INSAM Journal - Call for Papers No. 16!

28.11.2025

CALL FOR PAPERS:

INSAM Journal of Contemporary Music, Art and Technology No. 16

The Main Theme:
Environmental Concerns and Technology in Contemporary Music and Art

Deadlines:
No. 16
-for the theme and abstract submission: February 1, 2026
-for the full-text submission: April 1, 2026


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Dear Colleagues,

The INSAM Journal of Contemporary Music, Art and Technology Editorial Team is excited to invite you to collaborate on our fifteenth issue (I/2026). The main theme of this issue is “Environmental Concerns and Technology in Contemporary Music and Art”.

Contemporary society is facing a multilayered crisis, of which the environmental crisis is only one dimension. At the same time, rapid developments in technology, automation, and digital tools are reshaping the conditions of both labor and creativity in ways that would have been difficult to imagine even a decade ago. These transformations are not only altering how we work and create but are also redefining how artistic, musical, and research practices engage with ecological challenges.

For this issue, we seek contributions that examine how contemporary music, sound art, visual and intermedia art, as well as scientific and interdisciplinary research, respond to the evolving environmental crisis. We welcome submissions from scholars, artists, practitioners, and researchers that address (but are not limited to) the following themes:

  • Music and art engaging with environmental issues
  • Artificial intelligence, digital infrastructures, and resource depletion in artistic and musical contexts
  • Acoustic ecology and soundscape studies
  • Ecomusicology and zoomusicology
  • Environmental art and eco-art practices
  • Biotechnology and art
  • Art, artists, and creative research in laboratory environments


INSAM Journal has four sections: The Main Theme, Beyond the Main Theme, Reviews, and Interviews. The main topic defines only the Main Theme section; in other sections, we welcome your contributions related to contemporary art and media theory, artistic music, performing and visual arts, and technology.
This issue will be published in July 2026. For detailed information on manuscript preparation, see the Author Guidelines on our website – https://insamjournal.com/index.php/ij/about/submissions. Send your proposals (theme, short abstract, and keywords) by February 1, 2026, to [email protected], and, if accepted, submit full papers by April 1, 2026, via our website – https://insamjournal.com/index.php/ij/about/submissions. 


Looking forward to our cooperation,

Dr. Bojana Radovanović Šuput, Editor-in-Chief
INSAM Journal of Contemporary Music, Art and Technology