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Call for applications for Advisory Editorial Board members

and Language Consultant

Approaches is a diamond open access, peer-reviewed journal inviting diverse perspectives on music therapy practice, profession and discipline. While music therapy is the main pillar of Approaches’ work, submissions of manuscripts originating from related practices within the wider music, health and wellbeing field (such as community music, psychology of music, special music education, and medical ethnomusicology) are welcome. The journal encourages interdisciplinary dialogue around music, health and wellbeing, and it welcomes submissions from practitioners, researchers, and scholars in the field. Approaches also welcomes a range of different submission genres such as theoretical articles, position papers, research articles, reports, interviews, book reviews, conference reports, and tributes. Remaining alert and responding to emerging trends in the field, Approaches also publishes special issues and features on a regular basis.

Call for applications for Advisory Editorial Board members

Deadline: 1 st November 2025

Applications are currently being accepted for five new Advisory Editorial Board members of Approaches: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Music Therapy (https://journals.qmu.ac.uk/approaches).

Advisory Editorial Board members are expected to work in line with the journal’s vision and its ethos. They undertake anonymous reviews of manuscripts submitted for publication in Approaches and serve in an advisory capacity to the Co-Editors-in-Chief and the Associate Editors. This involves contributing to strategic decision making regarding the development and future direction of the journal. The successful applicants will join a dynamic, international and interdisciplinary editorial team. This role offers scope for career development and is a unique opportunity for someone who wishes to contribute not only to the development of Approaches as a leading open access music therapy journal, but also to the advancement of knowledge in the field.

Required qualifications:

  • Excellent academic reading, writing and reviewing skills in English or in Greek. Knowledge of both languages is not required.
  • Experience as a scholar, as evidenced by academic training and a record of high-quality scholarly publications.
  • Qualification in music therapy or in another music and health-related discipline.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience in serving on review panels of other journals, editing/reviewing book manuscripts, or supervising research theses.
  • Experience as an editor. This is a three-year term, voluntary position which can be renewed once. The time commitment is flexible as long as the work is produced in a timely manner and is of high quality.

How to apply:

If you are interested in applying to join the Advisory Editorial Board of Approaches, please email:

  • Your CV
  • An article you have had published in a peer-reviewed journal within the last five years
  • A statement of interest (maximum 1000 words) detailing why you are interested in this role

Please email these materials to the Co-Editor-in-Chief, Dr Giorgos Tsiris (approaches.editor@gmail.com) by the deadline above. Potential candidates are welcome to get in touch if they wish to discuss any questions prior to submitting their application.

Applications will be evaluated by the Co-Editors-in-Chief and the Associate Editors of Approaches.

 

Call for applications for Language Consultant

Deadline: 1 st November 2025

Applications are currently being accepted for the role of Language Consultant of Approaches: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Music Therapy.

Language consultants play a vital role in academic publishing as they perform a language check on papers just before they are due to be published. Key responsibilities and skills are as follows:

Key responsibilities:

  • To work closely with the co-editors-in-chief and with the rest of the editorial team of Approaches as needed.
  • To read each paper carefully and check for correctness and consistency of content in terms of language and formatting.
  • To implement corrections in terms of spelling; style/format consistency according to the journal’s format; page numbers, headings and captions; in-text citations and references list according to Approaches’ referencing style.

Required skills:

  • Meticulous attention to detail to ensure that the text is error-free • Strong organisational and teamwork skills, including prompt email correspondence • Professional and responsible attitude
  • Ability to work independently and be self-motivated
  • Excellent use of Microsoft Word • Excellent communication and writing skills • Interest in academic publishing
  • Ability to meet deadlines
  • Excellent academic reading, writing and reviewing skills in English. Approaches is a bilingual journal (English-Greek) journal, but knowledge of both languages is not required for this role.
  • Experience of serving as a reviewer or editorial board member
  • Qualification in music therapy or in another music and health related discipline.
  • Experience as a scholarly author

The successful applicant will join a dynamic, international and interdisciplinary editorial team. This role offers scope for career development and is a unique opportunity for someone who wishes to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the field. This is a two-year term, voluntary position which can be renewed once. Time commitment is flexible as long as the work is produced in a timely manner and is of high quality.

How to apply:

If you are interested in applying for the Language Consultant position, please email:

  • Your CV

  • A statement of interest (maximum 500 words) detailing why you are interested in this role

    Please email these materials to the Co-Editor-in-Chief, Professor Giorgos Tsiris (approaches.editor@gmail.com) by the aforementioned deadline. Potential candidates are welcome to get in touch if they wish to discuss any questions prior to submitting their application.

    Applications will be evaluated by the Co-Editors-in-Chief and Associate Editors of Approaches.