Basics | Scope | Requirements | Required Materials for Submission | Formatting Requirements | Contact

 

​Basics

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Submitting your work to The Magic Shop is free. You are required to obtain any copyright permissions for reproduction or adaptation. Under fair use, you do not need to obtain permissions from Big Hit Music for purposes such as "criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research." If you are submitting your work, you also acknowledge that you give permission to The Magic Shop to reproduce, publish, and adapt your work and to use your name for attribution purposes. You also acknowledge that you are comfortable with sharing your submission to the general public.

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Scope

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The Magic Shop publishes any content that relates in some way to BTS and/or ARMY. These relations can include, but are certainly not limited to, BTS videos, lyrics, melodies, movies, albums, donations, sponsorships, shows, any references in BTS media (e.g. Jungian philosophy in MOTS 7, biblical depictions in ON, The Fall of Icarus in BST, Demain in BST, etc.), exhibitions, performances, concerts, ARMY projects, songs by ARMYs, ARMY organizations, etc.

 

We encourage everyone (ARMYs, fans, casual listeners, general public) of all ages, abilities, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, occupations, degrees of education, religions (including the non-religious), socio-economic statuses, and walks of life to submit their work, as long as it is publishable on a web-based publication. 

 

These include, paintings, sketches, illustrations, poetry, statues, sculptures, quilts, clothes (non promotional),  posters, short stories, essays, articles, films, animations, short movies, documentaries, vlogs (non-promotional and relevant), how-to videos (non-promotional), and more. Don’t feel limited in any way to the examples above, since we will do our best to accommodate your works, should your submission be accepted.

 

Possible topics to write about include, but are not limited to,

• Connect, BTS

• Interfandom and intrafandom dynamics

• BTS MVs, BTS Universe

• The Love Yourself Campaign

 

For example, you could submit

• An essay analyzing the impact of intergroup and intragroup ships on inter-idol relationships

• A visual showcasing ARMY impact on organizations financially (i.e. ARMY donations and charity work)

• A video explaining the BTS Universe storyline

• A painting or video that details your journey into the BTS rabbit hole

• An essay detailing the connection between Demain and Blood, Sweat, and Tears and the significance of the passage that was referenced in the MV in the context of the book and its placement in the MV

 

Requirements

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Written submissions in academia or analysis require a minimum word count of 700 words. Written submissions in the form of short stories or personal experiences require a minimum word count of 50 words. There are no maximum word counts for either. There are no word limits for poetry or a limit for how many poems you can submit.

 

Video submissions must be at least 5 minutes long. The maximum video length is 120 minutes (or an hour), though we would prefer videos to be less than an hour.

 

Artistic submissions should include an artist’s statement with a minimum of 50 words; no maximum.

 

Required Materials for Submission

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• Creator(s)

  • Any institutional affiliations (universities, governmental offices, relevant corporations)

  • Contact information of each creator

• An abstract for academic or analytical submissions (>100, <700 words)

• An artist/creator statement for artistic/poetic submissions (>100; <700 words)

• An extremely short summary (or blurb) describing the submission (<20 words) 

• Keywords (3-5 words/phrases)

• The submission itself 

  • If there are figures and/or tables, the creator must include a legend as well.

  • If the submission is artistic, the creator must include alt-text or describe the submission (in decent detail) in the artist statement.

  • If the submission is an audio or video file, the creator must submit both a link and a written transcript. 

    • We accept video submissions in a different language as long as the transcript is in English. However, audio submissions should be in English. 

    • If the video is not in the listed languages below, you will also be asked to add timestamps for every 10 (+/- 3) words so that we can include captions on these videos which will be published on YouTube.

      • Spanish, French, Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Punjabi, Malayalam, Telugu

• Acknowledgements, if applicable

• References, if applicable

• Conflict of Interest Statement

• Copyright Permission Statement

 

ABSTRACT AND ARTIST STATEMENT

 

Abstracts are required for academic or analytical submissions and should summarize the essay, research, analysis, and/or review. Abstracts should be at least 100 words and at most 700 words. Abstracts do not need to accompany personal stories or creative writing.

 

Artist statements are required for all artistic submissions, including poetry. These should include details of the work you have submitted, and can also include how you made the submission, why you made the submission, and anything else that you believe will explain the submission better. These should be at least 100 words and at most 700 words.

