FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BOSTON, MA – October 1, 2017 Erica Walker, recent graduate from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and founder of Noise and the City, announces the launch of au·ral, an open access research journal focusing on publishing innovative strategies for dealing with community noise issues.
Noise and the City is pleased to announce the launch of au•ral, an open-access journal dedicated to highlighting research around the theme of community noise. au•ral will publish empirical, theoretical, methodological, and practice-oriented articles as well as book reviews, artistic exhibits, case studies, and opinion pieces covering topics relevant to community noise issues.
For our inaugural edition, we are looking to publish a series of 6 – 8 high-quality papers around the theme of innovative approaches.
We encourage articles that:
- Push the boundaries of current approaches to dealing with community noise issues
- Promotes awareness
- Highlight less-known community noise issues
- Include attention to diverse communities
- Use quantitative, qualitative, cross-disciplinary, and artistic approaches
Our inaugural issue will launch in the spring of 2018.
For more information about au·ral or to submit a paper for our inaugural issue, please visit www.noiseandthecity.org/aural/ or contact Erica Walker, Researcher, at Erica@noiseandthecity.org or edw266@mail.harvard.edu.