Sibelius Academy is seeking new works for Academy´s publication series

7.2.2025 0 Tykkää 0 kommenttia

The call for publications seeks proposals for publications or websites that promote teaching, artistic activities or research at Sibelius Academy (SibA). The call for publications deadline is March 31, 2025 by 24:00.

The publication proposal must be either a completed manuscript or a fully developed manuscript plan with writing samples. The author of the publication proposal must familiarise themselves with the profiles of the

SibA publication series and indicate which publication series the proposal is suitable for. Note that the series DocMus Research Publications has its own continuous application process.

• Sibelius Academy Publications
The series consists of peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed research publications, including anniversary, conference, and other specialist-audience publications. The series is managed by the Sibelius Academy’s Publication Committee.

• Sibelius Academy Folk Music Publications.
The Etno.net portal includes learning materials and sheet music published by the Sibelius Academy’s Folk Music Department, other written and multimedia publications about folk music, and written components of artistic doctoral theses.

• Studies and Reports by the Sibelius Academy.
Studies and Reports by the Sibelius Academy is a series of academic development and research reports and studies published online or in print. The series is managed by the Sibelius Academy’s Publication Committee.

Only publication applications submitted using an online application form will be considered. Submit your proposal no later than March 31, 2025 by 24.00.

The Sibelius Academy will take care of the production of works (such as layout, printing), but the publication proposal must take into account key factors that will have an impact on cost: the number of pages or other factor related to scope, publication format (printed/electronic, on-demand printing, website), language proofing and any copyrighted material (e.g. images). The applicant must also report any other funding that has been granted to the project or applied for, even after the application has been approved.

In addition, the applicant must provide a realistic schedule for completion of the layout-ready manuscript and commit to the estimated schedule. Publications should be feasible and available for publication during the 2026 calendar year.

Upon receiving a positive decision, the authors shall contact the Publications Committee secretary and chair to discuss matters related to producing the publication. Any changes to the schedule, format, scope or other factors affecting the costs of the publication must be reported to the Publications Committee by no later than October of the planned publication year (2026).

A prerequisite for publication is a sufficient level of quality of the edited text and layout-ready material submitted by the author(s). Quality assurance and the final publication decision is the responsibility of the Publications Committee.

A publication decision can also be made on a conditional basis, such as only for online publication, or it might cover only part of the costs.

The call for publications does not apply to:
• Recordings, which have their own call for applications (SibaRecords, Sibelius Academy Folk Music Recordings).
• Doctoral theses and other dissertations
• Writing work: Authors are expected to apply for separate funding for this purpose or include writing work in their overall work time plan.

View the application form.

Further information:
Kaarina Kilpiö, Chair of the Publications Committee
Juhani Näreharju, Sibelius Academy Folk Music Publications
Henri Wegelius, Secretary of the Publications Committee
Email: firstname.lastname at uniarts.fi