Manuscript Editing for Journal of Popular Music Studies Articles
The Journal of Popular Music Studies is the quarterly of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music, US Branch. Its purview takes in every genre called popular in any region, studied from many disciplines. University of California Press publishes it.
Peer-reviewed articles run up to 10,000 words, with notes no longer than two-thirds of the text. Field Notes of 1,500 to 7,500 words are pitched by email and are not peer reviewed. Citations follow the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, notes and bibliography, with endnotes and a discography or filmography where it fits. Recordings follow the journal's discography format. The abstract runs no more than 250 words, in the third person. Spelling is American, and pronouns are gender-neutral. Off the Grid Editing applies Chicago notes and bibliography and builds the discography. Submissions go through Scholastica.
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We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to Journal of Popular Music Studies. We work with you until it is ready or refund your payment in full. That commitment has held since 2002.
Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed. Your draft is secure until you decide to proceed.
Manuscript Editing and Proofreading for the Journal of Popular Music Studies
We offer three levels of manuscript editing depending on what your manuscript needs. Each is described below so you can choose the service that fits where your draft is right now.
Grammar and usage, awkward phrasing, repetition, and passive voice corrected, then clarity, concision, sentence structure, transitions, and tone, with your style manual applied throughout and a final proofread. For authors whose argument and structure are settled.
Clarity, emphasis, and paragraph structure: topic sentences, transitions, and sentences reordered within a paragraph, with every fact and claim kept as you wrote it. Includes copy editing and a final proofread.
Spelling, punctuation, typos, capitalization, grammar, and usage corrected with minimal wording changes, for manuscripts that have been edited and need a last check before submission to Journal of Popular Music Studies.
UC Press's submission guidelines cover length, notes, and recordings. If you have reviewer comments from an earlier submission, send them with your manuscript and we will address each one. If you have questions about which service is right for your manuscript, contact us directly. We respond to every inquiry the same day during business hours.
See journal article and essay editing for how we edit music scholarship, and academic proofreading for the last read before submission. If English is your second language, see English language editing for researchers. For books, see University of California Press manuscript editing. We also prepare articles for Ethnomusicology and Music Theory Spectrum.
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Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed.
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