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SAA produces a number of high-quality publications such as our quarterly journals, published in partnership with Cambridge University Press, as well as our magazine and the books published by The SAA Press. SAA publications provide a key service and benefit to SAA members as well as the general public.

American Antiquity

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American Antiquity is a peer-reviewed, quarterly journal and is considered the premier journal of North American archaeology, devoted to the archaeology of the New World, method and theory pertinent to the study of New World archaeology, and closely related subjects.

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Permission requests related to SAA’s journals are now handled by Cambridge University Press, our publishing partner. Please follow the instructions below to request permission to reprint material from Advances in Archaeological Practice, American Antiquity, Latin American Antiquity, or Memoirs of the Society for American Archaeology.

First, you must find the article from which you are requesting permission to reproduce material on the Cambridge Core site. If you are not a current SAA member, you can view tables of contents and abstracts by visiting Cambridge Core. Current SAA members can access full content by logging on to the “ For Members” tab and then click on “Access Your Online Journal(s)” to navigate to the desired journal/issue.

Once you have accessed the article in question on Cambridge Core, click on the “Request Permission” button that appears under the abstract. From there you will be directed to the RightsLink platform hosted by the Copyright Clearance Center.

For additional assistance, please contact permissionssalesuk@cambridge.org

 

New in June 2017 and updated in July 2018, the Society for American Archaeology has released a fully revised and updated publication policy and style guide in English and Spanish. The new guide provides updated submission requirements and policies, as well as procedures as they relate to our new publishing partner, Cambridge University Press. In the new guide you will also find more robust guidance for citing various electronic sources (websites, blogs, etc.), updated protocols for certain formatting issues (e.g., use of % in text, removal of periods in BP/BC/AD, use of leading zeros), the requirement to document data availability, and more. The submission and style requirements are effective immediately, so please be sure to carefully review the new guide before you submit a manuscript.

Download the PDFs here:

Editorial Policy, Information for Authors, and Style Guide for American Antiquity, Latin American Antiquity, and Advances in Archaeological Practice

or

Normas Editoriales, Información para los Autores y Guía Estilística para American Antiquity, Latin American Antiquity y Advances in Archaeological Practice

(If you do not have Acrobat, you can download it for free from the Adobe site.)

Latin American Antiquity

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Latin American Antiquity is a quarterly journal that publishes original papers on the archaeology, ethnohistory, and art history of Latin America and the Caribbean and all regions in the continental New World that are south of the current U.S.-Mexico border. The journal publishes ARTICLES, REPORTS, and COMMENTS in method and theory, field research, and analysis that use a Latin American database as defined above. 

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Permission requests related to SAA’s journals are now handled by Cambridge University Press, our publishing partner. Please follow the instructions below to request permission to reprint material from Advances in Archaeological Practice, American Antiquity, Latin American Antiquity, or Memoirs of the Society for American Archaeology.

First, you must find the article from which you are requesting permission to reproduce material on the Cambridge Core site. If you are not a current SAA member, you can view tables of contents and abstracts by visiting Cambridge Core. Current SAA members can access full content by logging on to the " For Members" tab and then click on "Access Your Online Journal(s)" to navigate to the desired journal/issue.

Once you have accessed the article in question on Cambridge Core, click on the "Request Permission" button that appears under the abstract. From there you will be directed to the RightsLink platform hosted by the Copyright Clearance Center.

For additional assistance, please contact permissionssalesuk@cambridge.org

New in June 2017 and updated in July 2018, the Society for American Archaeology has released a fully revised and updated publication policy and style guide in English and Spanish. The new guide provides updated submission requirements and policies, as well as procedures as they relate to our new publishing partner, Cambridge University Press. In the new guide you will also find more robust guidance for citing various electronic sources (websites, blogs, etc.), updated protocols for certain formatting issues (e.g., use of % in text, removal of periods in BP/BC/AD, use of leading zeros), the requirement to document data availability, and more. The submission and style requirements are effective immediately, so please be sure to carefully review the new guide before you submit a manuscript.

