The Journal of the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives represents the collected research and applied work of the global audiovisual archives community. Also known as the IASA Journal, it is published online and is freely available as the first and only open-access portal for discourse on care, access and long-term preservation of the world’s sound and moving image heritage.

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Call for Submissions: IASA Journal issue 56

2025-10-19

Call for Submissions: IASA Journal issue 56

The IASA Journal invites submissions for issue 56, to be published in 2026. We welcome original research articles, case studies, reviews, and reports addressing all areas of sound and audiovisual archiving and preservation, including technical, theoretical, ethical, and practical perspectives.

Key dates

  • Abstract deadline: 1 December 2025

  • Submission deadline: 15 January 2026

Abstracts are not required, and early submissions are strongly encouraged. Questions may be directed to the Editors at editor@iasa-web.org.

Current Issue

No. 55 (2025)

Issue 55 of the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) Journal.

114 pages. (Published 2025-08-23)

Includes 1 editorial, 1 president's letter, 1 tribute, and 6 articles.

Published: 2025-08-23

Full Issue

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Editorial

Editorial

Jennifer Vaughn

4–6

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35320/ij.181

President's Letter

A Letter from IASA’s President

Patrick Midtlyng

7–8

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35320/ij.182

Tribute

Crispin Jewitt (1949–2025)

Christopher Clark

9–10

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35320/ij.183

Article

How the German National Library Migrated 770,000 Compact Discs and Digitized 50,000 Audiocassettes

Ruprecht Langer

11–23

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35320/ij.170

The Digitisation of Audiovisual Assets Salvaged from the Jagger Library Fire

A Practical Overview

Andrea Walker, Susan Mvungi

24–40

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35320/ij.168

Building Audio Preservation Capacities for Georgian Ethnographic Recordings at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire

David M. Walker, Crystal Sanchez

41–51

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35320/ij.172

"To Prove to You I Haven't Forgotten My Norwegian"

The Audio Letters of Owen Veum

Karl Peder Mork

52–63

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35320/ij.184

Unveiling Southeast Asian Musical Data in Europe with the Pratinada Platform

Functions, Origins, and Cultural Perspectives

Joséphine Simonnot, Dana Rappoport

64–85

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35320/ij.178

Uncovering Aspects of Azerbaijani Traditional Music within Early Caucasian Music Discography

Sanubar Baghirova

86–109

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.35320/ij.173
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