North American Archaeologist
Archaeology (General)
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
The North American Archaeologist is dedicated solely to North America, offering total coverage of archaeological activity in the United States, Canada, and northern Mexico (excluding Mesoamerica). North American Archaeologist surveys all aspects of prehistoric and historic archaeology within an evolutionary perspective, from Paleo-Indian studies to industrial sites. It accents the results of Resource Management and Contract Archaeology, the newest growth areas in archaeology, often neglected in other publications.The Journal publishes work based on activities in state, provincial, and local archaeological societies. It also includes as areas of special interest the following: a) select works from the avocational sector, and b) papers on museum practice, public education/outreach, and cultural heritage law as they pertain to archaeology.
| Roger W. Moeller | Archaeological Services, USA |
| Briggs Buchanan | University of Tulsa, USA |
| John G. Crock | University of Vermont, USA |
| Ben Ford | Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA |
| Mary Ann Owoc | Mercyhurst College, USA |
| Steven N. Patricia | Ligonier, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Matthew J. Root | Rain Shadow Research, Inc., Pullman, WA, USA |
| Mark C. Slaughter | Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, NV, USA |
| Ashley M. Smallwood | University of West Georgia, USA |
| Frank J. Vento | Clarion University of Pennsylvania, USA |
| Delaney Cooley | University of Oklahoma, USA |
| Roger W. Moeller | Archaeological Services, USA |
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Attention Authors: North American Archaeologist's electronic version will now display artwork in color. The printed version will remain black and white or grayscale as per our normal practice.
Manuscripts: Electronic submissions only. Retain one copy, as accepted manuscripts will not be returned. Submit an electronic copy in MS Word, double spaced with one inch margins. Paginate consecutively starting with the title page. The organization of the paper should be indicated by appropriate headings and subheadings. Font: Text 12pt Times New Roman font, headings 12pt Calibri font. Images: jpeg files, minimum 300dpi, black & white only.
Originality: Authors should note that only original articles are accepted for publication. Submission of a manuscript represents certification on the part of the author(s) that neither the article submitted, nor a version of it, has been published, or is being considered for publication elsewhere.
Abstracts of 100 to 150 words are required to introduce each article.
Bibliography: Use an internal reference system. (Example: (Adams, 1979:29-31).) Bibliography should relate only to references cited within text. State author’s name, title of referenced work, editor’s name, title of book or periodical, volume, issue, pages cited and year of publication. Do not abbreviate titles. Please do not use ibid., op. cit., etc., in cases of multiple citations.
Examples of listing:
ADAMS, WILLIAM H.
1979 Historical Archaeology Science and Humanism, North American
Archaeologist, 1:1, pp. 24-31.
WATSON, PATTY JO, STEVEN A. LE BLANC, and CHARLES L. REDMAN
1971 Explanation in Archaeology, Columbia University Press, New York.
Footnotes should be avoided, but if needed they are placed at the end of the article. They should be numbered in the text with superior arabic numbers without parentheses or brackets.
Photographs that used to be done as B&W glossy prints should be JPGs with at least 300 DPI.
Figures should be referenced in text and appear in numerical sequence starting with Figure 1. Line art must be original drawings in black ink proportionate to our published page size (6" x 9" illustrations 4-1/2" x 7-1/2") and suitable for photographing. Indicate top and bottom of figure where confusion may exist. Labeling should be 8 point type. Clearly identify all figures. Figures should be drawn on separate pages and their placement within the text indicated by inserting:
(Insert Figure 1 here)
Line Art should be at least 600 DPI or the graphic will appear fuzzy with broken lines.
Do not embed graphics into the text. There is no way to tell where the page breaks will fall, the final type size and font, etc.
The journal is printed in black and white (B&W), so all graphics should be submitted as B&W positives (on paper) if possible.
If they were done as digital art in color, then they must be converted. If you cannot do a photoshop-type conversion yourself, print the graphic with a laser (minimum of 600 DPI) or inkjet printer (minimum of 4800 DPI), and photocopy it on a B&W copier. This will be close to the final version in print. If you have only seen your graphic on a computer monitor, you will be surprised what it looks like on paper.
If you do not have a high resolution printer, then submit it in color as a digital file and the office will print it as B&W. The advantage to the author of submitting B&W positives is that you will know what the final product looks like.
If you must submit the graphics digitally, create a single MS-Word document and place the graphics in sequential order with one figure per page. The captions for each figure can be in a text block beneath the figure. Try to keep the file under 10 megabytes. Otherwise use a second document.
The production office will not touch up the graphics or do the digital conversions from color to B&W. Be sure that the call-outs (text in the graphic) do not refer to the Red line or the Green circles. These will all be B&W.
In the past the production office has attempted to touch up graphics, do conversions, and handle the photoshop-type issues, but there are simply too many graphics, too many journals, and too many issues to produce a product pleasing to all parties in a cost-effective, timely manner.
Tables must be cited in text in numerical sequence starting with Table 1. Each table must have a descriptive title. Any footnotes to tables are indicated by superior lower case letters.
Publication ethics: Sage is committed to upholding the integrity of the academic record. We encourage authors to refer to the Committee on Publication Ethics’ International Standards for Authors and view the Publication Ethics page on the Sage Journal Author Gateway.
Plagiarism: North American Archaeologist and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. We seek to protect the rights of our authors and we always investigate claims of plagiarism or misuse of published articles. Equally, we seek to protect the reputation of the journal against malpractice. Submitted articles may be checked with duplication-checking software. Where an article, for example, is found to have plagiarized other work or included third-party copyright material without permission or with insufficient acknowledgement, or where the authorship of the article is contested, we reserve the right to take action including, but not limited to: publishing an erratum or corrigendum (correction); retracting the article; taking up the matter with the head of department or dean of the author's institution and/or relevant academic bodies or societies; or taking appropriate legal action.
Contributor’s publishing agreement: Before publication, Sage requires the author as the rights holder to sign a Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement. Sage’s Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement is an exclusive license agreement which means that the author retains copyright in the work but grants Sage the sole and exclusive right and license to publish for the full legal term of copyright. Exceptions may exist where an assignment of copyright is required or preferred by a proprietor other than Sage. In this case copyright in the work will be assigned from the author to the society. For more information please visit our Frequently Asked Questions on the Sage Journal Author Gateway.
Permissions: Authors are responsible for obtaining permission from copyright holders for reproducing any illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations previously published elsewhere. For further information including guidance on fair dealing for criticism and review, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions on the Sage Journal Author Gateway.
Preprints:North American Archaeologist may accept submissions of papers that have been posted on pre-print servers; please alert the Editorial Office when submitting and include the DOI for the preprint in the designated field in the manuscript submission system. Authors should not post an updated version of their paper on the preprint server while it is being peer reviewed for possible publication in the journal. If the article is accepted for publication, the author may re-use their work according to the journal's author archiving policy.
If your paper is accepted, you must include a link on your preprint to the final version of your paper.
Visit the Sage Journals and Preprints page for more details about preprints.