As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
The manuscript has not been previously published and is not currently being considered for publication by another journal (or, an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
The manuscript is a Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) file.
Where available, URLs have been provided for references.
The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined on our Submissions page.
IMPORTANT: The author's name should not appear on the manuscript or in the file name (to ensure blind review).
Author Guidelines
Pulse publishes peer-reviewed papers related to all aspects of musical and sonic expression, including:
Performance practice: Performance, Interpretation, Historically and Contextually Informed Practice
Creative practice : Composition, Performance, Improvisation and Experimental Practice
Innovation and Design: Acoustics, Instrumental Design
Music in Public Spaces, Music and Well-being, Cognition and Perception
Cultures and Aesthetics: Musicology, Music archeology, Cultural Discourses
Diversity and Interculturality
If you are interested in submitting a manuscript, please read the submission guidelines below carefully.
Language
Pulse publishes papers in English and Thai.
Length
Articles should be between 2,000 and 10,000 words excluding endnotes and bibliography, or 8 to 30 pages of text, double spaced, 12-point font in Thai.
Supporting Media
We stronlgy encourage authors to take advantage of Pulse’s online format by incorporating audio recordings, videos, and images in their papers.
When submitting your manuscript, you will be able to upload all of your supporting media to our server. To ensure the proper placement of media within your paper, please name each file according to the order in which it appears. For example, "figure 1," "audio sample 1," etc. The manuscript should include captions that clearly indicate the proper placement of these files.
Note that tables, unlike other forms of media, should be embedded directly in your manuscript.
Please note that you must obtain written permission to use any media that does not belong to you, unless it is in the public domain. All media that is not yours must be properly attributed. Please see Copyright Hub for more information.
Abstract
Papers must include an abstract of 100-300 words.
Language Use
Italicize transliterations of all foreign words (ex. saw duang)
In English papers, please write the names of ASEAN music genres and instruments in both the local and English or Thai alphabet the first time. Thereafter, use the English or Thai transliteration only (For example: “The saw duang (ซอด้วง) is a two-stringed instrument with a clear, high sound. In a traditional Thai string ensemble the saw duang player leads.”)
Quotations
Quotations that are shorter than five lines should appear in double quotation marks within the main body of the text.
Quotations that are longer than five lines should be blocked and appear without quotation marks. The entire block quote should be indented 0.5 inches and be the same size as the main text.
Captions
Captions for each table, figure, audio recording, and video recording must include the media type, a number indicating the order of appearance, and a brief description. For example: “Audio recording 1. A seven-note scale used in Thai classical music played by the author on the saw duang.”
Except for tables, please do not embed the media file directly in your paper. All media should be uploaded separately as part of the manuscript submission process. Please ensure that the number in your captions matches those used in the corresponding media file name (see the "Supporting Media" section above).
Citation Style: Chicago Manual of Style 17th Edition, Notes-Bibliography Format
Copyright of all articles published on Pulse is retained by the author(s). Authors grant Pulse permission to publish their work, and to identify Pulse as the original publisher. Articles on Pulse can be freely downloaded, shared, and reused as long as the work is unaltered and properly cited. See Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 for further details.