Submissions

Author Guidelines

General

The presentation of all elements of the manuscript must comply with these “Author Guidelines.”

• The “text” file requires the lines to be numbered (to add numbers to the lines on Microsoft Word, go to the “Layout” tab and select “Line Numbers”).
• All pages should be numbered, including the title page.
• It is recommended to limit the number of subheading levels to two or three and to use the international standard for subheadings: 1., 1.1., 1.1.1., 2, etc.
• Throughout the text, capital letters should be used for the first letter of words only where relevant.
• Names of periods should be capitalized: Middle Bronze Age, Neolithic, etc.
• Common nouns of plants or animals must be written in lowercase letters. Names of periods of time must be written with a capital letter: Middle Bronze Age, Neolithic, etc.
• Authors are responsible for consistent spelling and accuracy of specialized terms and Latin words. Abbreviations and acronyms must be defined the first time they are used.

Numbers, units and statistics

• Numbers from zero to nine shall be written in words, unless they are used in a formula or with a unit. Arabic numerals shall always be preferred.
• The units used must correspond to those of the International System of Units (SI). If specific units or symbols must be used, they need to be defined when first mentioned in the text.
• The use of the standard statistical symbols (c2, n, P) is required.

Organization of the manuscript

Manuscript should be presented as follows: title page, abstract and keywords, text (introduction, methods, results, discussion - conclusion) acknowledgements, literature cited, tables and figures.

• Title page
  The title must be concise and representative of the content. Expressions such as "Contribution to…" or "Study of… " should be avoided. Authors should appear in the definitive order of publication, with the address of everyone at the time of the study.
• Abstract
  Authors must submit an abstract in English and in French. The abstract should have about 200 words and should be as precise as possible. Present it in one paragraph and do not use abbreviations.
• Keywords
  Up to six keywords in English and in French in alphabetical order and separated by comas should follow the abstract.
• Introduction
  Limit the introduction to the scope, purpose and rationale of the study, the definition of the problems and the reasons for or perspective of the work. A brief literature review should give only the guideposts to guide the reader and place the study within a more general context.
• Methods
  The "Methods" section describes the framework needed to answer the questions raised in the purpose of the work. Limit the information to what is necessary for judging whether the findings are valid.
• Results
  The results should be presented as comprehensively as possible while keeping in mind to answer only the questions raised in the purpose of the work. Whenever possible, findings should be exposed following the logical sequence of the study and methods, so as to avoid repeating information that should be clearly presented in tables and figures.
• Discussion – Conclusion
  The discussion should focus on the main contributions of the study, interpreting the findings, and comparing them to other studies. The discussion is a synthesis, an interpretation, exposed in broadly applicable generalizations and principles. In addition, the way in which the findings agree or contrast with other published work should be expressed. The scope, significance, and general conclusions of the study should end the discussion.
• Acknowledgements
  Authors should acknowledge only people (or organizations) who have substantially contributed to the scientific and technical aspects of the research, granted financial support, or helped improve the quality of the manuscript.
• Literature cited
  Authors are responsible for the accuracy of all elements appearing in the "Literature cited" section. References should be cited in the text by the name of the author and the year of publication. For instance, a text by D. M. Martin and H. W. Mann published in 1999 would be cited as: Martin & Mann (1999) or (Martin & Mann, 1999) depending on sentence construction. Consecutive citations must be separated by a semicolon. The phrase "et al." should be used only when there are more than two authors.
  In the bibliography, all references should be listed alphabetically according to the first author's name. Those in a given year with the same author(s) must be chronologically indentified by a, b, c, etc. Authors must ensure that references cited "in press" have been accepted for publication. All the names of journals or publishing organizations must be written in full.

• • Journal articles
    Martin, S., Durand, J.-C., 1995. Chemical composition of some Medieval glass fragments from Central France. Revue d’Archéométrie, 27 : 20-27.
    Smith, J. H., 2000. Fission track dating of the obsidian of Paros Island. Bulletin of Mineralogy, Serie B, 30, (4): 285-297.
  • Book
    Dulac, D., 1993. Les Fouilles du bourg Saint-Jean à Rennes (France). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
  • Chapter in book
    Camel, Ph., 1990. La métallurgie des non-ferreux au Moyen Age. In E. Gwinner (dir.). La Bourgogne des origines. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 413-421.
  • PhD
    Laurel, L., 1997. Les hommes et le climat en Europe du sud au tardiglaciaire. Thèse de doctorat, Université de Paris X, France.
  • Report
    Buitel, J.-M., 1999. Atlas des zones humides du Labrador. Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources, Direction générale de l'exploration géologique, Québec.
  • Papers in conference proceedings
    Davidson, N. C., Conrad, P. R., 1988. Determination of Organic Matter in Calcereous Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks by Loss on Ignition. In H. Ouellet, H. G. Smith (ed.). Acta XIX International Congress of Archaeology. Volume I. University of Cambridge Press, Cambridge, 342-352.
  • Internet reference
    Zepp, C. E., 2000. An on-line radiocarbon calibration tool. De http://www.xxx, consulté en mois/année.

• Tables – Figures – Equations
  All tables should be numbered with Roman numerals, following the order they are cited in the text.
  Figures should be numbered with Arabic numerals. The maximum finished size of a one-column illustration is 8 x 24.5 cm or that of a two-column illustration is 17 x 24.5 cm. 
  • The title of tables and figures must be concise and clear.
  • Figures should be included in separate files. The asked formats are EPS or TIFF. Please indicate clearly software and version used.
  • Colour illustrations are accepted in the journal. It is essential to provide the best quality copy of all illustrative material to ensure proper reproduction.
  • Geographic coordinates and scale should always appear on maps.
  • Each equation should be identified by number in parentheses placed flush with the right margin. In the case of particularly long equations that may run on two lines once set, indicate where the cut should be made.

Peer review

Authors should suggest two names of potential reviewers and mention any conflicts of interest.

All manuscripts are under the responsibility of an Editor and are evaluated by two scientists of known competence in the relevant field (editor or external researcher). The corresponding author will receive a letter from the Editor-in-chief with requests for revisions, if need be, in light of the reviewers' comments and recommendations.

Authors are allowed a maximum of 1 month to submit a revised version (with maximum 5 reminders each 14 days). When submitting a revised version, authors must justify the changes they made in a letter accompanying the updated version of the manuscript.

Reviewers are allowed a maximum of 21 days to submit a corrected version (with maximum 6 reminders each 21 days).

Throughout the evaluation process, e-mail will be the means of communication used.

After acceptance of the manuscript for publication

After acceptance of the manuscript and type setting, the author for correspondence will receive the proofs for verification in a PDF format. At this stage, it is strongly recommended to read the article very carefully and to report any corrections to be made. It is the final stage before publication and no additional change can be made afterwards. Proofs must be returned promptly within one week following receipt. Corrections that imply major changes compared to the accepted version will be not accepted or will be charged in the authors.

The author for correspondence will receive 1 PDF file of the article with a restricted distribution notice.