Editorial policy
Theatre Research International publishes articles on theatre practices in their social, cultural, and historical contexts, their relationship to other media of representation, and to other fields of inquiry. TRI also publishes translations of recent significant and influential articles that originally appeared in languages other than English. The journal seeks to reflect the evolving diversity of critical idioms prevalent in the scholarship of differing world contexts.
Manuscript preparation
Research articles are typically in the region of 6000-8000 words. Occasionally longer submissions are considered, and the journal also publishes shorter formats, including thematic dossiers, which can be pitched to the Senior Editor. An electronic copy of the manuscript in WORD should be submitted to Manuscript Central. The author’s name, address, email address, and title of manuscript should appear on a cover sheet. An abstract of no more than 150 words should also be included as well as a brief biography.
To propose a translation, submit a précis of the article concerned, a note on its author’s scholarly standing, and a rationale arguing why the article deserves translation and publication and how that serves TRI's mission. The proposal will go through review and, if it is accepted, the International Federation of Theatre Research will underwrite translation costs of up to €750 depending on the work’s length. The translated article will also go through review.
Competing interests
All authors must include a competing interest declaration in their cover sheet. This declaration will be subject to editorial review and may be published in the article. Competing interests are situations that could be perceived to exert an undue influence on the content or publication of an author’s work. They may include, but are not limited to, financial, professional, contractual or personal relationships or situations. If the manuscript has multiple authors, the author submitting must include competing interest declarations relevant to all contributing authors.
Example wording for a declaration is as follows: “Competing interests: Author A is employed at company B. Author C owns shares in company D, is on the Board of company E and is a member of organisation F. Author G has received grants from company H.” If no competing interests exist, the declaration should state “Competing interests: The author(s) declare none”.
Book reviews
Publishers and Reviewers should approach the nearest Review Editor:
Nobuko Anan (Senior Book Reviews Editor and Asia-Pacific Editor) [email protected]
Zerihun Birehanu (Africa Editor) [email protected]
Alireza Fakhrkonandeh (Europe Editor) [email protected]
Cristián Opazo (Americas Editor) [email protected]
Text Conventions
1. Articles should be submitted in Times New Roman size 12 font, and 1.5 or double-spaced.
2. Italicize titles of books, newspapers, journals.
3. Titles of articles are given in single quotation marks.
4. Notes are indicated by raised Arabic numerals (without any other sign) at the end of the sentence, following any punctuation. Notes are numbered in sequence throughout the article.
5. Use English (Oxford) spelling for your own text, but give the original spelling in quotations (archaic, American...).
6. Write ... ize and ... ization. Not ... ise, ...isation.
7. No full stop after Dr, Mr, Mrs, and similar abbreviations ending with the same letter as the full form. Other abbreviations take the full stop (Esq., p.m.,...), except capitals used in abbreviations of journals (PMLA, TLS) or of organizations (UNESCO).
8. For dates, use only the form 15 May 1985.
9. Write out in full "do not", "will not", etc. ...
10. Use minimal numerals: 1985-6, 1888-92, 141-2, but 13-15, 111-19.
11. Write: "ninety nine spectators", but "101 fans".
12. "Act III, sc. v, lines 35-51" becomes after a quotation: (III,v: 35-51). For volume, or part, use roman numerals: I, II...
13. Write centuries in full. Hyphenate the adjectival use: "seventeenth-century drama", but "the theatre in the seventeenth century..."
14. Seventies or 1970s (no apostrophe).
15. Possessive case: as a rule, write 's.
16. Number your pages.
17. Illustrations are indicated in the text thus: (Fig. 1). When submitting illustrations, please include comprehensive captions, drawing the reader's attention to the important features of each picture. It is your responsibility to obtain permission for the reproduction in TRI of photographic or other illustrative materials. List the captions at the end of your document, prefaced by "Fig. 1", etc. The captions should refer to the text and NOT list simply character names, etc. Photographers must be credited. Images should be high resolution, ideally 300 dpi.
If you request colour figures in the printed version, you will be contacted by CCC-Rightslink who are acting on our behalf to collect Author Charges. Please follow their instructions in order to avoid any delay in the publication of your article.
18. If in doubt, please refer to the latest issue of TRI.
19. NOTES/REFERENCES: Make all references in endnotes according to the following conventions:
Book:
Ruth Levitas, The Concept of Utopia (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1990), p. 148.
Chapter in book:
Lauren Berlant, ‘The Subject of True Feeling: Pain Privacy, and Politics’ in Elisabeth Bronfen and Misha Kavlea, eds., Feminist Consequences: Theory for a New Century (New York: Columbia University Press, 2001), pp. 126-160, p. 133.
Journal article:
Bert O. States, ‘Phenomenology of the Curtain Call’, Hudson Review, 34, 3 (Autumn 1981), pp. 371-380, p. 374.
Newspaper article:
Jon Parles, ‘A New Platform for the New York Poets’, New York Times, 10 November, 2003, B1 or p. 10.
Website:
National Theatre, http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/the-architects-shunt-at-the- biscuit-factory, accessed 8 October 2013.
Repeat references with author’s name and page number, and if there are several references to the same author include short reference to title as well.