Download the PDFs here:

Editorial Policy, Information for Authors, and Style Guide for American Antiquity, Latin American Antiquity, and Advances in Archaeological Practice

or

Normas Editoriales, Información para los Autores y Guía Estilística para American Antiquity, Latin American Antiquity y Advances in Archaeological Practice

(If you do not have Acrobat, you can download it for free from the Adobe site.)

Advances in Archaeological Practice

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Advances In Archaeological Practice is a quarterly, full-color, digital journal devoted to sharing creative solutions to challenges in the practice of archaeology globally.

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New in June 2017 and updated in July 2018, the Society for American Archaeology has released a fully revised and updated publication policy and style guide in English and Spanish. The new guide provides updated submission requirements and policies, as well as procedures as they relate to our new publishing partner, Cambridge University Press. In the new guide you will also find more robust guidance for citing various electronic sources (websites, blogs, etc.), updated protocols for certain formatting issues (e.g., use of % in text, removal of periods in BP/BC/AD, use of leading zeros), the requirement to document data availability, and more. The submission and style requirements are effective immediately, so please be sure to carefully review the new guide before you submit a manuscript.

Download the PDFs here:

Editorial Policy, Information for Authors, and Style Guide for American Antiquity, Latin American Antiquity, and Advances in Archaeological Practice

or

Normas Editoriales, Información para los Autores y Guía Estilística para American Antiquity, Latin American Antiquity y Advances in Archaeological Practice

(If you do not have Acrobat, you can download it for free from the Adobe site.)

Permission requests related to SAA’s journals are now handled by Cambridge University Press, our publishing partner. Please follow the instructions below to request permission to reprint material from Advances in Archaeological Practice, American Antiquity, Latin American Antiquity, or Memoirs of the Society for American Archaeology.

First, you must find the article from which you are requesting permission to reproduce material on the Cambridge Core site. If you are not a current SAA member, you can view tables of contents and abstracts by visiting Cambridge Core. Current SAA members can access full content by logging on to the " For Members" tab and then click on "Access Your Online Journal(s)" to navigate to the desired journal/issue.

Once you have accessed the article in question on Cambridge Core, click on the "Request Permission" button that appears under the abstract. From there you will be directed to the RightsLink platform hosted by the Copyright Clearance Center.

For additional assistance, please contact permissionssalesuk@cambridge.org

Learn how to prepare and submit an article to Advances in Archaeological Practice with editor Sarah Herr. The recorded online seminar from 2017 covers the basics for publishing with this online journal.

As one of the principal SAA journals, Advances in Archaeological Practice is the premier place to publish original scholarly work on how archaeologists learn about the past, convey findings in the present, or manage resources for the future. Articles are short, succinct, and problem-oriented, offering tangible take-aways that can be applied quickly to the day-to-day work of archaeologists in academia, government, and private practice. “Practice” is defined broadly and topics may include, but are not limited to, innovations in approach, technique, method, technology, models, collaboration, compliance, process, ethics, public engagement, stewardship, and training. The journal is available as a benefit of membership in the SAA or by subscription.

The Society for American Archaeology (SAA) invites applications for the editorship of Advances in Archaeological Practice—the most recently established journal published by the Society, currently in its 8th volume. The term is for three years and may be renewed once with the approval of the Publications Committee and Board. The editor position falls vacant on April 1, 2022, when the current editors, Sarah Herr, Christina Rieth, and Sjoerd van der Linde, complete their terms. The editorship is preceded by a one-year transition with the current editors, beginning with the editor-designate’s appointment in Spring 2021 until the start of the new editor’s term in Spring 2022.

Advances in Archaeological Practice joins Latin American Antiquity and American Antiquity as SAA journals, and all three are part of what is offered to SAA members and institutional subscribers. Advances is a quarterly, full-color, digital journal devoted to sharing creative solutions to challenges in the practice of archaeology, particularly as it relates to day-to-day work of archaeologists working globally in academia, museums, government, and private practice. It is unique among SAA journals in having a strong positive social media presence and engaging with readers and contributors on Facebook and Twitter.

