Pulse is a contemporary music journal. We provide a platform for researchers working on topics related to all aspects of musical expressions to engage with one another and to share their work with a global audience.

Focus and Scope :
•Performance Practice: Performance, Interpretation, Historically and Contextually Informed
Practice
•Creative Practice : Composition, Performance, Improvisation and Experimental Practice
•Innovation and Design: Acoustics, Instrumental Design and Interactive Platforms
•Interdisciplinary Studies: Collaborative Performances, Cross-Media Art/ Multi-Disciplinary Projects
•Learning and Teaching: Pedagogy, Teaching Approach and Experience Design
•Music and Society: Social Engagement Projects, Music in Public Spaces, Music and Well-being,
Cognition and Perception
•Cultures and Aesthetics: Musicology, Music Archeology, Cultural Discourses, Diversity
and Interculturality

Peer Review Process :
All manuscripts submitted to Pulse are initially assessed by our editors to determine their suitability
for the journal. Those deemed suitable progress to the peer-review stage.

Please note that manuscripts that do not conform to our submission guidelines will be returned to
authors. They may be revised according to the guidelines and resubmitted for our consideration.

Double-blind reviews
Pulse uses a double-blind peer review process. This means that the identities of authors and reviewers
are concealed from one another. Manuscripts accepted for review are anonymously evaluated by a
minimum of three peer-reviewers. A member of our editorial team manages the process. He or she
forwards comments from reviewers to authors, assess the validity of the reviews, the response of
the author to feedback, and the quality of the revised paper, should any revisions be made. The
final decision as to whether to accept or reject the manuscript rests solely with the editor. The
editor reserves the right to request further revisions or to submit the revised paper for a second
round of peer reviews if they deem it necessary.