MusPed:Research is a scholarly series published by Cappelen Damm Forskning, the division for research publishing within Cappelen Damm Akademisk. Once a project has been evaluated, the author(s) will also be informed of the estimated publication fee. The publication fee is to be paid by the author/publishing fund at the institution the author is affiliated with.
Authors without an affiliation to a research institution or university or to a research project with publication funding can to apply for a complete or partial fee waiver.
All texts to be included in an edition of the series must be prepared in accordance with the two sets of instructions, as described below: 1) instructions for preparation and submission of a project proposal, sent in the initial phase of the project, and 2) instructions for preparation and submission of the finished manuscript. Authors and editors must follow these guidelines carefully.
All submissions will be routinely checked for plagarism via Ithenticate.
Project descriptions are to be sent as attachments to an email to the editor. Project descriptions shall be identifiable, that is, not anonymized. MusPed:Research publishes anthologies comprised of 6-12 chapters and monographs of up to 300 pages.
The following must be included in the project description:
The series publishes manuscripts in the Scandinavian languages and English. Anthologies comprised of articles in different languages are permitted.
All anthology chapters and monographs must have an abstract of 150–250 words. The abstract should introduce the subject matter of the text, describe what has been researched and how, and state for whom/what the text has relevance. The abstract should be in italics and placed on the first page between the title and the keywords. If the article is written in one of the Scandinavian languages, the author must include a translated English version of the abstract and the title.
The manuscript must include 4-6 keywords, placed after the abstract and before the introduction. If the article is written in one of the Scandinavian languages, keywords should be in English.
Anthology chapters may be between 5-9,000 words in length (specify for each anthology guidelines). Text should be written in Calibri, 11 pt. font size, and 2 line-spacing. The left and right margins should be 2.5 cm wide, and text should be justified (with straight margins on each side). Use a hard return and indent with the tab key to indicate a new paragraph. Monographs may be up to 300 pages (in total, including references, etc.) and must also be formatted as described above.
Titles and headings should be simple, straightforward and refer to the main topic. Use no more than three heading levels. Sub-heading level 1 should be centered, in bold and Title Case, level 2 left-aligned, bold and Title Case and level 3 left-aligned, bold, Title case and italics. Further information on APA headings and subheadings here.
Other non-textual content (such as figures, photos, illustrations, audio and video clips) should be placed in the manuscript precisely where the author would like it to be in relation to the text. All non-textual content should be appropriately numbered and have an explanatory title. These titles are to be in Calibri, 11 pt., and placed above the figure, photo or other content. For all other content included in the manuscript, the author must submit, along with the manuscript, written confirmation that rights necessary for use of the material have been secured.
Footnotes are permitted, but their use should be kept to a minimum.
Short, direct citations should be in quotation marks, as in these examples: “Music is found in all the situations of life, from everyday activities to the great rituals of chiefs and kings,” notes Christopher Small (1980, p. 50). Or: «Music is found in all the situations of life, from everyday activities to the great rituals of chiefs and kings» (Small, 1980, p. 50). A longer direct citation– over 40 words – should be in an indented paragraph offset from the text, with a blank line above and below, and without quotation marks.
With regard to in-text citations and reference lists, MusPed:Research follows the APA7 style, see intructions here.
The author’s name, institutional affiliation and email address should be placed at the very end of the article.
MusPed:Research is a series of scientific publications. As such, editorial processes will be in keeping with standard practices for scientific publishing, and all potential publications will be subject to peer review. The responsible editor will send an anonymized version of the manuscript under consideration to at least one independent referee. If the referee(s) recommends publication, the author will be sent the referee’s(s’) specific comments and affords the opportunity to revise the text accordingly, prior to publication. After the final manuscript is typeset, the author will have the opportunity to proofread the first proof. All authors will receive a PDF file of the print-ready version of their own article.
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