About the Journal
Focus and scope
PMRT is a journal whose objective is the dissemination of studies on popular music, considering this term in a broad way, in such a way that very diverse fields of work can be considered included within it:
- Anthropology of music
- Methodologies for the study of popular music
- Tradition and orality: conservation and dissemination of musical heritage
- Urban music and identities
- Audiovisual media and popular music
- Pedagogy of popular music
- Innovative approaches to popular music
The papers presented will be original and unpublished and will have a scientific approach, but at the same time an informative nature, whose reading is useful to both researchers and students, always within a serious and rigorous perspective free of sensationalism.
Peer evaluation process
Before publication, it will be analyzed by two external evaluators, who may make proposals for modification, if applicable. For the final acceptance of an item, the positive assessment of both is required; in the event of significant discrepancies, the article shall be submitted to a third evaluator.
Frequency of publication
Annual (since 2023)
Open access policy
The contents of PMRT, are freely and immediately accessible, based on the principle that the free availability of scientific research results allows for a wider exchange of knowledge.
No Charges for Levied Processing Contributions or for Publication in Open Access Format (APC)
The Journal does not levy charges for processing of articles, nor for editing them or publishing them in open access format [article processing charges (APCs)]
Sections of the Journal
PMRT, is articulated in several sections:
- 1. Editorial. Presentation of the content of the journal, carried out by the director or the editorial secretary.
- 2. Articles. Includes the various collaborations that make up the content of the corresponding issue. There will be a minimum of ten articles in each issue.
- 3. Record and / or bibliographic information. Includes reviews of recordings or publications on the general theme of the journal that may be of interest to the reader.
Commitment to Research Submitted by New Authors and Authors from Developing Countries
The Journal PMRT supports the research carried out by authors or research teams from developing countries, especially from Latin-America, whose texts are presented in scientific language, preferably in Spanish or English.
We are also committed to new authors from all over the world who wish to send articles written in these languages.
Permission to Self-Archive and Digital Preservation
Authors are authorized to publish on the internet (for example, in institutional repositories or personal web sites) after publication (in no case prior to the review, layout or even in the phase of proof-reading); in the event of embargo, immediately after this has expired. It is also permitted in cases in which the costs of APCs (article processing charges) have been paid to the Editorial Board. These measures are designed to foster the reading and citation of contributions and to achieve greater and faster dissemination of the work published (see The Effect of Open Access)
The Journal can be accessed from the two main repositories of the University of Salamanca:
- «eUSAL Revistas»
- «Gredos»
This Journal uses the LOCKSS system to create an archive distributed among the participating libraries, allowing them to create permanent archives of the Journal with a view to preservation and restoration.
Dissemination in Databases
The Journal is committed to the provision of XML metadata or in other specific formats, immediately after publication in «eUSAL Revistas» and before three months have elapsed in order to foster diffusion in databases (Proquest, Ebsco, Elsevier, DOAJ, CrossRef/DOI).
Download Statistics
The authors whose articles have been published since October 2020, can see the download statistics in the article file. Those prior to that date will have to be requested from the Editorial Office.
Golden Roads to Open Access
Salamanca University Press, will implement Golden Roads to Open Access as of 2015, and it will be possible to access complete texts in PDF format of the PMRT journal meeting the provisions of Enactment 14/2011, 1st June, concerning Science, Technology and Innovation.
Thematics
Original works of «Music / Folk & Traditional» research are admitted.
- AVGH - Música folclórica y tradicional
- AVGH - Folk & traditional music
- AVA - Theory of music & musicology
- MUS017000 - Music / Folk & Traditional
- AVA - Teoría de la música y musicología
Language, Identification of Text Authorship
Language
Contributions will be published in Spanish or English .
Text Identification
The texts must always be identified with the following data:
- Spanish: Título, resumen y palabras clave (+Enter).
- English: Title, Abstract and Key Words (+Enter).
Authority Control
The authors must specify their affiliation:
- Name: Lower case
- Second name: Lower case
- Surname(s): Lower case
- E-mail address: institutional but neither G-mail (generic) nor similar, etc.
- ORCID: previously registered in ORCID
- The institution: University or Research Institute
- Country
- Full postal address.
Ethics and Accountability of the Journal
Upon submitting their originals to the Journal, authors must commit to accepting the usual procedures in the scientific community; only originals that have not been published previously and that are not undergoing review by other journals can be accepted. Thus, the originals sent to the Journal will cannot be sent to other journals while they are still undergoing review by our Journal.
Authors must respect international norms concerning authors’ rights to the text, graphics and other materials included in their contributions submitted to the Journal for publication. In turn, the editors, the editorial board and the reviewers of the journal will ensure the integrity of the research is maintained, which in the first instance is the responsibility of the authors, reminding them of the use of software «Turnitin Ephorus» https://moodle2.usal.es/mod/page/view.php?id=260582. Accordingly, authors are requested not to engage in plagiarism or self-plagiarism
Accountability of the Journal
- The Editorial Board will not be responsible for the ideas and opinions expressed by authors in articles published in the Journal.
- Once an article has been accepted for publication, it is assumed that all the authors have agreed to its diffusion, the right to reproduction in any format belonging to PMRT.
- Once the article has been published, the author will receive a separatum in PDF format from the Journal in which it has been published.
Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
This Journal adheres to the principle of transparency and good practices set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Concerning © and CC BY-NC-ND rights
Authors publishing in PMRT must agree to accept the following conditions:
The authors conserve the copyright © and cede the publication rights to Salamanca University Press, under the license Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which allows third parties the possibility of distributing and exhibiting the article as long as they cite the authorship, it publication in the Journal PMRT , the specific issue, and the pages on which the information appears. Derived works for commercial purposes not authorized by the editorial Board are not permitted.
Authors may engage in other independent and additional contractual agreements for the non-exclusive diffusion of the version of their article published in PMRT as long as:
- It is clearly indicated that the work was published in the Journal PMRT, together with the specific issues and the pages on which the information quoted appears.
The information of the Journal will be transmitted to Sherpa / Romeo, Dulcinea, etc.
DORA
Latin America Today supports the "Declaration of San Francisco on evaluation of research" - DORA.
Information on the specific contribution of each of the authors to the published articles
The order of signatures/affiliation in the article should reflect the effort and contribution.
Registration funder of articles published
The funding agency(ies) external to University must be indicated, indicating the reference(s) of the project(s) in the framework of which the research that has given rise to the publication of the article has been carried out. This information should be referenced by the authors in the acknowledgements in the article. The corresponding author in charge of submitting the article to «eUSAL Revistas» must include this metadata at the time of the submit in the corresponding section.
Good editorial practices in gender equality
Good practice in gender equality requires that:
- Articles should include, as far as possible, the use of inclusive language;
- Authors should include full names (not just first initials), at least in the metadata;
- Being aware of the protection of personal data, the journal would appreciate information on the sex of the signatory(s) in the metadata, in order to enable the identification of possible gender differences;
Interoperability protocols
The OAI-PMH protocol is used with the route <httpsrevistas.usal.es/uno/index.php/pmrt/oai/>