Author Guidelines
Journal of Research on Archaeometry (JRA) is a research journal covering the application of the physical and biological sciences to archaeology and the history of art. The topics covered include dating methods, artifact studies, mathematical methods, remote sensing techniques, conservation science, environmental reconstruction, biological anthropology etc. Papers are expected to have a clear archaeological or art historical context, be of the highest scientific standards, and present data of international relevance.
Citation Style Guide pdf | Template of JRA for English paper |
Authorship Criteria
Please see here.
Submission of manuscripts
You can submit your paper to JRA via online submission system at:
Symbols and units
The conventions for abbreviations of units and symbols are those recommended by the British Standards Institution (leaflet B.S. 5775).
Abstract/keywords
Abstracts should be suitable for separate publication and should not exceed 300 words. Keywords (up to a maximum of 7) should cover, as appropriate, geographical region, period, scientific techniques used, object type, material or species, and information sought.
References
Use the Vancouver style of referencing, citing in the text author's name, date of publication, and any specific page references, and give the full reference (including full-page references of an article) in an alphabetical list of authors at the end of the article.
We recommend the use of a tool such as an EndNote or Reference Manager for reference management and formatting.
EndNote reference styles can be searched for here:
http://www.endnote.com/support/enstyles.asp
Reference Manager reference styles can be searched for here:
http://www.refman.com/support/rmstyles.asp
Illustrations
Whether photographs or drawings, illustrations should be numbered in one series in their order of mention. Captions should be listed on a separate sheet.
Figures must be in separate files from the text. When submitting electronic artwork, please send it in one of the following formats if possible. Line drawings: Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) or 800 dpi TIFF (CMYK color or greyscale). Continuous tone figures: 300 dpi TIFF (CMYK color or greyscale).
Color illustrations
Illustrations in color can be accepted for publication if the clarity of the presentation is significantly increased and if the authors defray the cost of publication.
Proofs
Proofs will be sent directly to the authors by the publisher and should be returned immediately after correction. The corresponding author will receive an email containing the proof as a PDF (portable document format) file.
This software can be downloaded (free of charge) from the following website: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
This will enable the file to be opened, read on screen and/or printed out in order for any corrections to be added. Further instructions will be sent with the proof. Remarks should be sent to the executive editor preferably by e-mail or fax. Proofs must be returned to the executive editor by airmail within seven days of receipt.
Offprints
A PDF offprint will be provided to each contributor. Printed offprints may be purchased from the publisher according to a scale of charges.
Text
Text, References and a list of Figure captions should be included, without any character and paragraph style formatting. The preferred format is Microsoft Word 2007 or earlier. Turn off hyphenation; one font size throughout; do not justify at the right; do not indent paragraphs; do not use bold text in headings.
Headings and subheadings: type these at the left margin (do not center nor indent), utilizing the following simplified hierarchy:
(a) uppercase throughout (no full point at the end), preceded and followed by two hard returns
(b) upper (first letter of the first word) and then lower case (no full point at the end) preceded and followed by two hard returns
(c) upper (first letter of the first word) and then lower case (no full point at the end), preceded and followed by two spaces, then text.
Separate all paragraphs with two hard returns.
References
Separate all references by two hard returns; do not indent turnover lines (the second and subsequent lines of a reference). Tables must be in separate files from the text: the preferred format is Microsoft EXCEL. Figures must be in separate files from the text: the preferred formats are TIFF or EPS (see above).
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.