Submissions

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Open Access

This is an open access journal, which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full text of articles, or use them for other lawful purposes, without asking for permission from the publisher or author.

About

Theatre Library Association’s monograph series, Performing Arts Resources features articles on resource materials in the fields of theatre, popular entertainment, film, television and radio, information on public and private collections, and essays on conservation and collection management of theatre arts materials. PAR also publishes rare historical documents and out-of-print works that might otherwise be lost to theatre scholarship.

PAR is published on an irregular schedule, and distributed to all members of TLA as a benefit of membership. Subscriptions to PAR are available only by contacting TLA directly. Payments via subscription agencies or other vendors are accepted from non-U.S. institutions only.

Copies of the current and most past volumes can be purchased from TLA. Personal and institutional members receive a $10 discount.

Focus and Scope

Performing Arts Resources is designed to gather and disseminate previously unpublished interesting, informative, and well-written works (articles, essays, commentary, interviews and reviews) dealing with any aspect of theatre librarianship, library/archives management, scholarship, conservation of materials, and resources related to theatre, popular entertainment, film, television and radio. Submissions can examine the descriptions, listings or evaluations of collections, whether public or private, the management of resource collections in libraries and archives, and the use of such materials in scholarly endeavors, bibliographic instruction, and artistic productions.

Submission Checklist

Instructions for authors

Submission of articles and reviews

Manuscript should be submitted through the TLA/Performing Arts Resources Janeway site:

appear double spaced throughout with 1½" margins on 8½" x 11" paper
employ Times New Roman 12 point
have numbered pages (page numbers in upper right corner)
conform to The Chicago Manual of Style
conform to United States English standards and usage
use endnote citations
include an abstract, 250 words or less, at the beginning of the article
include a brief author biographical note, including affiliation and contact information at the end of the article
feature articles, essays and interviews can be 8,000-10,000 words
commentaries and reviews of collections or resources can be 1,000-2,000 words
book reviews can be 500-1,000 words
If a submission is selected for publication, a completed Author Agreement will be sent and must be signed before publication.

Illustrations and permissions

Illustrations should be submitted electronically at size in jpg, tiff, or PDF format.

Scans should be 300 dpi for grayscale images. Captions, with credit lines and/or acknowledgments, should be submitted as a Word document.

Authors submitting images should be sure to indicate within the text where the image should be placed by inserting the designation “(fig. 1),” “(fig. 2),” etc. at the end of the sentence referencing the image.

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reprint photographs, examples, or any kind of illustration and should be able to provide written confirmation of permission. Authors are responsible for all costs related to the use and licensing of images included in their works.

Verification

The accuracy of citations, including names, titles, dates, page numbers, and quotations, is the responsibility of the author. All information should be carefully verified before a contribution is submitted.

Style

Performing Arts Resources follows The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition.

Footnote citations and bibliography entries should conform to the "humanities style" (CMS, chapter 16).

Other words are spelled according to Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition.

Performing Arts Resources does not allow masculine pronouns to be applied generically (nor are "he/she," "his or her," and similar constructions accepted).

Copyright Notice

Authors retain copyright to their work published in Performing Arts Resources.

Peer Review

Manuscripts are first read by the editor for general suitability. They are then sent to one or more readers for further review and comment using a double-blind review process. Once a decision has been reached, the editor will tell the author whether the paper is accepted for publication and, if so, under what conditions. All accepted manuscripts are edited to ensure clarity of presentation and consistency of style. Copyediting will be done by Michigan Publishing and authors will have the opportunity to review and respond to copyediting.

Licences

Performing Arts Resources allows the following licences for submission:

CC BY 4.0
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
CC BY-ND 4.0
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. NoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material. No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
CC BY-NC 4.0
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes. No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes. NoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material. No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original. No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

Publication Fees

There are no fees charged to authors for submitting and/or publishing works. Authors are responsible for all costs related to the use and licensing of images included in their works.

Article Processing Charges

There are no publication fees and authors do not have to be members of the Theater Library Association (TLA) to submit material.

Publication Cycle

PAR is published on an irregular schedule, and distributed to all members of TLA as a benefit of membership. Subscriptions to PAR are available only by contacting TLA directly. Payments via subscription agencies or other vendors are accepted from non-U.S. institutions only.

Copies of the current and most past volumes can be purchased from TLA. Personal and institutional members receive a $10 discount.

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