Guidelines for authors

Revista Argentina de Musicología will only accept for publication those submissions that comply with the following guidelines. For any issues not covered here or in the Checklist for Preparing Submissions, refer to The Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition).

For further specifications regarding the length and type of content of articles and reviews, see the Section Policies.

Authors are requested to complete all metadata required by the system during the article submission process.

Here is the translation into American English, adapted to standard American publishing conventions (e.g., periods and commas inside quotation marks, US English spelling, and standard formatting terminology):

Articles

  • Main text length: 8,000 to 10,000 words (including footnotes and captions)

  • Title length: Up to 12 words

  • Abstract length: 150 to 200 words

  • Keywords: Up to 5 words

  • Images: A maximum of 7 images will be accepted, whether photos, musical scores, tables, or charts.

  • Bibliography: Must include a minimum of 10 references.

Book Reviews

  • Main text length: 1,000 to 3,000 words

  • Abstract: Not included

  • Keywords: Not included

  • Bibliography: No bibliography included

FORMATTING (General Settings)

  • Page Layout: A4; top and bottom margins 2.5 cm (approx. 1 in), left and right margins 3 cm (approx. 1.18 in).

  • Font Type: Times New Roman.

  • General Spacing: 1.5 line spacing.

  • Main Title: Size 14, bold, centered.

  • Level 1 Subheading: Size 12, bold, left-aligned, 6 pt space after.

  • Level 2 Subheading: Size 12, bold, left-aligned, 1.25 cm (0.5 in) indent, 6 pt space after.

  • Epigraph: Size 11, italics, right-aligned, single-spaced.

  • Main Text: Size 12, justified, 1.25 cm (0.5 in) first-line indent.

  • Quotes up to three lines: Size 12, double quotation marks.

  • Block quotes (over three lines): Size 11, no quotation marks, 1 cm (approx. 0.4 in) left and right indent.

  • Footnotes: Size 10, justified, 1.25 cm (0.5 in) indent, single-spaced.

STYLE

  • Avoid citations/references in the abstract.

  • Place reference callouts after punctuation.

  • Proper names/entities: Capitalize only the first letters [e.g., Facebook].

  • Foreign words: Use italics, except for proper names/entities.

  • Foreign-language quotes: Translate in the main text and include the original text in italics in a footnote. Indicate the source/translator.

  • Quotes within quotes: Use single quotation marks inside double quotation marks. E.g., “The woman said, ‘I like dogs,’ and bought one.”

  • Hyperlinks: No underlining or color.

  • Emphasized words: Use italics (do not use bold or quotation marks).

  • Preferred terminology: Whenever possible, use standard Spanish forms: violonchelo, dosier, folclore, solo, etc.

  • Em dash (Alt+0151) for parenthetical statements: “The sea—also known as the ocean—is blue.”

  • Journal titles: Title in italics, Arabic volume number, followed by a comma and “nro.” E.g., Revista Argentina de Musicología 23, nro. 1.

  • Musical albums: Album titles in italics and individual track/movement titles in double quotation marks. E.g., “En casa de Mariquita” as part of Mujeres argentinas.

  • Numbers in text: Spell out numbers instead of using Arabic numerals (e.g., one hundred years, eighty percent).

  • Names of musical ensembles: Plain text (no quotation marks or italics, as they are proper nouns).

  • Images: Must be numbered and accompanied by their corresponding caption.

FIGURES, EXAMPLES, AND TABLES

All tables, charts, musical scores, or visual items must be submitted in digital image format. Embedded tables or charts in other document formats will not be accepted. The maximum number of images cannot exceed 7. Images that are not public domain or royalty-free must have appropriate copyright permissions. The author is responsible for obtaining permission for both images and musical examples.

Musical excerpts should be transcribed up to eight measures long and submitted as image files (individually, in .tif, .tiff, or .png format). Image files must be uploaded to the submission system separately. Please do not embed images into the text files; only indicate their placement.

Each example, figure, or table must be numbered and cited in the main text. Captions: Size 10, centered, 6 pt space after, single-spaced, with label in bold. E.g., Fig. nº 1, Ejemplo nº 1, Tabla nº 1.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES

Pay close attention to the difference in formatting between footnote references and the end-of-text bibliography. For any matters not covered here or in the Submission Preparation Checklist, refer to The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition.

I. IN FOOTNOTES

Full reference on first mention, shortened thereafter.

Book

  • First appearance:

    Marina Cañardo, Fábricas de músicas. Comienzos de la industria discográfica en la Argentina (1919-1930) (Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires: Gourmet Musical Ediciones, 2017), 15–16.

  • Shortened:

    Cañardo, Fábricas de músicas, 17.

Edited Volume / Compilation

  • First appearance:

    Pablo Seman and Pablo Vila, comps., Cumbia. Nación, etnia y género en Latinoamérica (Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires: Editorial Gorla, 2011), 15–16.

  • Shortened:

    Seman and Vila, Cumbia, 17.

Chapter in an Edited Volume

  • First appearance:

    Camila Juárez, “‘Esto no es un tango.’ El Tango alemán de Mauricio Kagel,” in Tangos cultos: Kagel, J. J. Castro, Mastropiero y otros cruces musicales, ed. Esteban Buch (Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires: Gourmet Musical Ediciones, 2012), 86–119.

  • Shortened:

    Juárez, “‘Esto no es un tango,’” 87.

Academic Journal Article

  • First appearance:

    Yael Bitrán Goren, “Dos reglamentos de teatro en el México decimonónico. La construcción de una nueva civilidad,” Revista Argentina de Musicología 21, nro. 1 (2020): 17.

  • Shortened:

    Bitrán Goren, “Dos reglamentos,” 17.

Article in Other Periodicals / Newspapers

  • First appearance:

    Sergio Pujol, “Último Gato en Nueva York,” Página 12, September 15, 1996, 15.

  • Shortened:

    Pujol, “Último Gato,” 15.

Dissertation / Thesis

  • First appearance:

    Yael Bitrán Goren, “Musical Women and Identity-Building in Early Independent Mexico (1821-1854)” (PhD diss., Royal Holloway, University of London, 2012), 28.

  • Shortened:

    Bitrán Goren, “Musical Women,” 29.

II. AT THE END OF THE ARTICLE (BIBLIOGRAPHY)

Alphabetical order, 1.25 cm (0.5 in) hanging indent, 6 pt space after.

Book Cañardo, Marina. Fábricas de músicas. Comienzos de la industria discográfica en la Argentina (1919-1930). Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires: Gourmet Musical Ediciones, 2017.

Edited Volume / Compilation Seman, Pablo, and Pablo Vila, comps. Cumbia. Nación, etnia y género en Latinoamérica. Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires: Editorial Gorla, 2011.

Chapter in an Edited Volume Juárez, Camila. “‘Esto no es un tango.’ El Tango alemán de Mauricio Kagel.” In Tangos cultos: Kagel, J. J. Castro, Mastropiero y otros cruces musicales, edited by Esteban Buch, 86–119. Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires: Gourmet Musical Ediciones, 2012.

Academic Journal Article Bitrán Goren, Yael. “Dos reglamentos de teatro en el México decimonónico. La construcción de una nueva civilidad.” Revista Argentina de Musicología 21, nro. 1 (2020): 17–32.

Article in Other Periodicals / Newspapers Pujol, Sergio. “Último Gato en Nueva York.” Página 12, September 15, 1996, 15.

Dissertation / Thesis Bitrán Goren, Yael. “Musical Women and Identity-Building in Early Independent Mexico (1821-1854).” PhD diss., Royal Holloway, University of London, 2012.