Authors

The writing style should be reader friendly (see http://centerforplainlanguage.org) and written for early childhood practitioners in music therapy and related fields. Descriptions of individuals with disabilities need to reflect contemporary terminology. Please note, we do not accept “first person” written manuscripts as text-based articles (see APA writing style), but consider authors’ voice and opinions in podcast format.

Manuscripts need to be prepared in accordance with the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition (2020) or the APA Formatting and Style Guide (7th Edition) at the Purdue Online Writing Lab and should range between 250-2000 words (including references, tables and figures). All submissions must include title, name(s) of author(s), professional credentials, institutional affiliation, three-sentence bio with photo for each author, email address, and a short list of references (including digital object identifiers – DOIs) or recommended resources. The imagine team will return manuscripts with extensive APA formatting errors to authors for correction before beginning the editing process. Please save the manuscript as a Microsoft Word Document (.docx) and attach it to the online submission. Please note, authors are expected to indicate that the manuscript is an original submission and not under review by another journal or published elsewhere. 

Additional APA resources:

• Common Reference Examples Guide
• Creating an APA Style Reference List Guide
• Journal Article Reference Checklist 
• In-Text Citation Checklist

We welcome international submissions. All manuscripts need to be prepared in English language. Authors whose first language is not English are strongly advised to have a native English speaker proofread the manuscript before submitting it, or to consider using professional editing services. Please note, translation services are the responsibility of the author and are not provided by imagine.

Inclusion of images, audio, and video recordings of clients and authors that are in compliance with professional Code of Ethics and relevant to the topic of the manuscript are strongly encouraged. Examples, at all times, should portray the individuals therein in a respectful way. However, authors are solely responsible for the content and release of any media included in the published article and are asked to sign the imagine Multimedia License Agreement. Clear images (jpg file, maximum of 10 MB), audio (mp3 file; maximum of 10 MB), podcasts (mp3 file; maximum of 100 MB), and videos (landscape; mp4; maximum of 180 MB) must be submitted online. Please indicate where the multimedia should be placed in your manuscript by saying [INSERT XX ABOUT HERE]. Note: Audio podcasts should be no longer than 10 minutes.

Receipt of the submission will be acknowledged electronically. After the January 15th submission deadline, the editorial team will review the manuscripts and come back to the author(s) with editorial suggestions or a notice of rejection within a couple of weeks. Manuscripts are edited for accuracy, clarity, length, spelling and style. After the revisions, the author(s) will have the chance to a) revise the manuscript, and b) proofread a preliminary print layout (pdf file) of the article. Author(s) are expected to respond to the editorial team within the given timeline in order to meet the publication deadline. Authors should be aware that the editorial team maintains the right to reject invited manuscripts that are not in compliance with the above (including revisions) or do not meet the inetntion of the special issue. Please note, authors are not financially compensated. The interactive e-journal does, however, provide authors with international exposure and a wide range of readership.

After an article is published, authors retain ownership of the article. The author has the right to distribute the article and have reprinted it elsewhere. All reprinted articles must include the following statement: Reprinted from [fill in blank] issue of imagine, the early childhood music therapy interative e-journal published by de la vista publisher.

The opinions and information contained in this publication are those of the authors of the respective articles and not necessarily those of the publisher, editor-in-chief, or editorial team. Consequently, we assume no liability or risk that may be incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use and application of any of the contents of this publication.