Australian Voice

Australian Voice is the official journal of the Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing (ANATS).

It is published as one volume annually.

The purpose of the publication is to provide a medium for presentation and dissemination of original articles and research papers on all topics related to voice.

It seeks to be non-partisan and international in perspective, while encouraging discussion and enquiry about a wide range of subjects and methodologies.

Research papers and original articles are invited from practitioners in all relevant fields on topics related to voice – voice science, physiology, pedagogy, therapy and health, performance practice and style, music literature and repertoire.

Contributions to Australian Voice should fall into one of the following four categories:

 Articles - Refereed

Scholarly articles are sought and subjected to a blind peer review process.

Article length may be:

1. 1500-3000 words (short),
2. 3000 – 5000 words (medium) or
3. more than 5000 words (long). 

The article may contain tables and illustrations but authors should provide these in the format ready for reproduction.

 The Forum

4. Non-refereed contributions

Teachers, performers, clinicians are invited to contribute to this forum with first-hand accounts of their experiences.

Contributors are encouraged to share accumulated wisdom and empirical knowledge

• This may be documentation of clinical instances or a description of personal views.
• It may take the form of a case study, a report of an unusual or unique opportunity or experience.
• It may document the personal journey of a teacher, a student, a therapist or a client.
• It may tell the story of the shared experience of a team of professionals working on a group project.

This forum is intended to open debate as well as inform.

 Student Participation

The Editorial Board urges all lecturers and teachers to encourage students enrolled in speech pathology, singing, speech and drama or related fields to submit contributions.

Papers chosen for publication will win for the writer a year’s membership with ANATS.

Students are the practitioners of the future and it is both a responsibility and a privilege to foster their development, encouraging full participation in their chosen profession.

 Submission requirements

• All submissions should follow the style as set out in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed., 2001).

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• Spelling should conform to The Macquarie Dictionary (3rd ed. Rev.)
• For matters of style not covered by these two publications, the Style Manual for Authors, Editors and Printers (6th ed., Wiley) should be consulted

Endnotes not Footnotes

Authors are requested to ensure inclusion of references and notes at the end of the article not as footnotes on each page. The editorial style used in the current issue of the journal presents a model.

All contributions may be submitted as:

You can assist the Editorial team by adhering to the following schedule for the current year