Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission file is in Microsoft Word document file format (.doc or .docx).
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
Articles
Peer-reviewed articles are expected to comply with the principles of scientific and/or artistic research and thereby generate new knowledge.
When peer reviewing articles, peer reviewers are asked to pay attention to the points outlined on the page titled ‘For peer reviewer’. Authors should also familiarise themselves with the peer review guidelines and take them into account when writing.
The recommended length of articles is 40 000–60 000 characters (including spaces, footnotes, and references).
When submitting an article for peer review, please anonymise your text carefully. Therefore, do not name the file with your own name, and remove the author information from the metadata in your word processor. Also, do not use wording that gives you away (e.g., not ‘I have previously discussed the issue in my article...’, but ‘Researcher X has discussed the issue...’). Where possible, this also applies when discussing your own artistic work. Anonymize references in the reference list to your own work. References to the author shall be returned to the text after peer review.
Review Articles
A review article introduces a research field within the realm of performing arts. A review can, for example, be methodological in nature or present specific data. New information produced by a review may therefore be of an analytical and synthesising nature.
The recommended length of review articles is 20 000–30 000 characters (including spaces, footnotes, and references).
As a rule, reviews are not peer reviewed. However, upon the request of the author, review is possible for justified reasons.
Essays
An essay is a reflective piece of writing in which the author can address a topic of their choice, for example, in the context of scientific/artistic research or practical work. Essays do not go through a peer review process. The recommended length is 20 000–30 000 characters (including spaces, footnotes, and references).
About research
You can offer texts to the About research section, that: present either ongoing or completed research projects; report on conferences and seminars held; or deal with current topics related to research structures. The style of texts published in this section is journalistic. In addition to reports or news-style writing, the text may be written as an interview in the form of a dialogue. In this section, obituaries of researchers can also be published. The suggested length is 5 000–10 000 characters (including spaces, footnotes, and references).
Lectiones praecursoriae
Näyttämö ja tutkimus publishes lectiones praecursoriae held at public examinations of doctoral dissertations. In principle, the texts are published in the form in which they were presented at the examination. However, the text must also work in written form, so it is advisable to improve its readability by adding elements such as subheadings. Sources must be cited in accordance with the formatting guidelines.
At the beginning of the text, and in the abstract field of the Journal.fi service, include information on the public examination, using the following example:
The public defence of X.X.’s doctoral dissertation in [subject, e.g. Acting / Theatre Research, …] was held at [university] on [date]. Y.Y. (University of …) acted as Opponent and D.D. (University of …) as Custos.
Book reviews
Näyttämö ja tutkimus publishes book reviews in the field of performing arts research. To avoid overlaps, prospective authors are asked to contact the editorial team before writing their review. The author shall then obtain the book to be reviewed from the publisher.
The desirable maximum length of a book review is 8 000–10 000 characters (including spaces, footnotes, and references). If there are several books to be reviewed, the length of the review can be negotiated.
At the beginning of the review and in the abstract field of the Journal.fi service, include information on the book reviewed using the following examples:
Pirkko Koski: Finland's National Theatre 1974–1991. The Two Decades of Generational Contests, Cultural Upheavals, and International Cold War Politics. Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies. Routledge 2022. 288 pages.
Laura Gröndahl (ed.): Artistic Research. Theatre Academy’s publication series 80. Taideyliopiston Teatterikorkeakoulu 2023. https://disco.teak.fi/taiteellinen-tutkimus/en/
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