Instructions
to Authors
The Journal of Technology in Music Learning is dedicated to the
publication
of scholarly articles in the field of music learning which investigate
applications of instructional technology. Authors are invited to submit
full-length manuscripts of reports of original research, evaluative
reviews
of research, and theoretical papers based upon research. Research Notes
are also welcomed: brief reports of research in progress, replications,
commentaries on trends in technology-related music learning research,
and
descriptions of research methodology and instrumentation.
Submission of Manuscripts
Authors submitting manuscripts for
review must send an electronic copy in Microsoft Word format (or other
common word processing format). The document file must contain
all figures and tables and an abstract of not more than 200 words to
the editor, Scott D. Lipsomb, at lipscomb@umn.edu. To facilitate the
blind review process, neither the author's name nor other identifying
information should appear on the abstract or the manuscript.
Format
Quantitative research manuscripts must conform to the conventions of
the
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Nonquantitative articles must conform to either APA style or The
Chicago Manual of Style (endnotes format). A reasonable
article length is 20 pages; Research Notes should not exceed 8 pages.
Each
figure or table must fit within a page size of 4 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches
maximum.
Figures must be camera-ready copy. Color graphics, other multimedia
components,
or lengthy appendices which are in a cross-platform format suitable for
the Internet (such as HTML, QuickTime, JPEG) may be submitted for
review
on a Zip disk along with the manuscript. References to the additional
media
must be included in the manuscript. The additional media will be posted
on the Journal web site if the manuscript is accepted. When the
manuscript
has been accepted for publication, an electronic copy of the manuscript
will be required. For further information on style and format, please
contact
the editor.
Proofs
The publisher reserves the right to edit all articles accepted for
publication.
Galley proofs will be sent to author for corrections and minor changes
only.
Copyright
Manuscripts are accepted for review with the understanding that the
same
work has not been and will not be published nor is presently submitted
elsewhere. All copyright to a manuscript accepted for publication,
including
the right to reproduce the article in all forms and media, shall be
assigned
exclusively to the journal, The Journal of Technology in Music
Learning.Reasonable
requests will be accepted from authors for permission to reproduce
their
contributions to the journal. Authors are responsible for obtaining
their
own copyright clearance on illustrations, figures, lengthy quotes, or
other
media in their submissions.
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