Manuscript Preparation

Authors should read the aims and scope before submission. Manuscripts and practice-research submissions must be original, clearly presented and not under review elsewhere.

Article types

• Research articles
• Review and theory articles
• Practice-research and performance-research papers
• Ethnographic, historical and archival studies
• Critical essays, case studies and interviews
• Research notes and short communications

Music and performance research

State the research or creative question, context, method and contribution clearly. Identify works, performances, practitioners, communities, venues, recordings, editions and archives accurately. Practice-research submissions should explain the relationship between creative process, documentation, reflection and scholarly argument.

Media and documentation

Describe audio, video, scores, scripts, images, movement notation, software and other documentation sufficiently for assessment. Provide stable links or supplementary files where permitted, with captions, credits, accessibility information and technical specifications.

Ethics, communities and consent

Research involving performers, audiences, interviews, workshops, community knowledge or culturally restricted practice requires appropriate ethics review and informed consent where applicable. Respect performer rights, community protocols, cultural ownership, privacy, safety and the right to withdraw.

Rights and permissions

Authors must secure permission for copyrighted scores, lyrics, scripts, photographs, recordings, choreography, designs, archival material and substantial extracts not covered by a lawful exception or licence. Identify third-party rights clearly.

Review files

Provide a separate title page and anonymized manuscript for double-blind review. Disclose funding, competing interests, author contributions and material use of generative AI.

Submission status

Online submissions are temporarily closed while MPAR completes its editorial setup.