Ethnomusicology is an international, peer-reviewed journal published three times a year by the University of Illinois Press on behalf of the Society for Ethnomusicology. It features scholarly articles representing theoretical perspectives and research in ethnomusicology and related fields, as well as book, sound recording, film, video, and multimedia reviews. The journal publishes original articles in the field of ethnomusicology, broadly defined. Translations of previously published articles are generally not considered. Contributors need not be members of the Society. The views expressed are the authors' and not necessarily those of the Society or its officers. Articles and communications pertaining to the journal should be sent to the Journal Editor. Books and other items for review should be sent to the appropriate Review Editor (see below). Current and back issues of Ethnomusicology are available online through JSTOR. Access to JSTOR may be obtained through an individual SEM membership or through a library subscription.

The Yearbook for Traditional Music is a refereed scholarly journal which carries essays, reviews, and reports in the area of traditional music and dance research. The Yearbook was established in 1949 as the Journal of the International Folk Music Council, and it is published in English every December by the ICTM Secretariat.