The proposal must be divided into two files: an anonymous file containing the text, and a second file containing the author’s name and the e-mail address to be used for communications from the editorial office.
The Editorial Board of d.a.t. [divulgazioneaudiotestuale] forwards the proposal to the referees of the Scientific Committee, whose evaluation will be communicated to the author by the editorial office. At the end of the evaluation process, the author’s name will also be added to the anonymous copy.
To facilitate the review process, authors are kindly asked to submit contributions that comply with these editorial guidelines. Articles that do not comply cannot be sent for evaluation.
Contributions may be submitted in digital format to: divulgazioneaudiotestuale[@]gmail.com
The file must have a .doc or .docx extension.
PDF FILES ARE NOT ACCEPTED.
Articles are accepted in Italian as well as in English, French, Spanish, and German.
1. Text preparation and page layout
Texts must comply with the following length limits: up to 40,000 characters (including spaces) for articles (including bibliography); up to 20,000 characters (including spaces) for artifacts and related documentation.
Abstracts of approximately 200 words and 5 keywords, submitted with the articles, must be written in English and Italian and sent separately.
Please use Times New Roman, 12 pt, 1.5 line spacing; footnotes in Times New Roman, 10 pt, also with 1.5 line spacing.
Footnote numbers (superscript) must be placed before punctuation marks (period, comma, semicolon, etc.).
The text must be justified (aligned both left and right), with the following margins: top 2.5 cm, bottom 2 cm, right 2 cm, left 2 cm.
On the first page, include the title centered in Times New Roman, 12 pt, bold. Immediately below the title, indicate the author’s name centered in Times New Roman, 12 pt.
The text must be divided into paragraphs, progressively numbered with Arabic numerals followed by a period (1., 2., 3., etc.), each with a title in bold.
1.1 Use of italics
Italicize expressions in languages other than Italian that are not part of common usage and titles of works (e.g., Il barbiere di Siviglia).
1.2 Uppercase and lowercase
When capitalization is not necessary, lowercase is preferred (e.g., common nouns, offices/titles, place names, and generic denominations). Titles of books, articles, journals, and musical compositions, in any language, should be written as in running text, without systematic capitalization. Names of institutions, however, require capitalization of the main words. In English titles, periodical names, and institutional names, capitalize all words except articles, prepositions, and coordinating conjunctions; the last word of the title is capitalized in any case.
1.3 Dates
Dates must be written in full (e.g., 16 June 2012). For periods spanning centuries or millennia, use the “bridge” form (e.g., 1901–02), including when a zero is involved. Exceptions include established cases (Gruppo ’63, Guerra ’15–’18, crisi del ’29) and dates in tables, which may be abbreviated. Centuries are indicated in lowercase with Roman numerals followed by the word century in full (or cent.). Centuries expressed with cardinal numbers should be spelled out (e.g., Fifteenth century). Historical periods take an initial capital letter; in compound names only the first word is capitalized. Decades are written in words with an initial capital letter (e.g., the Teens). For approximate dates, use ca without a period. Before Christ and Anno Domini are abbreviated as BC and AD, without spaces.
2. Quotations in the text
Short quotations (up to 2–3 lines) must be enclosed in angle quotation marks (« »), using double quotation marks (“ ”) for quotations within quotations.
Single quotation marks (‘ ’) are used to emphasize a word.
Use three dots in square brackets ([…]) to indicate omitted words within a quotation. Any additions to the text must also be placed in square brackets. Quotations must be followed by a footnote; the footnote number always follows punctuation, where present.
Examples or quotations longer than three lines must be set off from the text with a blank line before and after, indented 1 cm on both left and right, in 10 pt roman type.
3. Bibliographical references
Write the cited author’s name in small caps, giving first name and surname in full. Provide the title in italics, followed by publisher, place, and year of publication.
Page number(s) must be preceded by abbreviations (“p.” for one page, “pp.” for two or more pages); where necessary, use “ff.”
Example: STEFANO BAIA CURIONI, Mercanti all’opera. Storie di casa Ricordi, Il Saggiatore, Milan, 2011, p. 56.
