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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

Author Guidelines

The journal "Music in the Pedagogical, Social and Cultural Context" is published by the University of Rzeszów as an annual. Articles published in the volume should be prepared in Polish or English, provided with keywords and a summary in Polish and English (including the title).
The editorial office accepts only original works, articles, polemics, reviews, translations of foreign texts from the thematic scope corresponding to the journal, as well as information and reports, not published in other publishing houses.

Authors submitting a publication are bound by the principle of scientific reliability, objectivity of the conducted research and avoiding multiple duplication of previously published works.

In accordance with the recommendations of the Ministry of Education and Science, the Editorial Office introduces principles aimed at counteracting cases of ghostwriting and guest authorship.

  • ghostwriting is a phenomenon that occurs when someone has made a significant contribution to the creation of a publication, but does not disclose his/her participation (he/she is not listed as a co-author of the work, nor is his/her role included in the acknowledgements attached to the publication);
  • guest authorship (honorary authorship) is a phenomenon that occurs when the author's participation is negligible or non-existent, and yet he/she is the author/co-author of the publication.
  1. The procedure for counteracting reprehensible practices adopted in the journal "Music in the Pedagogical, Social and Cultural Context":
  • ghostwriting, guest authorship are evidence of scientific dishonesty, therefore all detected cases will be stigmatized by the Editorial Office, including notification of the appropriate entities (institutions employing the authors, scientific societies, associations of scientific editors, etc.);
  • The Editorial Office of the journal will document all manifestations of scientific dishonesty, especially cases of violations and infringements of ethical principles applicable in science.

In the case of co-authorship, the authors of the publication are required to disclose the contribution of individual persons to the creation of the text, providing their affiliation and information who and in what part is the author of the concept, assumptions, methods, etc. used in the preparation of the publication), with the primary responsibility resting with the author submitting the text.

Articles, after receiving positive reviews, are published under the Creative Commos CC-BY NC license ND.

Authors do not bear any costs related to the editorial procedure and printing. Before publishing the article, they sign an agreement with the publisher of the journal.

Acceptance of the work for publication in the journal "Music in the Pedagogical, Social and Cultural Context" means that the authors transfer the rights to the publication to the Rzeszów University Press.

Instructions regarding the structure of the article:

1. The article should contain the following elements (in the given order):

  • name and surname of the author (or authors),
  • affiliation of the author (or authors),
  • ORCiD number
  • title,
  • text of the article (in Polish, English)
  • an appendix bibliography,
  • title and abstract in English (up to 900 characters with spaces),
  • keywords in English,

2. The article should be prepared taking into account the editorial requirements in accordance with the recommendations of the Editors (Appendix 1.)

 

Text formatting guidelines:

The article file (in PDF, docx, doc, or odt format) should include the author's name and affiliation.

  • line spacing: 1.5

  • font: Times New Roman, 12 pt

  • block quotation: minimum three lines, single spacing, no quotation marks, spaced from the main text (top and bottom), 10 pt font, no paragraph indentation

  • quotation within a quotation: inverted French quotation marks (“Text »text« text”.)

  • terms used in a legal context: double quotation marks

  • unnumbered headings

  • emphasis: italics or letter-spacing (not: bold)

  • ellipses: […]

  • commas and periods: placed after the quotation marks (“Text »text« text”.)

  • footnote markers: placed before the punctuation mark (“Text »text« text” 1.)

a) Musical examples, photographs, and engravings (numbered) included in the text must be submitted at a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.

Illustrations and musical examples must be accompanied by information regarding copyright permissions for use in print, online versions, or open-access formats.

 

b) Footnotes must be prepared according to the guidelines and examples below:

  • Book: Author’s initial and surname, *Title*, trans. translator’s initial and surname, publisher, place of publication, year of publication, p. page number(s).

  • Chapter in an edited volume: Author’s initial and surname, “Chapter title,” in: *Title of book or edited volume*, ed. editor’s initial and surname, publisher, place of publication, year of publication, p. page number(s).

  • Journal article: Author’s initial and surname, “Article title,” *Journal title*, issue/year, p. page number(s).

  • Article from a website or online journal: Author’s initial and surname, “Article title,” *Journal title*, year of publication, volume, issue, http://www.xxx.xxxx.xxx (accessed: date in format 1.10.2018).

  • Encyclopedia or dictionary entry: “Entry,” in: *Title of encyclopedia or dictionary*, ed. editor’s initial and surname, publisher, place of publication, year of publication, p. page number(s).

  • Entry from an online encyclopedia or dictionary: "Entry," in: *Title of Encyclopedia or Dictionary* http://www.xxx.xxxx.xxx (accessed: date in the format 1.10.2018).

  • Chapter in a single-author book: Author's First Initial and Surname, "Chapter Title," in: *Title*, Publisher, Place of Publication Year of Publication, pp. page numbers.

  • Quotation via another author, cited in: Author's First Initial and Surname (of the quoted text), *Title*, Publisher, Place of Publication Year of Publica

 

Bibliography

The following structure applies:

Archival materials Studies (or Studies and articles)

Periodicals

Encyclopedias (dictionaries, lexicons)

Websites

 

If the bibliography does not include the listed elements, only the following applies:

Bibliography

 

Author formatting in the final bibliography (alphabetical order required):

Surname and full first name: Tomaszewski Mieczysław, Title, publisher, place and year of publication.

For an article within a multi-author publication, provide the full page range of the article.

 

Article title in English

Abstract

up to 1,000 characters

 

Keywords

a few key terms

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