Sorai: Jurnal Pengkajian dan Penciptaan Musik is a scientific journal that is regularly published by the Faculty of Performing Arts, Department of Ethnomusicology, Indonesian Institute of Art (ISI) Surakarta. This journal holds the results of research on music as well as reviews of music criticism, exposure of figures, maestros or musical figures. This journal is packaged by applying scientific principles, so that the result is responsibly justified. Sorai Journal tried to fill the void of studies about music that had not yet appeared in many medias (journals, magazines and newspapers). Thus, this journal is expected to be able to offer alternative ways to understand that music is not merely a sound. Sorai journal invites original, significant, and rigorous inquiry into all subjects within or across disciplines related to music creation, music studios, and ethnomusicology. It encourages debate and cross-disciplinary exchange across a broad range of approaches. The spectrum of topics include:

1. Review of Nusantara Music
2. Sociology of Music
3. Anthropology of Music 
4. World Music Culture
5. Digital Music Studies
6. Archaeology of Music
7. Intercultural Studies of Music
8. Ethnography of Music
9. Music and Multicultural Education
10. Music Criticism
11. Musician Profile and Thought
12. Artistic Review of the Music Creation Process