General Guidelines: 

• Articles must be on a subject related to the choral art and group singing. Topics may include, but are not limited to: choral repertoire, history of choral music and group singing, performance practice, choral composers and conductors/leaders (including interviews), rehearsal techniques, vocal technique, management and organizational issues as they relate to choirs and singing groups, choral music education, and sociological aspects of choral/group singing. 

• Articles on Canadian aspects of choral music and group singing are particularly welcome.

• Articles may be in French or English.

• Articles may be submitted at any time and will be considered for any upcoming issue. 

• The Editorial Committee uses the Selection Criteria, listed below, to evaluate articles for publication.

Types of Articles:

• Feature Articles: Medium-length articles (2,000–3,000 words) that explore a topic in-depth.

• Peer-Reviewed: Longer articles (not exceeding 5,000 words) that explore a research problem or topic. 

• Letters to the Editor: Responses to recently published articles (limited to 500 words).

• Anacrusis publishes several types of shorter articles (Voices Columns, News, In Memoriam, and Reviews). Please contact the Editor-in-Chief if you would like to submit an article in these categories: [email protected]

Style and Formatting Requirements:

• For all musical examples, illustrations, or figures (statistical charts):

  • Copyright clearance must be obtained by the author prior to submission to Choral Canada.

  • Label each example numerically in the text, noting the copyright information:
    e.g.  Example #1, Ruth Watson Henderson: Voices of Earth, Mov't 2, mm. 20–24. Copyright 1991 by GVT/Chappell Music​

• Submit each example as a separate high-resolution .jpg or .png file. 

• Label each file using the following naming convention: Author name_Example 1

• Cite any reference material using a common citation style, as in Chicago (17th edition), APA (7th edition), or MLA (9th edition). 

• For Peer-reviewed submissions:

  • Submissions are subject to a double-blind review process.

  • Submit article files in Microsoft Word format. PDFs are not acceptable.

  • Include an abstract of 100–150 words.

  • The submitted manuscript file should have no author names or any other identifying information.

  • Supply complete contact information for all authors on a separate title page file, including: Name, affiliation, complete street address, e-mail address, and phone numbers. If there are multiple authors, clearly indicate the co-author who will be handling the correspondence.

  • The Editor-in-Chief/Peer-Review Editor reserve the right to recommend to the author a different review process from their original request.

Article Submission: 

• All submissions to Anacrusis are subject to review by the Anacrusis Editorial Committee. Articles not conforming to the guidelines above may be returned for revision. No submission is guaranteed to be published.

• Authors must disclose their use of Generative AI in the preparation of their article.

• A short biographical note (3-4 sentences) and a high quality colour photo (.jpg or .png) of the author must accompany the article submission.

• To submit a completed article or letter to the editor, please complete this form:
  Anacrusis article submission form
  Please note: You must have a Google account in order to upload your materials through this form. If you don't have a Google account, please fill out this PDF and follow the instructions in the form for material submission, and send everything to [email protected].

• To submit an article idea, contact the Anacrusis Editor-in-Chief: [email protected]

• Articles are accepted for publication when the author receives an email in writing from a member of the Anacrusis Editorial Committee, such as the Editor-In-Chief, that states their article will be published. 

Note: Anacrusis retains ownership and all copyright privileges of manuscripts and accompanying material published in the journal. Authors wishing to reprint their manuscript in another publication must request reprint permission, which will be granted as long as a statement in the reprint version indicates when and where the article first appeared (Choral Canada’s journal Anacrusis) and that “permission to reprint was granted by Choral Canada and the Anacrusis Editorial Committee.”

Note: The views and opinions expressed in the articles published in Anacrusis are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policies or positions of Choral Canada.