The Bulletin of the International Council for Traditional Music carries news from the world of traditional music and dance, a calendar of upcoming events, and reports from ICTM Study Groups and ICTM National and Regional Representatives. 

ISSN (Online): 2304-4039

Editor: Carlos Yoder.

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The Bulletin of the ICTM was established in 1948 as the Bulletin of the International Folk Music Council. Until its April 2011 issue (Vol. 118), the Bulletin was printed and posted to all members and subscribers in good standing. Starting with its October 2011 issue (Vol. 119), the Bulletin became an electronic-only publication. 

The Bulletin of the ICTM is made available through the ICTM's website in January, April, and October each year. It can be downloaded free of charge, and all are encouraged to redistribute it in accordance with the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 Unported License which protects it. 

The latest issue of the Bulletin of the ICTM is Vol. 152 (April 2023), available here.

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All ICTM National and Regional Representatives as well as Study Group Chairs should submit articles (reports, announcements, calls for papers, etc.) on a regular basis.

Individual ICTM members should direct relevant announcements or reports on activities to their national or regional representative or Study Group Chair. ICTM members residing in countries with no official ICTM representation may submit reports and announcements directly to the Editor at bulletin-editor@ictmusic.org.

Articles will be edited, when necessary, without notification.

Please read the full Submission Guidelines here.

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The complete collection of back issues of the Bulletin (and its predecessor, the Bulletin of the IFMC) is available for download free of charge from the page Past issues of the Bulletin of the ICTM.