JARP publishes full academic articles, interviews and media reviews. Download the latest call for articles.
Research pertaining to the study of record production is interdisciplinary by nature, thus JARP welcomes material dealing with the topic from historical, critical, sociological, cultural theoretical, anthropological, analytical, scientific and musicological perspectives.
Academic Research
JARP invites articles with a minimum of 8,000 - maximum of 10,000 words in length. Abstracts of 60-100 words, in present tense, should be submitted along with the article. Additionally, authors must submit 5 ‘keywords’ that best reflect the content. All paper submissions, where applicable, must be accompanied by hi-resolution images and 192kbps mp3 audio examples. Video examples should be formatted to conform with the Vimeo compression guidelines http://vimeo.com/help/compression
For large file submissions, please email cfa@arpjournal.com requesting access to the JARP Dropbox.
Kindly note that YouTube places the onus on the user to ensure they control the rights to any videos they upload therefore, embedded videos will be accepted. Any video examples not created by the author should also be cited at the end of the article.
A call for articles will be made once a year to our registered users. To register please visit www.artofrecordproduction.com
Conference Proceedings
A call for papers will be made once a year at the Art of Record Production conference. Only authors who presented their papers at the conference (in person or by Skype/ video conference) will be invited to submit to the proceedings.
Interviews
JARP invites submissions of transcripts, edited articles and recorded audio/AV interviews. These are to be sent to the Editor-in-Chief Katia Isakoff at: interviews@arpjournal.com Transcripts must be accompanied by a picture of reasonable resolution, a one paragraph Biography of the subject/ interviewee and a signed copy of the JARP Author Terms and Conditions [available from the JARP website]. Submissions received without a fully completed and signed form will be returned to the author.
Media Reviews
The Journal invites both ASARP members and non-members to submit published works for review. Submissions will be accepted in the following categories:
- Analytical or scholarly work examining record production from a formal, critical, historical, cultural, technical or creative basis (or any combination thereof).
- Texts intended for use in college level instruction of record production or music industry studies.
- Biographical works examining important figures or institutions involved in the creation and/or distribution of recorded sound.
- Other published work [fiction or non] that deals with record production, the music industry or their ancillary cultural ephemera.
Other media
JARP also invites submission of visual, audio or Internet media [such as documentaries, interviews or blog links] that examine and illuminate record production per the above guidelines.