The SAA independently published all its journals until 2017, when it entered into a partnership agreement with Cambridge University Press (CUP). This partnership enhances the journals’ visibility and impact worldwide and streamlines the production process for the editor(s). The SAA continues to own its journals, and the journal editors implement their own editorial visions during their terms. The SAA Board is strongly committed to providing the means by which all of the Society’s journals will flourish in changing conditions for publishing.

In addition to encouraging submissions, the editor oversees the progress of an article from the time it is submitted electronically through the Editorial Manager© system until a decision is made. Although the editor is responsible for substantive editing of an article, technical copyediting is done by CUP as part of the production process. The editor has final responsibility for all journal content within general policies established by the SAA Board but works closely with SAA’s publishing team at CUP and SAA’s manager, Publications, and interfaces with the editors of the other SAA journals and the SAA Publications Committee throughout the editorship. The current SAA Style Guide can be downloaded from https://documents.saa.org/container/docs/default-source/doc-publications/style-guide/saa-style-guide_updated-july-2018c5062f7e55154959ab57564384bda7de.pdf?sfvrsn=8247640e_6.

Although editors of the SAA’s journals have often been senior scholars with many years of experience, less-senior individuals may also be able to devote the time and attention to the journal that it requires. Specific experience with editing and overseeing peer-review is helpful. As has been the practice at Advances in Archaeological Practice and Latin American Antiquity, a team of coeditors can also make a proposal to edit the journal. Proposers may indicate whether they would prefer to work alone, are applying as part of a team, or would prefer to work as part of a team but don't have a coeditor to suggest and are open to suggestions from the editorial search task force.  All editors must be SAA members.

Applications are made via a proposal that should include (a) discussion of the applicant’s vision for the journal and how it would be achieved; (b) relevant qualifications and experience, including a current curriculum vitae (for both applicants and an assistant, if one is recommended); (c) a realistic budget for the editorial term (including any anticipated expenses for digital reviews and/or any other sections of the journal); (d) a letter from the host institution/employer confirming this level of support (including any release time); and (e) a statement of the applicant’s plans to increase the representation of women, minority genders, and indigenous and descendant community members among the authors of contributions to the journal. Editors may receive minimal compensation for their service, and applications should contain a financial proposal that demonstrates how the expenses of the editorial office will be met through support from the SAA as well as the applicant’s institution/employer. The editor should receive enough release time from their employer to ensure that they have sufficient time to carry out their duties. 

Potential applicants for the editorship should make an expression of interest to the chair of the editorial search task force at the earliest possible date so that the chair can make contact, answer any questions, and as appropriate encourage the applicant to submit a proposal for the editorship. Submit application materials electronically no later than January 1, 2021, to Barbara Mills, Chair of the SAA Advances In Archaeological Practice Editorial Search Task Force and Regents Professor of Anthropology, University of Arizona, (520) 621-9671; E-mail: bmills@arizona.edu. 

The SAA Archaeological Record

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Launched in January 2001, The SAA Archaeological Record is issued five times a year. It is a four-color magazine encompassing SAA business, commentary, news, regular columns, opinions, and articles.

Launched in January 2001, The SAA Archaeological Record is issued five times a year, and is now available in "dynamic edition" format on the SAA website. It is a four-color magazine encompassing SAA business, commentary, news, regular columns, job listings, opinions, forums, and articles. The magazine is not a peer-reviewed publication and does not currently have an editorial board. Each Editor volunteers to serve a three-year term and is selected by the Board from among the SAA membership. The Managing Editor is a member of the SAA staff. The SAA Archaeological Record replaced The SAA Bulletin, which was published from 1993–2000. The SAA Publications Committee approved these guidelines in April 2012 at the Annual Meeting in Memphis, TN.

Submissions may be sent to the Editor:

Christopher B. Rodning
Tulane University
Deptartment of Anthropology
101 Dinwiddie Hall
6823 Saint Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118
crodning@tulane.edu

Submission Deadlines and Details
The SAA Archaeological Record publishes articles and forums of interest to the organization’s diverse membership and is the SAA’s primary way of proactively reaching all of its members with organizational news and business. Authors wishing to publish in The SAA Archaeological Record should consider the appeal of their topic to the SAA’s professional, avocational, and student membership, and are encouraged to contact the Editor regarding potential articles, forums, and ideas for publication. Submissions and inquiries should be sent to the current Editor. Contact information for the current Editor may be found inside the front page of each issue of the magazine and on the SAA website. Electronic copies of manuscripts are preferred. Manuscripts should be sent as Microsoft Word documents.

