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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 submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The authors have a registration on the ORCID platform (https://orcid.org) before submitting the manuscript for evaluation.
  • The contribution is original and unpublished, and is not under review or for publication by another journal;
  • The authors indicate, from the moment of submission, the complete authorship of the manuscript, both in the metadata and in the non-anonymized file, and the inclusion or exclusion of co-authors after submission is not permitted. Furthermore, they indicate the existence of a conflict of interest.
  • Upon initial submission, authors fill in all required metadata.
  • Files for submission are in Microsoft Word, OpenOffice or RTF format (provided they do not exceed 2MB), according to the provided template.
  • Where available, DOI or URL for the references have been provided. The final version should minimize the use of undated references.
  • The manuscript scrupulously follows the standards and requirements described in the ‘Instructions for Authors’.
  • From the moment of submission, the authors indicate full authorship of the manuscript, both in the metadata and in the non-anonymised file, and the inclusion or exclusion of co-authors after submission is not permitted. They also indicate the existence of conflicts of interest.
  • Whenever applicable, permission for use of copyrighted material was obtained;
  • The authors undertake not to send the manuscript to another journal until an eventual decision to refuse submission is made.
  • Authors have read and agree to the ‘Copyright Statement’.
  • Users must agree and comply with the requirements and criteria indicated above. If the manuscript does not comply with these requirements, it will be automatically rejected.
  • The author is aware that it is not permitted to submit a new article of his/her authorship (or in co-authorship) for evaluation while he/she has another active submission.

Author Guidelines

As part of the submission process, authors are required to verify the submission's compliance with all items listed below. Submissions that do not comply with the standards will be returned to the authors.

No charges or fees will be charged to authors for the submission or publication of their articles.

Texts can only be sent to Music, Psychology and Education Journal through its submission platform. Any other way will not be considered.

The Music, Psychology and Education Journal publishes original research articles, as well as reviews, projects, studies or communications on Music, Psychology of Music, Music Education and Music in the Community. Portuguese, English and Spanish texts are accepted. If you consider the possibility of submitting a text in a language other than those indicated, consult the journal's management in advance to assess its feasibility.

TEXT STRUCTURE

The research articles in the Music, Psychology and Education Journal, which may be Scientific Articles, Archive Articles, Review Articles and Articles in Training, must be developed according to the following structure:

  • title, with a maximum of 20 words, in Portuguese, English and Spanish;
  • summary, with a maximum length of 150 words, which reflects the context of the study, objectives, methodology and fundamental results, in Portuguese, English and Spanish;
  • keywords, between 3 and 5 words, in Portuguese, English and Spanish;
  • if the article is written in English, the title, abstract and keywords must be translated into Portuguese and Spanish;
  • if the article is written in Spanish, the title, abstract and keywords must be translated into Portuguese and English;
  • body of text, with a maximum length of up to 5,000 words, including title and subtitle, footnotes, table titles and their textual content, and figure titles. If you consider the possibility of sending an article of dimensions different from those indicated, consult the journal's director in advance to assess its feasibility;
  • explanatory tables and figures may be included in the body of the text in moderate quantities, so that they do not represent more than 25% of the total dimensions of the article;
  • the set of bibliographic references must correspond, carefully, with those cited in the body of the text. The length of bibliographic references must be moderate, not exceeding 20% of the length of the body of the text;
  • the journal contemplates the publication of additional material such as data summaries in tables, audiovisual examples, sound examples, etc., as annexes in separate documents. The content of these materials does not count in the dimensions indicated above;
  • in the case of reviews, the title must be the complete reference of the monograph or conference discussed, without need for an abstract or keywords. The length of the review should be between 1,500 and 2,500 words.

Texts must be submitted in Word format. For the Summary, the PortoSans 10 font, 1.5 line spacing and justified text must be used. For the body of the text, you must use PortoSans 11 font, 1.5 line spacing, justified text, margins of 2.5 cm – bottom, 3 cm top – and 2.5 cm – left and right. Regarding the indentation at the beginning of the paragraph, tab 1.25 cm. Avoid hanging indentation for bibliographic references.

Make sure that the text to be submitted for peer review does not contain any authorial identifying data. The works will be read by different personalities who, in the opinion of the journal's scientific committee, are competent to evaluate them. If you consider that there may be a conflict of interest in relation to a potential evaluator, please inform us, with a reasoned statement, at the moment of submitting the text.

STYLISTIC NORMS

To facilitate reading, it is recommended to add titles or section titles – in bold – to structure the text into sections, as well as a second level of subtitles or subsection titles – in italics – if necessary.

Footnotes must be processed separately, must be reduced to the minimum necessary and numbered sequentially, and published at the end of the text. The bibliographic references included in the footnotes must also appear in the final list, as well as those presented in the tables and figures of the article.

All tables and figures must be referenced in the body of the text and correctly numbered, including musical fragments, diagrams and photographs. Tables and figures must be preceded by their numbering in bold, followed by an explanatory caption.

The Music, Psychology and Education Journal adopts the referential standards of the APA 7th edition.

Copyright Notice

Copyright belongs exclusively to the intellectual creator of the text, unless expressly provided otherwise by the author, and is recognized regardless of registration, deposit or any other formality.

The author has the exclusive right to dispose of his text and use it, or authorise its use by third parties, in whole or in part.

Privacy Statement

The names, email address or any other personal information entered on this platform will only be used exclusively for the declared purposes of Music, Psychology and Education Journal and will not be made available or used for any other purpose.

The Music, Psychology and Education Journal follows the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

The journal's management undertakes:

  • in maintaining confidentiality about the peer review process. The objective is to preserve the identity of the people involved and their manuscripts, ensuring that they are treated fairly, with sensitivity and unconditional recognition of differences;
  • to accompany authors and reviewers throughout the peer review process, reminding them, whenever necessary, of the ethical rules applicable to the groups involved;
  • to decide on the publication of manuscripts in accordance with the policy expressed on this platform, taking into account current legislation;
  • in ensuring that new members of the scientific committee are informed of these ethical aspects, whenever the committee is renewed;
  • to decide, in accordance with current academic standards, when a conflict of interest is detected during the evaluation process.

Authors who intend to publish in the Music, Psychology and Education Journal must commit to:

  • the contents of your texts, respecting the copyright of images, videos and any textual or complementary elements;
  • to present original research work. They must take into account that the use of deliberately ambiguous (fraudulent) information constitutes bad academic practice, as does the concealment of information from non-accredited sources or direct plagiarism;
  • provide the necessary clarifications regarding possible errors detected in the submitted manuscript;
  • recognize the authorship of the people involved whose actions were decisive in the investigation and writing of the article;
  • in the case of co-authorship, submit any decision to the consensus of the group of authors before sending the manuscript. In the event of a conflict of interest arising from the publication, this must be declared to the director of the Music, Psychology and Education Journal as soon as possible, so that it can act accordingly.