 

BLURB AND KEYWORDS

 

The blurb is essentially the aspect that will pull readers in on our website. Blurbs should be at most 20 words. Keywords should be three-five words/phrases that describe the type of submission, the topic related to BTS, and topics related to your submission. 

 

SUBMISSION

 

• Written Submissions

  • We accept .docx, .pdf (with the ability to select text), and Google Docs.

  • Submissions should be single-column, double spaced text with 1-inch margins. The font should be 12 pt. Open Sans.

    • In English​

  • Introductions should accompany every academic and analytical article and should explain the issue or topic to a reader who is not familiar with the field of study. These should not be more than 1,000 words.

  • Paragraphs should not be indented, but there should be a blank line in between each paragraph.

  • References, if applicable, should be included at the end of the submission.

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• Audio Submissions

  • We accept .wav, . mp3, and .mp4 files.

  • Creators must provide the link to their file, which should be stored in a shareable platform, such as Google Drive or Dropbox.

  • Transcripts should be in English. If the audio is in English, Spanish, French, Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Punjabi, Malayalam or Telugu, creators do not need to submit timestamps in their transcript. Otherwise, timestamps must be provided every ten (+/- 3) words. 

    • Transcripts should be in the same format as the Written Submissions.

  • References, if applicable, should be included at the end of the submission.

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• Video Submissions

  • We accept .wav, . mp4, and .mov files.

  • Creators must provide the link to their file, which should be stored in a shareable platform, such as Google Drive or Dropbox.

  • Transcripts should be in English. If the audio is in English, Spanish, French, Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Punjabi, Malayalam, or Telugu, creators do not need to submit timestamps in their transcript. Otherwise, timestamps must be provided every ten (+/- 3) words. 

    • ​Any visual words must also have captions.​

    • Transcripts should be in the same format as the Written Submissions.

  • References, if applicable, should be included at the end of the submission.

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• Poetry Submissions

  • We accept .docx, .pdf (with the ability to select text), and Google Docs.

  • Submissions should be single-column text with 1-inch margins. The font should be 12 pt. Open Sans.

    • You may change the format if it is needed to better understand the poem.

    • English

  • The creator’s statement should be in the same format as the Written Submissions. 

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• Art Submissions

  • We accept both digital and manual art, although the image submitted must white-balanced so that the whites are white and the blacks are black. 

    • We can also do this for you.​

  • Submissions should have a white or transparent background.

  • Art submissions include paintings, sketches, illustrations, poetry, statues, sculptures, quilts, clothes (non promotional),  posters, etc.

  • The artist’s statement should be in the same format as the Written Submissions.

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (IF APPLICABLE)

 

Acknowledgements, if applicable, can include direct technical help (e.g. data collection, indirect assistance (discussions that led to the generation of idea), affiliated institutions, funding bodies, grant numbers, supervisors, and any associated fellowships.

 

REFERENCES (IF APPLICABLE)

 

References, parenthetical citations, and narrative citations must be in APA style (refer to the "In-Text Citations" and "References" sections).

 

COI STATEMENT

 

In the submission, the creator(s) will need to sign a COI statement. There, the creator should disclose any conflicts of interest, such as stock ownership, affiliation with BTS and/or HYBE and/or other groups under HYBE. If you have no conflicts of interest, please note that as well (i.e. “The creators have no relevant conflicts of interest to disclose.”). 

 

COPYRIGHT PERMISSIONS STATEMENT

 

In the submission, the creator(s) will need to sign a statement that allows The Magic Shop to reproduce, adapt, and publish the submission with their name(s) as the attribution. 

 

ORIGINAL WORK STATEMENT

 

In the submission, the creator(s) will need to sign a statement that states that the submitted manuscript was not submitted nor published elsewhere beforehand. However, creators should be aware that we do allow them to publish their manuscript after the issue with their work has been published. 