Deadlines for time-sensitive materials including Letters to the Editor, Obituaries, and pieces for “News and Notes” and the Calendar are as follows: December 1 (January), February 1 (March), April 1 (May), August 1 (September), and October 1 (November).

News and Notes and Calendar items are published on a space-available basis.

The Editor does not solicit obituaries for publication, but memorials of colleagues are welcomed as submissions to the magazine. Individuals wishing to write a memorial piece should contact the Editor as soon as they are able.

Book reviews are published in SAA journals and are not a feature of The SAA Archaeological Record.

The above deadlines do not apply to authors wishing to publish an article in or organize a forum for the magazine. Generally, articles are published in the order the Editor accepts them; however, the Editor reserves the right to publish accepted materials in a manner that enhances content and accommodates time-sensitive material from the SAA and its members. Most articles are published within a year of their acceptance.

Forums may be proposed at any time and should include an abstract as well as a list of potential contributors. The Editor will evaluate the proposal, and if accepted the forum will be scheduled for publication in a specific issue of the magazine. The Editor will issue a deadline for forum participants. Most forums are published within a year of their acceptance. It is the responsibility of the forum organizer/guest editor to communicate relevant policies and procedures to contributors, to collect the manuscripts from contributors and provide them to the Editor, and to review the manuscripts to be sure authors have followed the guidelines and style guide for the magazine prior to submitting them to the Editor.

Advertising and placement ads should be sent to the manager, Membership and Marketing (advertising@saa.org).

Submission Lengths and Style Guide
Items for News and Notes and the Calendar should be between 50–150 words. Longer pieces and pieces with artwork cannot be accepted.

Obituaries should be kept to 650 words including selected bibliographies. Bibliographies will generally be published online only. A single photograph may accompany memorial pieces.

Article lengths vary, and authors are encouraged to contact the editor to negotiate an appropriate word count for their articles. Most articles are kept to fewer than 2,500 words, although occasionally items up to 4,500 words are accepted for publication. Longer articles generally are subjected to longer wait times for publication.

Because The SAA Archaeological Record is a magazine and not a peer-reviewed journal, authors are strongly encouraged to keep bibliographic citations to a minimum and to focus their content accordingly. If an extended bibliography is required, a selected bibliography may be published in the magazine and an author’s contact information furnished for those wishing to acquire a full list of citations.

The magazine does not publish abstracts, keywords, or summaries with articles, and these items do not need to be submitted.

Photographs and Images
High-quality color images are encouraged with each submission to The SAA Archaeological Record. The number of images is subject to approval by the Editor, but as a general rule between 3–5 images is considered ideal for the magazine format.

All photographs, images, and other figures submitted must be at least 300 dpi in resolution at 7 inches wide (4 megapixels). Written permission must be obtained from the copyright holder (usually the photographer), and also from each individual depicted in a recognizable fashion in the image. For further questions about copyright permissions, please contact the Managing Editor at publications@saa.org

Single images for the cover are welcome from all SAA members, whether or not they are authors in the magazine. Magazine images must also have at least a 300 dpi resolution when the image is expanded to a 9” x 12” size (2700 x 3600 pixels, or 9 megapixels).

Please contact the Executive Director at oona_f_schmid@saa.org. You will need to provide the volume/issue number of the magazine, the page number(s) of the material, and a brief description. Note that in most cases, the permission of the original author will also need to be solicited (to be included on the permission request form that will be provided by SAA), and there will be a fee of $15.00 for the first page or significant part thereof, and $10.00 for each additional page or significant part thereof, to offset the costs of SAA spent on copyediting the magazine.

