Australian Voice

For Authors

Submit Manuscript

Authors are invited to discuss their article idea prior to submission with the editors - contact the editors.

Article types

Australian Voice welcomes contributions from Australian and international authors. We accept research, theoretical, philosophical, practice, and review articles, short forum contributions (such as studio notes, discussion pieces) and book reviews. Articles must be original and have not been published elsewhere.

IMPORTANT Authors new to the journal (and particularly early career researchers, PhD and Masters students) are strongly encouraged to contact the editors prior to submission to discuss whether their manuscript is a good fit for the journal.

Submission requirements

Manuscript Format

All articles are double-blind peer reviewed and the manuscript file should have identifying information removed.

Articles should be 4,000 - 7,000 words, excluding references.

Forum contributions and book reviews should be 1200 -1500 words.

All submissions must be in MS Word format, or another open-source text format.

Manuscripts should be double-spaced.

Australian Voice uses the American Psychological Association (APA) 7 referencing and style system, including for figures and tables.

British/Australian spelling is preferred. Please see the Macquarie Dictionary for guidance.

Abstracts should be 200-250 words in length and cover the research aim/question, methods, results/findings, and identify the original contribution to singing practice/theory. Abstracts are unstructured (i.e. no headings required) and should not include any citations.

Please enter up to five keywords. Do not repeat words from your title when entering keywords.

Additional required files
Please submit a cover letter as an additional file. In your letter, please disclose any potential conflicts of interest and note any ethical approvals.

Please submit a separate title page with identifying information, including name, title, insitution (where relevant), ORCID, and contact details.

Although submissions for the 2025 issue are now closed, please contact the editors to negotiate an extension.

Editorial and Peer Review Process

Once your manuscript is submitted, provided it meets the Aims and Scope and is of sufficient quality, it will be sent to two reviewers. Upon receipt of reviews, you will be notified of the editorial decision: accept, minor changes, major changes, or reject. We ask that our reviewers complete reviews within 30 days and that authors return any revisions in a timely manner.

Publication details

Once a final decision has been reached to publish your article, you will be required to be available during the copy-editing and proofing phase. All accepted articles will be published online as soon as they have passed through the review process, with the print edition to be finalised at the end of each year.

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