Taiwan Dance Research Journal volume 10
The extension of call for papers
Introduction
Taiwan Dance Research Journal (TDRJ) is dedicated to disseminating quality academic research
in dance and dance related fields. We welcome scholarly articles on the subjects of dance history,
dance aesthetics, dance theory, culture studies, dance sociology, dance ethnography, somatics,
dance phenomenology, dance documentation, dance/movement analysis, choreological studies,
dance and technology and other disciplines. We also welcome cross-disciplinary research papers
on dance and performing arts.
Themes
We invite artists, critics, education practitioners, producers and scholars to propose papers on any
aspect of Creating Arts, Creating Meanings: Ways to Develop Dance Practices in broad sense,
for example:
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Dance creation as education: Methods, practice and questions
The educative value of dance creation; whether creativity has pedagogies or not. What
pathways are best for teaching creativity? And also other issues related to education and
creativity.
Ways to improve body-based techniques: Occurrence and evaluation of transformation
Relationships between inspiration and pedagogies of body performance; how to evaluate
body performance? How to transmit the essence of body techniques in traditional,
contemporary and different cultural systems through education? And also other related
issues.
Dance research methodology: The tension between generalization and specialization
Pathways and methods of developing from dance phenomena to dance knowledge;
relationships between dance research methodologies and conventional research
methodologies; the unique pathway of dance research methodologies; and other related
issues.
Other contexts of dance practice, creation, performance, education and theory.
Types of submissions
1. Original research article. Articles should not exceed 5,000 words, including notes and works
cited, and should follow MLA Style or APA Style.
2. Review article. In-depth reviews of dance performances or dance-related books, exhibitions,
events, films and other multi-media presentations. Reviews should not exceed 2,000 words.
3. Translated article. Chinese translation of distinctive dance research in a foreign language.
Articles should not exceed 20,000 characters.
Deadline
1. The deadline for all submissions is 31 October 2015.
2. All authors will receive e-mail notification of acceptance by 22 November 2015.
3. Accepted authors should complete their revisions and return the final submission to TDRJ by
e-mail by 15 December 2015. Authors will be notified of the final editorial decision in one week.
Comment and reply
TDRJ is a refereed journal. All articles will be blind reviewed by two or three scholars. The
authors should not indicate their names or identities in any forms in their writings. The review
committee will send the reviewers’ comments to each author along with the editorial decision.
The editorial decision
Articles and reviews may be:
1. Accepted without revision.
2. Accepted subject to minor revisions.
3. Rejected.
Format
1. Copies of paginated manuscripts should be submitted in both Word and PDF formats.
2. Manuscripts should be arranged as follows:
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The cover sheet must include:
Author’s e-mail address
Copyright
1. TDRJ does not accept previously published articles or those submitted and accepted for
publication elsewhere. Articles should contribute original material. TDRJ requires that all authors
sign a copyright form that clearly states that their submitted work has not been published before.
The signed copyright form must be submitted with the article.
2. Authors must obtain permission to publish photographs if taken by other individuals.
3. Written permission of the original author should be obtained before submitting a translated
article.
4. Authors are fully responsible and liable for any form of plagiarism.
5. TDRJ copyrights each issue of the journal as a collective work. Individual authors retain rights
to their individual works. Authors of individual works published in TDRJ have the right to
republish their own work in whole or in part. TDRJ requires that authors assign their copyright to
the journal once an article has been accepted. The signed Copyright Assignment Agreement must
be received before the article is published.
6. All republications must be credited with the originally published TDRJ volume and page
number. Contributors will receive five complimentary copies of the issue in which their articles
were published.
Submission
All submissions should be sent electronically as e-mail attachments to the editor at:
tdrj10@gmail.com
Mailing address
Taiwan Dance Research Journal volume 10 editorial office
Graduate School of Performing Arts,
College of Performing Arts, National Taiwan University of Arts
No. 59, Sec. 1, Daguan Rd., Banqiao District, New Taipei City 22058, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Contact: Dr. Yu-Ling Chao (Editor)
e-mail: tdrj10@gmail.com
Cell phone: 886-917-512-972
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