New in June 2017 and updated in July 2018, the Society for American Archaeology has released a fully revised and updated publication policy and style guide in English and Spanish. The new guide provides updated submission requirements and policies, as well as procedures as they relate to our new publishing partner, Cambridge University Press. In the new guide you will also find more robust guidance for citing various electronic sources (websites, blogs, etc.), updated protocols for certain formatting issues (e.g., use of % in text, removal of periods in BP/BC/AD, use of leading zeros), the requirement to document data availability, and more. The submission and style requirements are effective immediately, so please be sure to carefully review the new guide before you submit a manuscript.

Download the PDFs here:

Editorial Policy, Information for Authors, and Style Guide for American Antiquity, Latin American Antiquity, and Advances in Archaeological Practice

or

Normas Editoriales, Información para los Autores y Guía Estilística para American Antiquity, Latin American Antiquity y Advances in Archaeological Practice

(If you do not have Acrobat, you can download it for free from the Adobe site.)

The Society's four-color magazine, issued five time a year, encompassing SAA business, commentary, news, regular columns, software reviews, opinions, and articles.

Print and electronic editions are published simultaneously. Include a website in your ad and when readers click on it in the electronic edition, they will be redirected to your site!

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The SAA Bulletin, which preceded The SAA Archaeological Record, was published between 1993 and 2000.

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Memoirs of the Society for American Archaeology

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The Memoirs of the Society for American Archaeology were published between 1941 and 1976, and constituted monographs on subjects that required greater depth than could be obtained in a single article published within American Antiquity. Issues may be viewed online via Cambridge Core. Access to the Memoirs is a benefit of membership in the SAA.

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The SAA Press

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Welcome to The SAA Press! The SAA Press is the official book-publishing unit of the Society for American Archaeology. Its books focus on the discipline and context of archaeological endeavors and help archaeologists in their work, be it in the private sector, government, schools, universities, and museums. The press has two publication series: Current Perspectives provides brief up-to-date overviews of the current state of archaeological knowledge of a geographic region or a theoretical/methodological issue. Archaeology in Action addresses key issues in archaeological research and practice including fieldwork and ethics.

If you would like to submit a proposal, or if you questions about the editorial process, please contact editor Jennifer Birch at

Jennifer Birch
250 Baldwin Hall
355 Jackson St. S.
Athens, GA 30602-1619
jabirch@uga.edu

New in June 2017 and updated in July 2018, the Society for American Archaeology has released a fully revised and updated publication policy and style guide in English and Spanish. The new guide provides updated submission requirements and policies, as well as procedures as they relate to our new publishing partner, Cambridge University Press. In the new guide you will also find more robust guidance for citing various electronic sources (websites, blogs, etc.), updated protocols for certain formatting issues (e.g., use of % in text, removal of periods in BP/BC/AD, use of leading zeros), the requirement to document data availability, and more. The submission and style requirements are effective immediately, so please be sure to carefully review the new guide before you submit a manuscript.

Download the PDFs here:

Editorial Policy, Information for Authors, and Style Guide for American Antiquity, Latin American Antiquity, and Advances in Archaeological Practice

or

Normas Editoriales, Información para los Autores y Guía Estilística para American Antiquity, Latin American Antiquity y Advances in Archaeological Practice

(If you do not have Acrobat, you can download it for free from the Adobe site.)

Please contact the manager, Publications, at publications@saa.org. You will need to provide the book title, the page number(s) of the material, and a brief description. Note that in most cases, the permission of the original author will also need to be solicited (to be included on the permission request form that will be provided by SAA), and there will be a fee of $15.00 for the first page or significant part thereof, and $10.00 for each additional page or significant part thereof.

To request a desk copy of a book that has already been adopted for a course, please send your request on school letterhead indicating department, course name, expected enrollment, and the semester the course will be offered. Submit requests to:

 

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Washington, DC 20005
Telephone 202-789-8200
Fax: 202-789-0284
Email: publications@saa.org

Recognized book jobbers and bookstores that order multiple copies of the same title at the same time may take a 20% discount off the regular price. Please contact Jonathon Koudelka to place an order.

Book jobbers and bookstores can return materials provided they are in "resaleable condition," i.e., no stickers, prices, etc. on the item. The material must be returned accompanied by a copy of the original invoice within 90 days of original sale.