Online Submission
The approximate submission-to-publication schedule for AJA articles is 10–15 months.
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Hard Copy Submission
We encourage all authors to use the online submission system. If you cannot use the system, then submit your manuscript to the Editor-in-Chief, American Journal of Archaeology, Department of Classics, Park Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-6203 (nnorman@aia.bu.edu). Articles must be submitted in triplicate, including three copies of all illustrations. Original photographs, drawings, and plans should not be sent at this time. To the extent possible, manuscripts should maintain the anonymity of the author.
Guidelines for Submission
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The following expands and supersedes the notes for authors and lists of abbreviations published in AJA 95 (1991) 1-16. Authors are requested to observe the following instructions when preparing manuscripts for submission to the AJA. For guidance on issues not addressed below, authors are referred to The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition (Chicago 2003; hereafter ChicagoMS15) and J.R. Walker and T. Taylor, The Columbia Guide to Online Style (New York 1998; hereafter ColumbiaGOS).
Editorial Policy
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The American Journal of Archaeology, the quarterly journal of the Archaeological Institute of America, is one of the oldest and most widely circulated journals of archaeology in the world. Founded in 1885, its second series was begun in 1897. The AJA is a broad-based journal “devoted to the art and archaeology of ancient Europe and the Mediterranean world, including the Near East and Egypt, from prehistoric to late antique times.” The Editor-in-Chief welcomes the submission of manuscripts on any subject within that definition. Submissions that announce discoveries, present new information, or break new theoretical ground are especially welcome, as are articles that deal with methodological issues, offer theoretical frameworks for interpretation of archaeological data, or explore the symbiosis between field methodology and the analysis of material culture. The AJA will continue to publish interim reports from excavations when those reports highlight the emerging importance of the work to the discipline as a whole. The Editor-in-Chief also welcomes interdisciplinary studies that illuminate in novel ways the art and archaeology of the ancient world.
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In keeping with the revised (2004) policy of the Archaeological Institute of America, the AJA will not accept any article that serves as the primary publication of any object or archaeological material in a private or public collection after 30 December 1973 unless its existence is documented before that date or it was legally exported from the country of origin. An exception may be made if, in the view of the Editor-in-Chief, the aim of the article is to emphasize the loss of archaeological context. Reviews of exhibitions, catalogues, or publications that do not follow these guidelines should state that the exhibition or publication in question includes material without known archaeological findspot (see N.J. Norman, “Editorial Policy on the Publication of Recently Acquired Antiquities,” AJA 109 [2005] 135-6).
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In addition to articles, the AJA regularly publishes newsletters on the archaeology of various regions, as well as obituaries and solicited museum exhibition reviews, book reviews, and review articles (see the editorial statement of the Book Review Editor [ PDF (44K)] in AJA 103 [1999] 699 and §6.1 below) Announcements of interest to AJA readers by nonprofit organizations are published in AJA Outlook . The proceedings of each annual meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America are no longer published in AJA but are available at www.archaeological.org/annualmeeting/.
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An important aim of the AJA is to publish articles that reflect its broad scope and wide readership. Articles should therefore avoid being too narrowly focused and must be written in a style that is clear and accessible.
1.5
Manuscripts submitted to the AJA are reviewed by appropriate experts. While the members of the AJA's advisory board often serve as reviewers, manuscripts are also screened by other experts in North America and abroad. Most submissions are read by two scholars in addition to the Editor-in-Chief.
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Offprints. Twenty-five offprints will be provided free of charge. Authors will be given the opportunity to purchase additional offprints.
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