THREADS call for content in issue 11
THREADS is a web publication published annually by the music department of the Iceland Academy of the Arts and has the task of creating a platform, restraint and motivation for all kinds of research work related to music, inside and outside the University of the Arts.
It is called for content in 11. issue
- Text length: 500 - 5000 words
- Text submission deadline: 2. March 2026
- Received to: threads@lhi.is
- Text should be submitted as a.doc/docx file. Image files should be sent separately: 300dpi (.tif, .png, .jpg). The Chicago style is used (https://vefir.hi.is/chicagoleidbones/).
Emphasis will be placed on an open platform and flexibility regarding text types, approach and content:
Academic articles, discussion of composition/performance, artistic approach, methodology, translations, artistic manifestos (statements), casual musings regarding musical work/teaching/art of authors or others are examples of types of texts.
Authors are encouraged to take advantage of the publication's digital environment and add audio, video and video files.
Peer review
Authors can now request peer review of their article, but the editorial board decides whether a manuscript is sent for peer review. This time only peer review will be in Icelandic.
The website emphasizes the Icelandic language, but texts in English will also be received.
More about Threads
With the web publication, we want to increase the activity of research in the field of music, create new opportunities and incentives, preserve and share knowledge and be a platform for perspectives within music. Threads emphasize discourse about music in the Icelandic language.
Criteria for submitted text
Types of texts: Academic articles, discussion of compositions/performances, artistic approach, methodology, translations, artistic manifestos (statements), casual musings regarding the music work/teaching/art of the person or others.
The magazine is open to suggestions in each case regarding content or text types, and here we can mention, for example, a review or evaluation of books, CDs, concerts, festivals, and more. You could also think of source processing or interviews in video form or audio format.
Efforts must be made to activate several key concepts regarding the subject matter and type of text Methods for creating knowledge and understanding: „reflection“ or reflection (in practice or after execution), review (of one's own art or that of others), relationships (finding relationships, creating relationships), context, and back-processing/process (what lies behind, environment, ahead).
Editorial Board of Threads of Ships
Atli Ingólfsson
Einar Torfi Einarsson
Thorbjörg Daphne Hall
