3.2 Sections of the Manuscript

Each of the following sections of the manuscript should be on a separate page or should start a new page. Arrange the parts of the manuscript in the following order (see below for more information on each section):

Title page (separate page, number as page 1)
English abstract (separate page)
Spanish abstract (separate page; in reverse order if paper is written in Spanish; see below)
Text (begin new page)
Acknowledgments (should immediately follow end of text)
Appendix or appendixes (begin new page; used in rare cases only)
References Cited (begin new page)
Notes (begin new page)
Figure captions (new page, captions listed sequentially, not paginated)
Figures
Tables (separate page for each)

Pages are numbered consecutively through notes only. Examples for form of title and abstract pages are given here.

3.2.1 Title page

Prepare as in the following example:

David A. Young, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, CA 94550 (e-mail address may be included in parentheses)
Robert L. Bettinger, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616

(the complete mailing addresses for each author should be on separate lines, except authors at the same institution should combine their address). E-mail address in parentheses may follow the zip code.

3.2.2 Abstract

An abstract in English and in Spanish must accompany all ARTICLES (including historical pieces such as autobiographies and biographies), REPORTS, COMMENTS, and FORUM contributions. The abstract should not exceed 200 words in length, although it is usually preferable that the "second" abstract (i.e., the one written in the language in which the paper is not written) be a somewhat expanded version. In American Antiquity the second abstract may be in French by permission of the editor, for example in the case where the manuscript deals with eastern Canada.

Given the many places that journal contributions are indexed and abstracted, as well as the fact that most readers judge whether to read an article from the abstract, the abstract may well be the most important part of the paper. It should be a factual summary of the contents and conclusions of the paper, refer to new information that is being presented, and indicate its relevance. The abstract should not be an introduction to the paper or an outline of it with each section being reduced into a sentence. Avoid the passive voice. See section 3.11 for more information.