British Forum for Ethnomusicology

Editorial
Source: British Journal of Ethnomusicology, Vol. 12, No. 2 (2003), pp. v-vi
Published by: British Forum for Ethnomusicology
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Editorial
With this issue, the last to appear under the title of the British Journal of
Ethnomusicology, we mark another milestone in the development of this journal.
In its twelve years of existence the British Journal of Ethnomusicology has
established an international reputation for excellent academic and production
standards and is now regarded as one of the leading journals in the field. It has
always been felt that the time would come when we would be ready to join
forces with an established academic publisher and we are delighted to announce
that, as from the next issue, the journal will be published by Routledge Journals
(Taylor and Francis Group), under the new name Ethnomusicology Forum.
Routledge are investing significant resources in promoting the journal - readers
may already have encountered some of the new promotional leaflets at recent
international conferences - and we look forward to the wider exposure and an
increase in numbers of both subscribers and contributors that this will undoubt-
edly bring.
In the course of our negotiations, Routledge expressed concern that the
"British" in our existing title seemed unnecessarily restrictive or parochial,
particularly in view of the status and dissemination that BJE now enjoys, and
asked us to consider renaming the journal. The name Ethnomusicology Forum
was chosen from a short-list of contenders after extensive discussion and
consultation, both within and beyond BFE. Its advantages are that it retains
Ethnomusicology as the main focus (and index entry); it has a direct link with
its parent, the British Forum for Ethnomusicology; and the connotations of
"forum" offer scope for us to develop the journal as a multi-faceted stage for
ethnomusicology scholarship, whilst retaining a central focus on substantial
research papers with strong ethnographic and theoretical content. The published
mission of EF, then, is to provide a dynamic forum for the presentation of
original research and new thinking in the field of ethnomusicology, defined
broadly as the study of "people making music", and encompassing the study of
all musics, including Western art music and popular musics. The journal will
continue to welcome submissions of original manuscripts from researchers
anywhere in the world, relating to all topics and methods falling within the field
of ethnomusicology, broadly defined. For institutional subscribers, the journal
will also be accessible on-line. The on-line version brings with it the opportunity
to include audio and video files as well as full-colour illustrations and this is
something we hope to take advantage of in future.
Over the past months we have been working closely with Routledge's design
teams to establish the "look" of the new journal. As a general principle we have
chosen to retain as much continuity as possible within the options offered to
us, while also taking the opportunity to consider some small innovations. The
numbering of the journal issues will also continue in sequence: the next issue
will therefore be Ethnomusicology Forum 13/1.
From now on subscriptions will be handled by Routledge, who will also
manage our membership database. Members/subscribers should already have
received the relevant paperwork from Taylor and Francis, together with a
letter from BFE's Chair, Martin Clayton, explaining the new arrangements. If
you have not yet cancelled an existing Standing Order to BFE and made your
new payment for 2004 directly to T&F, now is the time to do so! In all other
respects, BFE will continue to operate as before and the annual "membership"
subscription will include the same services and benefits as at present, namely
two issues of the journal, two issues of the newsletter and special rates at BFE
conferences. (The main change here is that institutional subscribers will no
longer be enrolled as members of BFE.) BFE will continue to manage all aspects
of the journal apart from its publication and distribution; the BFE committee will
continue to be responsible for the appointment of the Editors and Editorial Board
and for editorial policy.
With this issue, then, we say goodbye and thank you to the design and
production team who have helped us bring the most recent issues to your shelves:
Corinne Orde and Romilly Hambling of Special Edition Pre-press Services who
have done sterling work on the design and copy editing front, Pamela Higgins
who has designed some stunning covers as well as the present page layout, and
Hobbs the Printers Ltd. We now look forward to working with our new team at
Routledge.
Finally, we would like to welcome four new members to our Editorial
Board: Simon Frith of the University of Stirling, Susanne Fiirniss of the CNRS,
Svanibor Pettan of the University of Ljubljana and Reinhard Strohm of the
University of Oxford. Martin Stokes of the University of Chicago also joined us
earlier this year. We say goodbye to Steven Blum, Richard Middleton, Micheil
6 Siilleabhaiin and Udo Will, with thanks for their invaluable contribution to the
development of the journal during their terms of office.
The next issue, Ethnomusicology Forum 13/1, will take the form of a special
themed volume entitled Silk, Spice and Shirah: Musical Outcomes of Jewish
Migration into Asia c.1780-c.1950 and guest edited by Margaret Kartomi and
Kay Dreyfus.
The Editors