JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK TABLE OF CONTENTS XXX . • Description p.1 • Audience p.1 • Impact Factor p.2 • Abstracting and Indexing p.2 • Editorial Board p.2 • Guide for Authors p.4 ISSN: 0305-4403 DESCRIPTION . The Journal of Archaeological Science is aimed at archaeologists and scientists with particular interests in advancing the development and application of scientific techniques and methodologies to all areas of archaeology. This established monthly journal publishes focus articles, original research papers and major review articles, of wide archaeological significance. The journal provides an international forum for archaeologists and scientists from widely different scientific backgrounds who share a common interest in developing and applying scientific methods to inform major debates through improving the quality and reliability of scientific information derived from archaeological research. The Journal of Archaeological Science is interested in papers that are: • Presenting major advances in scientific methods and techniques in archaeology • Showcasing innovative science • Shaping global debates • Addressing questions of broad significance • Describing studies with far-reaching applicability. If your article is concerned with the use of an established technique, please consider our sister journal Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports Benefits to authors We also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services. Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our Support Center AUDIENCE . Archaeologists and scientists with particular interests in advances in the application of scientific techniques and methodologies to all areas of archaeology. AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 24 Sep 2021 www.elsevier.com/locate/jas 1 IMPACT FACTOR . 2020: 3.216 © Clarivate Analytics Journal Citation Reports 2021 ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING . Scopus Science Citation Index Expanded Arts and Humanities Citation Index Current Contents - Social & Behavioral Sciences Zoological Record Social Sciences Citation Index Abstracts in Anthropology Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts Current Contents - Arts & Humanities Geological Abstracts Research Alert British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography EDITORIAL BOARD . Editors-in-Chief Marcos Martinón-Torres, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom Robin Torrence, Australian Museum, Australia Associate Editors Matthew Canti, Historic England Archive, United Kingdom Mike Charlton, University College London, United Kingdom Enrico Crema, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom Jessica Hendy, University of York, United Kingdom Stephen Lycett, University at Buffalo, United States of America Cheryl Makarewicz, Kiel University, Germany Efthymia Nikita, The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus Thilo Rehren, The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus Bethany Turner-Livermore, Georgia State University, United States of America Emeritus Editor David Gilbertson, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom John Grattan, Aberystwyth University, United Kingdom Editorial Board Abidemi B Babalola, University of Cambridge, Center of African Studies, United Kingdom Ramiro Barberena, CONICET, National University of Cuyo, Argentina Patrick Degryse, KU Leuven Association, Belgium Kevin J Edwards, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom Richard Evershed, University of Bristol, United Kingdom Jörg W.E. Fassbinder, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich Department of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sciences, Germany Ian Freestone, University College London, United Kingdom Yuval Goren, Tel Aviv University, Israel Robert Hedges, University of Oxford, United Kingdom Carl Heron, British Museum, United Kingdom Andy Howard, Landscape Research Group Ltd, United Kingdom Hans Huisman, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, Netherlands Chris O. Hunt, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom Glynis Jones, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom Lisa Kealhofer, Santa Clara University, United States of America David Killick, The University of Arizona, United States of America Steven Kuhn, The University of Arizona, United States of America Heather Lechtman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States of America Lisa Matisoo-Smith, University of Otago, New Zealand Jianjun Mei, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom James O'Connell, The University of Utah, United States of America AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 24 Sep 2021 www.elsevier.com/locate/jas 2 Rachel Popelka-Filcoff, The University of Melbourne, Australia Mary Prendergast, Saint Louis University, United States of America Martine Regert, University of Cote d'Azur, France Philipp W Stockhammer, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Germany Xiaoyan Yang, Lanzhou University, China AUTHOR INFORMATION PACK 24 Sep 2021 www.elsevier.com/locate/jas 3 GUIDE FOR AUTHORS . Your Paper Your Way We now differentiate between the requirements for new and revised submissions. You may choose to submit your manuscript as a single Word or PDF file to be used in the refereeing process. Only when your paper is at the revision stage, will you be requested to put your paper in to a 'correct format' for acceptance and provide the items required for the publication of your article. To find out more, please visit the Preparation section below. INTRODUCTION The Journal of Archaeological Science aims to publish papers and focus articles covering the interaction between the sciences and archaeology, with particular emphasis upon methodological innovation and their archaeological significance. The Journal of Archaeological Science is interested in proposals for Special Issues that consist of a coherent group of papers comprising an original, up-to-date, in-depth and critical review of some aspect of the discipline. Please see the Guide for Special Issue Proposals for more information and a list of Special Issues published in the Journal of Archaeological Science on the journal's homepage. The journal has a policy to publish articles based on artefacts from legitimate sources only. In keeping with the Archaeological Institute of America's Ethics statement, the Journal of Archaeological Science will not routinely publish articles dealing with objects in collections acquired after 30 December 1973, whose existence has not been previously documented. Exceptions may be made, at the discretion of the EICs, if the focus of the article is to emphasise the object's lack of context. The provenance and ownership of objects in Journal of Archaeological Science articles has to be explicitly stated and legal. Types of article Article submissions should not normally exceed 5000 words excluding tables and references. 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BEFORE YOU BEGIN Ethics in publishing Please see our information on Ethics in publishing. If you have ethical concerns on a paper, whether published or in review, please contact the editor in the first instance. The editor will then follow the COPE guidelines as explained here https://www.elsevier.com/editors/publishing-ethics/perk/about-cope. Declaration of interest All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places: 1. A summary declaration of interest statement in the title page file (if double anonymized) or the manuscript file (if single anonymized). If there are no interests to declare then please state this: 'Declarations of interest: none'. 2. Detailed disclosures as part of a separate Declaration of Interest form, which forms part of the journal's official records. It is important for