (Music and Movement), are possible now.
The Editors of JBDGM
Wolfgang Auhagen, Claudia Bullerjahn, Christoph Louven
