Instructions to Contributors

Aims and Scope of the Journal:

The International Journal of Intangible Heritage (IJIH) seeks to be an inter-communicative and interdisciplinary channel for scholarly research on intangible heritage around the world with respect to its preservation, transmission and promotion. With critical academic articles, provocative viewpoints and reviews, the IJIH tries to enrich discourses on intangible heritage that reflect the connections between intangible heritage and people.

The International Journal of Intangible Heritage is a refereed academic and professional journal published annually in English and Korean and dedicated to the promotion of the understanding of all aspects of intangible heritage worldwide, and to the communication of research and examples of good professional practice. The publication is officially supported by the International Council of Museums (ICOM), and the publication secretariat office is a part of the Cultural Exchange and Education Division of the National Folk Museum of Korea.

Submissions are assessed and processed at regular intervals throughout the year.

Once a submission is received it goes through a three stage refereeing process.
Initial assessment to ensure that the article meets our criteria for inclusion in the IJIH.
(see the notes on our web page www.ijih.org )

1. The paper is then sent to two referees for academic review.
2. Once recommended by the referees, it then goes to the full Editorial Board for the final refereeing and selection process. The Board usually meets during the first week of February each year and deliberates on those submissions that have been refereed and recommended by January that year.
Then:
3. Authors on the final list may be asked to revise their articles (based on feedback from the Editorial Board) and to re-submit within a few weeks. Those authors whose papers have not been accepted will be notified as soon as possible after the February Board meeting.

Authors preparing submissions are asked to read and follow these guidelines.

Guidelines

Prospective authors may submit academic and research papers, short articles or reviews.

Manuscripts should adhere to the following criteria:

(1) Length

Main articles should be between 4,000 and 8,000 words long excluding notes, bibliography and captions to illustrations. Short communications such as short papers, reports and reviews are between 2,000~4,000 words.
* Under certain circumstances it may be possible to publish a longer article – please refer such proposals by email to the Editor-in-Chief (ijih.chiefeditor@gmail.com)

(2) Typing

The preferred font is either 12-point Times New Roman or 11-point Arial.

(3) Margins

Margins should be at least one inch (2.5cm) wide on all sides. Left hand justification only.

(4) Automatic utilities such as bullet points, endnotes, etc.

Automatic utilities such as bullet points, endnotes, etc are freely permitted in any recognizable format so that the designer can easily interpret your intentions for that page..

(5) Photographs and images

Wherever possible, photographs or other illustrations should be submitted in digital form in JPG, EPS or TIFF formats. A satisfactory digital photograph is likely to be a file of at least 1MB.

- Scanned images must be prepared at a resolution of not less than 300 dpi.
- Photographs taken with a digital camera should preferably be taken at a 2048 x 1536 pixels setting, using 'Fine' if possible.
- The images should be submitted with the manuscript, but as a separate file. They should not be embedded in the article. Captions etc. (which should include any necessary acknowledgement of copyright, the name of the photographer and the approximate date when the picture was taken) should also be sent as a separate file.
- It is the author’s responsibility to obtain any necessary permissions for the use of copyright materials. All such material should be acknowledged in accordance with the terms of any copyright permission granted.

(6) Title page

The title page should consist of the following:

- Full title: this should be specific and concise, indicating the subject and scope of the paper submitted.
- Sub-title: the sub-titles for page headers should contain no more than 50 characters (including spaces).
- The name of the author(s): these should appear with details of the author’s nationality and the name of the organisation to which they are affiliated.
- Abstract: authors are requested to submit an abstract of approximately 200 words outlining the content of their paper. - Keywords: authors should provide 10 to 12 keywords for their contribution.

(7) Biography

Authors are each requested to submit a brief biography, listing their academic qualifications, posts held, current post and research interests (see previous issues of the IJIH for examples).

(8) Citations

Word-processing program’s Endnote/Footnote facility are freely allowed to be used. Just be careful to be consistent in using one certain system.

(9) Bibliography and references

In matters of style, the IJIH follows the rules set out in the Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago, University of Chicago Press, the 16th Edition, 2010) Electronic Sources (Web, CD etc): authors should refer to web pages or CD titles (or equivalent) with the full web address (or CD publisher and catalogue number) and, in the case of websites, the date they were consulted.
For details, please refer to http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html.
It would also be helpful to refer to the references sections of articles published in previous volumes of the IJIH

Submission Requirements

By submitting a paper to the IJIH, authors agree to abide by IJIH submission and publication policies, viz:

- Authors must confirm that the work they have submitted is original, has not been published in any form in the past and will not be submitted to any other publication concurrently with the submission to the IJIH, or (if it is accepted) before it appears in the Journal.
- Prospective authors are requested to send the submission form, biography and abstract along with their article. Illustrations etc. need not be submitted until the article has been accepted.
- Any papers that arrive after the deadline one year will be considered for the next year’s volume.
- If a paper is accepted for publication, the author must agree to transfer copyright to the IJIH.