Call for applications for Advisory Editorial Board members
Extended Deadline: 30th September 2024
Call for applications for Advisory Editorial Board members
Deadline: 30th September 2024
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).
Approaches is an 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 fields within the wider music, health and wellbeing arena (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 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 special features on a regular basis.
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 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 30th September 2024. 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.
