2.0 Information for Authors
Manuscripts are evaluated by the editors in consultation with peer referees, or by the associate editors for REVIEWS and BOOK NOTES, as appropriate. Authors may suggest potential reviewers; the editors, however, are not bound by these suggestions. Referees' substantive evaluations are solicited with editorial guarantees of anonymity. Referees may, however, waive anonymity. Editors have responsibility for all final decisions regarding manuscripts. The evaluation process takes a minimum of two to three months. Authors are notified as soon as a decision is reached to accept or reject a manuscript. Acceptance may be offered on the condition that revisions be undertaken. Rejection may be outright or with the possibility of reconsideration after revision, which may entail a new round of evaluations.
Authors, and not the Society for American Archaeology, are responsible for the content of their papers, for the accuracy of quotations and their correct attribution, for the legal right to publish any material submitted and the appropriate handling of issues of coauthorship, and for submitting their manuscripts in proper form for publication. Authors bear the responsibility for securing written permission, when necessary, for figures, tabular materials, or any other material protected by U.S. or international copyright laws. As noted above in section 1.0, the author must submit written permission from anyone whose unpublished works are cited or used. Evidence of such permission must accompany a final submission. Attribution for figures, etc., should be given with the manuscript, preferably in the caption for each figure. A manuscript submitted to either journal must not be under consideration by any other journal or publication medium at the same time, or have been published elsewhere. After a manuscript has been accepted, and before it is published, the author or authors (in cases where papers are coauthored or jointly authored) will be asked to sign copyright-release forms, which must be received before actual publication takes place. Final submission of a manuscript automatically grants the Society the right to use any figure therein on the cover of the number of the journal in which it appears.
Manuscripts for the ARTICLES, REPORTS, COMMENTS, or FORUM sections should be sent to the appropriate editorial office at the address given on the inside front cover of the most recent issue of the journals. They should be well packaged and be sent via a reliable method to ensure safe arrival. Original artwork should be placed between two pieces of heavy cardboard for maximum protection. Submit an original and four copies of the manuscript. The original should be accompanied by original artwork, and each of the copies should include reproductions of all of the figures at the end of the paper, with figure number noted. A copy of the manuscript on diskette or in other electronic format should accompany the paper copies. As you mail your manuscript, please advise the appropriate editorial office by e-mail that a manuscript is on the way, and include the title, list of authors, and an abstract (in the language used in the text) in the body of the e-mail; editors may use this information in contacting potential referees. The author should retain a copy of the manuscript. Acknowledgment of manuscripts upon receipt does not imply their acceptance. If accepted, authors must submit two copies of the final manuscript, all original figures, a completed author information form, permission to cite unpublished sources, and an electronic version of all files (3.5” diskette, ZIP disk, or dual-platform CD-ROM formats are acceptable).
Publications for review should be sent—normally by the publisher—to the associate editor for REVIEWS and BOOK NOTES (for either American Antiquity or Latin American Antiquity). Addresses for the associate editors for REVIEWS AND BOOK NOTES appear on the inside front cover of the most recent issue of each journal.
Page proofs for ARTICLES, REPORTS, COMMENTS, and FORUM contributions are sent to the senior author of a manuscript or to the senior author's designee, who checks them for typographical errors. Authors should mark their changes clearly in red ink. Proofs are typically sent seven weeks prior to the targeted publication date. No text may be rewritten at this stage, but editorial errors may be corrected, and significant new data or an absolutely essential correction sometimes may be added. All changes and additions by an author are suggestions only; they may be disregarded at the discretion of the editors. Corrected page proofs should be read and returned to the managing editor within 48 hours of receipt by authors, preferably via high-quality fax or an express mail service. Later returns may be too late to be considered. Revised proofs with corrections shown are not sent to authors. Proofs for book reviews are not sent to the review author but are corrected in-house.
Copies of the journal and reprints are not distributed to authors free of charge. Reprint order forms are mailed directly to the senior author or designee (see above) along with the authors' copies of the page proofs and are handled directly by the journal printer. If reprints are desired, the form should be completed immediately and returned to the printer at the address on the form. Payment in U.S. currency must accompany the reprint order form.
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