The Folklore Department and his the Media and Publications WG Of the Estonian Language Institute, joined with the Estonian Literary Museum (ELM) in 2000. The WG continued the preparation and publication of academic periodicals, yearbooks and text-critical publications, which had begun in 1947, and made a research of new media. In 2007, on the initiative of the ELM DF Media Group, representatives of the ELM departments and the Estonian Centre for Cultural History and Folklore Studies (2000-2007), the first centre of excellence in the Estonian humanities, the ELM Scholarly Press was established.
The Media Group continues to participate in new media research where possible, but its main task is to broaden the scope of research outputs, pre-press work for academic publications, periodical series, monographs and text-critical publications. The publications are published in several languages: English, Russian, Udmurtian, Komi, German, etc., in addition to Estonian, and involve researchers from many countries as authors. The Media group is oriented towards the production of open-access, innovative publications.
The production of video and audio lectures (https://www.folklore.ee/rl/fo/loeng and on the YouTube channel FoMeedia (https://www.youtube.com/@fomeedia250) is one of permanent duties. WG prepares and records The International Society for Ethnology and Folklore (SIEF) The Ritual Year Seasonal Webinars (https://www.siefhome.org/wg/ry/seasonal_webinars.shtml, see also recordings in our server https://www.folklore.ee/ritualyear_wg), in international cooperation with SIEF's The RITUAL YEAR working group. The leader of production is Maris Kuperjanov.
Folklore: An electronic Journal of Folklore. An English-language, peer-reviewed open access journal since 1996 that publishes articles in the fields of folklore, folk religion, cultural anthropology, and related fields. https://www.folklore.ee/folklore
Mäetagused. Peer-reviewed Estonian-language open access journal on folklore, folkloristics and related fields, published since 1996. https://www.folklore.ee/tagused.
Incantatio. An International Journal on Charms, Charmers and Charming. Incantatio is an open-access, peer-reviewed electronic and printed journal published by the International Society for Folk Narrative Research’s Committee on Charms, Charmers and Charming and endorsed by the ELM Scholarly Press. The INCANTATIO is dedicated to publishing research on verbal charms, as well as on the practitioners of charms and their practice. https://ojs.folklore.ee/index.php/incantatio/about
The Yearbook of Balkan and Baltic Studies. A peer-reviewed international, open access and English-language collaborative journal publishing original research on the Balkan and Baltic region. https://www.folklore.ee/balkan_baltic_yearbook/YBBS
SATOR. Studies in Folk Belief, Mythology and Customs is a multilingual yearbook founded more than twenty years ago. A fully open access research journal, it pays particular attention to the study of lesser-studied Eurasian cultures and their diversity, with a special focus on the cultures of Finno-Ugric Uralic-speaking communities. https://folklore.ee/sator
e-publications - old and new publications: https://www.folklore.ee/pubte/eraamat
Monographs and Critical text compendiums in the series MONUMENTA ESTONIAE ANTIQUA
proverbs, riddles (https://www.folklore.ee/kirjastus/?sari=19), proverbs (https://www.folklore.ee/kirjastus/?sari=24), poems (https://www.folklore.ee/kirjastus/?sari=12), incantations (https://www.folklore.ee/kirjastus/?sari=23), texts from one region and one collector (https://www.folklore.ee/kirjastus/?sari=25), Finno-Ugric and other publications):
https://www.folklore.ee/kirjastus/?sari=list
See also the Reetor series - Studies in short forms (https://www.folklore.ee/kirjastus/?aastarmt=2).
CONTEMPORARY FOLKLORE (https://www.folklore.ee/kirjastus/?sari=17).
Editors:
Diana Kahre,
Salle Kajak,
Maris Kuperjanov,
Andres Kuperjanov,
Tiina Mällo,
Asta Niinemets,
Liisa Vesik,