Instructions for Authors

Manuscripts should ideally be between 5000 and 6000 words, and should be double spaced, with ample margins, and bear the title of the contribution. Authors are asked to provide an abstract/summary of 100-150 words, and a short note of biographical details.

All pages should be numbered. Footnotes to the text should be kept to a minimum.

Contributors should bear in mind that they are addressing an international audience. Jargon should be avoided where possible and all authors should use non-discriminatory language. In empirical reports the breakdown of the research sample (e.g. class, race, ethnicity, sex, age and disability) should be clearly stated and acknowledged in the discussion. Authors should define their choice of terms clearly.

Electronic Submission. All submissions should be made online at the Music Education Research Manuscript Central site. New users should first create an account. Once a user is logged onto the site submissions should be made via the Author Centre.

Authors should prepare and upload two versions of their manuscript. One should be a complete text, while in the second all document information identifying the author should be removed from files to allow them to be sent anonymously to referees. When uploading files authors will then be able to define the non-anonymous version as “File not for review”. 

Books for Review should be submitted online to the Music Education Research Manuscript Central site.

Tables, figures and captions to illustrations.
We welcome figures sent electronically, but care and attention to these guidelines are essential as importing graphics packages can often be problematic.

§         Figures must be saved individually and separate to text. Please do not embed figures in the paper file.

§         Avoid the use of colour and tints for purely aesthetic reasons.

§         Figures should be produced as near to the finished size as possible.

§         All figures must be numbered in the order in which they appear in the paper (e.g. figure 1, figure 2). In multi-part figures, each part should be labelled (e.g. figure 1(a), figure 1(b)).

§         Figure captions must be saved separately, as part of the file containing the complete text of the paper, and numbered correspondingly.

§         The filename for the graphic should be descriptive of the graphic, e.g. Figure1, Figure2a.

§         Files should be saved as one of the following formats: TIFF (tagged image file format), PostScript or EPS (encapsulated PostScript), and should contain all the necessary font information and the source file of the application (e.g. CorelDraw/Mac, CorelDraw/PC).

Please note that it is in the author's interest to provide the highest quality figure format possible. Please do not hesitate to contact our Production Department if you have any queries.

Style guidelines
Description of the Journal's article style
Description of the Journal's reference style, Quick guide
UK spelling (e.g. colour, organise) and punctuation are preferred (single quotation marks with double within if needed).
This journal requires a short paragraph of bibliographical details for all contributors.

If you have any questions about references or formatting your article, please contact authorqueries@tandf.co.uk (please mention the journal title in your email).

More help and guidelines on submitting articles already accepted for publication. Please note that this information applies only to authors whose articles have been reviewed, revised, and accepted for publication.

Proofs. Will be sent to authors if there is sufficient time to do so. They should be corrected and returned to the editor within three days. Major alterations to the text cannot be accepted.

Free article access. Corresponding authors will receive free online access to their article through our website (www.informaworld.com) and a complimentary copy of the issue containing their article. Reprints of articles published in this journal can be purchased through Rightslink® when proofs are received. If you have any queries, please contact our reprints department at reprints@tandf.co.uk

Articles submitted to Music Education Research should not be under consideration by any other journal, or have been published elsewhere, and the letter accompanying the submission of any manuscript should contain a clear statement to this effect.

Copyright. It is a condition of publication that authors assign copyright or license the publication rights in their articles, including abstracts, to Taylor & Francis. This enables us to ensure full copyright protection and to disseminate the article, and of course the Journal, to the widest possible readership in print and electronic formats as appropriate. Authors retain many rights under the Taylor & Francis rights policies, which can be found at www.informaworld.com/authors_journals_copyright_position Authors are themselves responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce copyright material from other sources.