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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.
  • The submission is not before another journal for consideration.
  • The submission has not been previously published.
  • The following documents must be submitted:
    • a Word or RTF document containing the text;
    • Tiff or EPS files for the illustrations.

    The "text" file must be separated from the "image" files. Illustration files too large to be transferred during the submission process (exceeding 8Mo) must be transmitted via a file transfer server. The link where the illustration files are must be indicated in the metadata.

  • The contribution should not exceed the recommended number of characters and images:
    • For a research paper (research reports of broad scope that are original contributions to science): 40 000 characters (about 20 pages) with a maximum of 6-8 figures (larger review articles may be accepted for submission. If this is the case, please add a justification for the necessary length of the article in the ‘Editorial comments’ field of the submission form).
    • Note or brief contribution (brief contribution of new observations or of important findings that deserve publication before broader studies are completed): 11 000 characters (about 8 pages) with 3-4 figures.
    • Book review (critical appraisal of broad areas of investigation or research in archaeometry): 3 000 characters (about 2 pages).

  • The manuscript complies with the author guidelines detailed below. Please note that only submissions that meet the journal’s typesetting standards will be considered. More specifically, 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”).
  • Authors should suggest two potential reviewers and mention any conflicts of interest (please enter this information in the ‘Comments for the editors’ field on the first page of the submission form).
  • Submissions must be written either in French or in English.
  • For a text in English, the following must be provided in French: title, keywords, abstract, figure captions and table captions.

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.

 

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From the publication of the manuscript onwards, the author will give up his rights for the publisher.

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