International Journal of Student Research in Archaeology

The primary author of the work being submitted to the International Journal of Student Research in Archaeology must have been a student, undergraduate or post graduate, at the time of conducting the research.

 

Types of Submissions:

1. Research Articles: May include previously unpublished material, new or original analyses, and experimental approaches. Must include an assessment of the greater significance of the research within current academic debate. Limited to 6,500 words.

2. ‘Debate Articles’: Based on unpublished or published evidence, aims to challenge traditional, long-established academic perspectives, foster further debate, and demonstrate student innovation in the search for alternative interpretations. Limited to 6,000 words.

3. Condensed Field Reports/Monographs: May include ethnoarchaeology, experimental archaeology, survey, preliminary results from excavations, etc. Limited to 4,000 words.

4. Book Reviews: Must be relevant to the discipline, with an archaeological component. Limited to 600-1,500 words.

5. Conference Reviews: Must be relevant to the discipline, with an archaeological component, and focusing particularly on the role and participation of students. Limited to 750-2,000 words.

6. Literature Reviews: Must present an original perspective to the interpretation of previously-published evidence through a comparative approach. Limited to 5,000 words.

 

General Submission Requirements for the IJSRA: These are included in the online submission form, where they may be directly entered, or where links to Google Drive folders will be provided.

• Names of all authors.

• Institutional affiliations of all authors and degree program of all authors.

• A designated corresponding author, with at least one email address provided.

• Title of submission

• Abstract

• Keywords, between 5 and 7 total.

• Body of text in word document. Captions for figures should also be included in this document, in the location within the text that the author would like the figure to appear. For referencing images within the article please use parentheses, with “Fig.” and the number of the figure.

• The title, authors, author information, keywords, and abstract may also be included in this document, but it is not necessary.

 

Abstract Requirements:

• Every paper submitted to IJSRA must contain an abstract before the main body of the article.

• Abstracts should identify and summarize the major objectives, results, and contributions of the research paper.

• They should contain three main parts:

  • A statement of the research question:

    • Introduce the context of the study, the specific issue or question the research responds to.

    • Be specific regarding time period and sites involved in the study

  • A summary of the approach and results

    • Explain specifically the material being studied, methodology, and theoretical background.

    • State major findings or conclusions from the paper’s discussion.

  • An explanation of the broader significance and impacts

  • State how the work contributes to the discipline and knowledge advancement in general.

• Abstracts should consist of no more than 200 words.

 

Main Body Requirements for Research Articles, Debate Articles, and Literature Reviews:

• Structure:

  • An introduction

  • A main body

  • A conclusion

  • Acnkowledgements

• The introduction should:

  • Present the topic of the submitted paper.

  • Briefly outline the specific approach taken (e.g. list research questions, define chronological and geographical scope)

  • Outline the plan of the main body of the paper.

• The main body of any submission should be structured, with logical links between each section, and a logical succession between the various arguments presented. There is not one way to organise a paper and there are many possibilities depending on the content: the importance is that it is structured and follows a logical trail of thoughts.

  • Examples of logical progression include: going from the general picture to the fine details, and vice versa, a chronological analysis, a thematic organisation, etc.

• The conclusion should:

  • Recapitulate the various points addressed during the study.

  • Answer the research question(s).

  • Ideally finish by opening up on future research possibilities.

• Acknowledgements. This section is not mandatory, so include if relevant. Any financial support should be included here.

 

Figure Requirements:

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• All figures, including maps, images, charts, etc., must be submitted separately in “.jpg”, “.png” or “.tiff” formats (600-300dpi). They should not be submitted within the word document. They can be colour or black & white.

• Figures should be labeled with descending numbers.

• Any multi-panel figures should be labeled with lowercase Latin alphabet after the figure number (e.g. 1a, 1b, 1c).

• All captions for figures must be included in the body of text word document, as discussed above.

• All long-form tables or supplementary data must be included as a “.csv” file, unformatted.

• Any re-printed figures must receive permissions from the original publisher. Consultation with the Executive Editor about the process is welcomed. Proof of the permission (copy of e-mail exchange) needs to be sent to the Executive Editor. Images that are the property of the author must be stated as such.

• Raster and Vector figures must be Monochrome (Line Art) resolution 1,200 dpi; Halftone resolution 300 dpi; Combination Halftone resolution 600 dpi.

 

Bibliographic Requirements:

• In text citation style should follow Harvard citation style. Remember that referencing has two purposes: One is to indicate the sources from which you received your information. The other is to allow scholars with related interests to follow up on your research in the future. This is why properly citing and referencing all sources of information, giving page numbers/figure numbers whenever possible; indicating where data is archived is also relevant.

• Works cited or Bibliography should be submitted as a .a “.bib” file, compatible with Bibtex and LaTeX.“.bib” files can be exported by most reference management software, but references may also be converted manually by using websites such as: http://truben.no/latex/bibtex/ or http://text2bib.economics.utoronto.ca/   Get in touch with us at editor.ijsra@gmail.com if you have any questions about this process!

• This file will help us format the final version of the article as an interactive pdf.

 

Additional Requirements:

The IJSRA now encourages submissions in languages other than English, especially if that language is particularly relevant to the subject of the submission.  However, if the submission is not in English, the following must be provided in addition to the requirements listed above:

• Additional abstract in English.

• Additional 5-7 keywords.

• Summary of submission in English, explaining why the submission is not being made in English.

If your submission is in English and would benefit from an abstract in an additional language, please let us know.  You may either submit this secondary abstract yourself, or request one.

 

Please send your submission to ijsra.editorial@gmail.com