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Formatting Requirements

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Names, Titles, Quotes | Grammar | Language | Accessibility | Copyright | Tables | Figures

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NAMES, TITLES, QUOTES​

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• BTS (singular, case-sensitive), Bangtan Sonyeondan (singular, case sensitive), ARMY (singular, case-sensitive), ARMYs (plural, case-sensitive), K-ARMY (singular, case-sensitive), K-Diamonds (plural, case-sensitive), i-ARMY (singular, case-sensitive), I-Lovelies (plural, case sensitive)

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• BTS Members

  • Kim Namjoon, Namjoon, RM

  • Kim Seokjin, Seokjin, Jin

  • Min Yoongi, Yoongi, Suga

  • Jung Hoseok, Hoseok, j-hope (lowercase)

  • Park Jimin, Jimin

  • Kim Taehyung, Taehyung, V

  • Jeon Jungkook, Jungkook

• Bang Shi-hyuk, Bang PD

• Producers’ names should be as stylized.

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• Titles of any major works, such as albums, published books, magazine companies, newspapers (like New York Times) should be italicized

• Titles of minor works, such as songs, short stories, titles of articles/chapters should be in quotes and not italicized

• Quotes less than 40 words should be in double quotation marks; any dialogue should be in single quotation marks. 

  • If a part of the quote is used outside of the main quote itself, the part should be in double quotation marks.

• Quotes longer than or equal to 40 words should use block quote style per APA. Refer here for APA guidelines for quotations.

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GRAMMAR

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• The possessive for singular people or objects should be indicated with an apostrophe and s.

  • This includes proper nouns, such as BTS’s, Dickens’s, etc.

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• Ellipses are used to mark the omission of text from a quoted source. Three dots indicate omitted words within a sentence. Four dots indicate that one or more sentences have been omitted. There should always be a space between the dots so that the ellipsis is written as “. . .” . Note: Do not use the character that Word autofills for ellipses: ... 

  • When three dots are used to indicate omitted text from the beginning of a sentence, the first dot should immediately follow the quotation mark with no extra space added (e.g. “. . . [text here]”). When text is omitted at the end of a sentence, the last dot should be immediately followed by the closing quotation mark (e.g. “[text here] . . . “). When used to indicate text omitted from the middle of a sentence, spaces should be inserted before the first two dots and after the third (e.g. “[text here] . . . [text here]”).​

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• Em-dashes are used to indicate interrupted thought or an explanatory aside. When an author uses a dash or dashes, use an em-dash with a space on either side. 

• En-dashes are used to indicate a range between things like dates, pages, or months. An en-dash is different from a hyphen (it’s longer). So in a range of pages in in-text citations or a bibliography, use an en-dash: pages 49–53.  

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LANGUAGE

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• American English is preferred, but British English should be maintained if the creator uses it. ​​

• Refer to the APA guidelines for unbiased language here, under the "Bias-Free Language" category. The use of singular “they” or “their” and the subsequent singular verb is accepted and should not be considered grammatically incorrect. Unbiased, non-discriminatory language is mandatory.

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ACCESSIBILITY

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• Include descriptive captions for figures and tables, so that blind readers can use text-to-speech software or text-to-Braille hardware).

• Use patterns instead of or in addition to colors for conveying information (color-blind users would then be able to distinguish the visual elements).

• Numbers 1-10 should be written as words (e.g. one apple, three oranges).

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COPYRIGHT

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• When using trademarked words or proprietary terms, creators must use the appropriate ™, ®, or © symbols.

• If you include figures or tables that have already been published elsewhere, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner(s). Please be aware that some publishers do not grant electronic rights for free and that R3 will not be able to refund any costs that may have occurred to receive these permissions. In such cases, material from other sources should be used.

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TABLES

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• Extensive numerical data should be presented in tables, rather than in the body of the text. Tables should be self-contained and concise, complementing (not duplicating) information within the text. All abbreviations must be defined in table footnotes. Legends must be included and should be comprehensive such that the table, legend, and footnotes may be understood without reference to the text. For the submission, tables must be inserted in the manuscript file in the locations where they are mentioned within the main text.

• For further guidance, please consult the APA style guidelines here.

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FIGURES

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• Creators are encouraged to send the highest-quality figures possible for peer-review purposes; however, a wide variety of formats, sizes, and resolutions are accepted. Legends must be included and shall be comprehensive such that the table, legend, and footnotes may be understood without reference to the text. For the submission, figures must be inserted in the manuscript file in the locations where they are mentioned within the main text. 

• For further guidance, please consult the APA style guidelines here. 

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CONTACT

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If you have any questions, feel free to email us at themagicshoppublication@gmail.com. We answer emails all days of the week, from 6 PM to 12 PM KST.​