Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
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I confirm that the submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
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I confirm that the manuscript has been prepared with the official Markdown template, or is in PDF or DOCX format.
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I confirm that the manuscript is less than 7,000 words if submitting a full paper, or 1500-2500 words if submitting a mini exegesis to accompany creative work.
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I confirm that where available, DOIs or URLs for the references have been provided.
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I confirm that if the official template has not been used, then the text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
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I confirm that the text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
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I agree that, if accepted, the manuscript will be published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0)
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I confirm I have included an ethics statement (100-300 words) that addresses relevant considerations, where applicable:
-use of human participants, performers, or collaborators
-use of data, including AI training materials
-authorship, consent, and permissions
-cultural sensitivity and representation
If no ethical issues arise, a statement confirming this is included.
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I confirm I hold all necessary rights and permissions for all materials included in the submission and confim:
-All collaborators, performers, and contributors have been appropriately acknowledged
-Permission has been obtained for any third-party materials (audio, video, images, datasets, etc.)
-The work does not infringe on copyright or intellectual property laws
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I confirm that I retain copyright of the work and that this agreement does not transfer ownership.
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I assert my moral rights and consent to CHROMA formatting and presenting the work with appropriate attribution.
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If applicable, I confirm that AI-generated or assisted content complies with platform terms and does not infringe third-party rights.
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I confirm that any licence selected on third-party platforms (e.g. Zenodo, Vimeo) matches the CHROMA publication licence.
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I acknowledge that media may be hosted on third-party platforms and that CHROMA is not responsible for their availability or policies.
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I agree to cooperate with CHROMA in correcting or removing materials hosted on third-party platforms if required.
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I agree to indemnify CHROMA and its affiliates against any claims arising from breach of this agreement.
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I accept that CHROMA’s liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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I agree that this agreement is governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia.
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I confirm that the above statements are accurate and that I accept responsibility for this submission. I agree that CHroma and its affiliates are not liable for any claims arising from a breach of these declarations.
Author Guidelines
Reviewing:
Manuscripts submitted to Chroma are reviewed by at least two anonymous referees.
Manuscripts are received on the understanding that they are original contributions and not being considered elsewhere for publication (excluding abstract publication within the Australasian Computer Music Conference).
Format:
Manuscripts can be submitted in PDF or Microsoft Word (docx) format.
- Manuscripts should normally not be longer than 7,000 words.
- Mansucripts should begin with an abstract of around 200 words.
- Mini Exegesis accompanying Creative Work submissions should be 1500-2500 words
- Figures should be included in the manuscript where they appear. On acceptance, images should be supplied as separate jpg/png/svg files.
- It it is the authors' reposibility to seek permission to include copyright figures within their papers if these are required.
- Citations should be in author-date format and the references section should use APA6 style.
Video and Audio Examples
Video and audio examples that supplement manuscripts are encouraged. In the first instance, we request that authors deposit these examples at Zenodo and refer to them by DOI.
Publication Formats
Articles accepted for publication in Chroma will be published in PDF format.
Authorship:
Authorship for Chroma articles should follow the Vancouver criteria for authorship and international norms in academic publishing. The submitting author is expected to list all authors in the journal system and manuscript at the time of submission. Changes to the list of authors after submission, acceptance or publication can only take place in exceptional circumstances and can only be authorised by an editor of the journal and publication officer of the Australasian Computer Music Association. An application to change authors should include signed letters from all authors explaining the circumstance that has lead to a change of authorship.
Copyright Notice
Chroma is a completely (gold) open-access journal with Copyright retained by the author(s). Articles published in Chroma are released under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). There is no embargo period, and authors may self-archive their work (for instance on ArXiv) at any time.
Manuscripts are received on the understanding that authors agree to license their work under a CC BY 4.0 license if accepted.