If the cited contribution appears in an edited volume, include the volume details and indicate the editor’s full name followed by “(ed.)”.
Example: MARIA DE LUCA, Comunicazione ed educazione musicale, in Fabio Severino (ed.), Comunicare la cultura, Franco Angeli, Milan, 2007, pp. 97–106.
If the cited contribution is published in a journal, give the author’s name in full and in small caps, the article title in italics, the journal title in roman type in angle quotation marks (« ») preceded by “in”, followed by volume, year/issue, and issue number.
Example: SALLY R. SOMMER, Loïe Fuller, in «Drama Review», vol. 19, no. 1, 1975, pp. 53–67.
For edited volumes, provide the editor’s full name, followed by the title in italics, publisher, place, and year.
Example: Andrea Estero (ed.), La cultura musicale degli italiani, Angelo Guerini e Associati, Milan, 2021.
For dictionary/encyclopedia entries, provide the entry author (if present) in full and in small caps, the entry title in italics, the dictionary/encyclopedia title in italics preceded by “in”, followed by volume number, publisher, place, and year.
Example: ANDREA MALNATI, Zingarelli, Niccolò Antonio, in Dizionario Biografico degli italiani, vol. 100, Istituto dell’Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome, 2020.
For online documents, include the author’s full name, the title in italics, year of publication and page(s), and the URL preceded by “available at”.
Example: MARIO PIATTI, Atelierista musicale per l’infanzia: una proposta per la formazione, in Musicheria, 2018, pp. 1–5, available at https://www.musicheria.net/
If a work cited in the previous note is cited again with some variation (e.g., adding page numbers), use ibid. (in italics) followed by the page number(s), if applicable.
Use ibid. (in italics) when the citation is repeated identically.
To refer to a work cited earlier, use the abbreviation “cit.” (not in italics and not preceded by a comma) after the author’s surname in small caps and a shortened title, adding page numbers where necessary.
Example: PIATTI, Atelierista musicale per l’infanzia cit., p. 6.
For multiple authors or editors, follow the rules above, separating names with “and” (if two) or with commas (if more than two).
Examples: LEONARDO SANTOS AMÂNCIO CABRAL, LUCIA DE ANNA, ENICÉIA GONÇALVES MENDES, Indicatori di buone prassi…, in «Revista Diálogos e Perspectivas em Educação Especial», vol. 2, no. 2, 2015, pp. 53–68.
Mariateresa Lietti and Amalia Lavinia Rizzo (eds.), Musica e DSA…, Milan, Rugginenti, 2014.
3.1 Musical examples
Musical examples, prepared ex novo, must be submitted as image files (.jpg) with a resolution of at least 300 dpi. Each example must include a caption prepared according to the rules for Figures, charts and tables. Use the wording “MUSICAL EXAMPLE” in small caps.
Example: MUSICAL EXAMPLE 1 – Incipit of the cantata Agitato mio pensiero
3.2 Films
Film references must include the director’s name, the title, the country of production, and the year. Where appropriate, information on the subject or screenplay may be added; credits must also indicate the production company.
Example: M. Antonioni, L’eclisse, Italy, 1962.
Captions use the formula: Scene from Title, directed by First name Surname, Country, year.
Example: Scene from L’eclisse, directed by M. Antonioni, Italy, 1962.
3.3 Theatre plays
After the title, indicate act and scene in Roman numerals.
Example: C. Goldoni, La locandiera, Act II, Scene III, Marsilio, Venice, 1993.
3.4 Captions for artworks
Captions must include author, title, year, technique, and location; further details may be added where necessary.
Example: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, The Calling of Saint Matthew, 1599–1600, oil on canvas (Rome, San Luigi dei Francesi).
4. Figures, charts, and tables
Images, charts, and tables must be inserted in the body of the text with an appropriate caption.
For optimal image definition, .jpg format is preferred.
Captions must be in 10 pt type and numbered progressively using the label in uppercase: “FIGURE” (for images), “CHART”, or “TABLE”. Follow with a short dash and the caption text, which must also include source and author information.
Example: FIGURE 1 – The Orff instrumentarium
Deadlines:
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for the April issue: February 20;
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for the October issue: August 20.