Ethnomusicology Review Submission Guidelines

* Articles

   - Not more than 30 pages in length

   - A brief (one paragraph) abstract

   - Optional: a brief (one paragraph) biographical sketch and photo of the author

   - An Author Agreement Form (available for download at bottom of this page)

 

* Video/Audio essays

   - For video, please submit in .flv format

   - For audio, please submit in .mp3 format

   - A brief (one paragraph) abstract

   - Optional: a brief (one paragraph) biographical sketch and photo of the author

   - An Author Agreement Form (available for download at the bottom of this page)

 

* Reviews

   - About a recently published (within the past two years) book, recording, website, etc.

   - Not more than 10 pages in length

 

* Requirements for All:

* email submissions to emreview@ucla.edu

* Text sent electronically as Word (.doc) documents

* Pieces formatted in compliance with previous issues of EMR

- Bibliographies should use the Author-Date style used by this journal and the journal Ethnomusicology by the Society for Ethnomusicology. See past volumes for guidance.

* Digital images in JPG, TIFF, PNG or other widely compatible formats

* Musical examples in MP3 format

 

Authors must include any instructions pertaining to:
* Placement of images and audio examples, and their captions
* Special characters or fonts required

 

Authors retain all copyrights but grant exlusive use of their material for six (6) months, and non-exlusive use thereafter. Details are specified in the Author Agreement.

 

Review Process for Submissions
Submissions will be reviewed by two or three referees, one familiar with the author’s topic or area and another who can provide an “outside” perspective. Referees will consist of, at minimum, one Advisory Board member and one Editorial Board member. See the current issue for a list of active Advisory and Editorial board members.

 

EMR operates on an annual publication schedule with the submission deadline for Fall publication usually coming in late January or early February. The time between submission and publication allows for full peer review and any revisions, and is generally a much faster turnaround than other peer-reviewed journals. The editors will notify authors about the status of their submission via email within 60 days after its reception. If the submission has been accepted for publication, we will send preliminary comments for any suggested revisions. In the interest of time, we ask that authors return their edited text, audio and video examples, and digital images electronically within 30 days of notification of acceptance. Some authors whose pieces are not initially accepted for publication will be given the suggestion to "revise and resubmit." This suggestion is literal and we will review resubmissions after revisions or improvements are made.

 

Authors will receive a link to the copyedited version of their piece for final proofreading before it goes "live" on the journal's website.