UTAH ARCHAEOLGOY INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

UTAH ARCHAEOLOGY is published annually in the first quarter of the year following the issue date of the journal (e.g., Utah Archaeology 1999 appears in March 2000). The journal focuses on prehistoric or historic archaeological research relevant to Utah. Articles must be factual with some archaeological application. We seek submissions from authors affiliated with government agencies, cultural resource management firms, museums, academic institutions, and avocational archaeologists equally.

Utah Archaeology uses a modified version of American Antiquity style, the journal of the Society for American Archaeology. Authors submitting manuscripts are requested to follow American Antiquity style, especially for reporting dates, measurements, headings, in-text citation, and references. Either consult a previous issue of Utah Archaeology, visit the SAA journal style web page, or see the October 1992 issue of American Antiquity which contains a complete style guide and is available in many libraries. If you do not have access to a copy please contact one of the editors.

Categories of papers:

1. Articles- Synthetic manuscripts, reports of analysis, overviews, and reviews of past research.

2. The Avocationist’s Corner- Topical articles written for the nonspecialist. Articles for this section are encouraged from avocational and professional archaeologists.

3. Reports, notes and comments- Shorter manuscripts including descriptive reports on focused topics; notes or points of interest with a minimum of interpretive discussion; comments on current issues or previously published works. Comments on previously published works will be submitted to the author of that work for review and reply.

4. Photo/illustrative essays- Photo or illustration-based articles with descriptive and/or interpretive text to supplement the visual media.

5. Book Reviews- Reviews of current publications pertaining to archaeology in Utah. This can include books based on other geographical areas, but with concepts or methods relevant to Utah archaeology. Book reviews on hiking guides and wilderness topics that contain some archaeology are also welcome.
   

Important points for authors:

1. All manuscripts are submitted for outside review. Authors are sent reviewers’ comments and a letter from the editor as to whether the manuscript is acceptable with revision, acceptable in current form, or rejected with a recommendation for substantial revision.

2. Authors must submit one hardcopy of their complete manuscript including text in correct style, followed by tables, figures/ photographs and bibliography. The hard copy is used for review purposes. Xerox copies of figures and photographs are acceptable for the hardcopy. Authors should ensure their references are complete; in the case of unpublished works, use “Ms. on file” to identify where the document can be found. Do not include publications with no date (n.d.).

3. Authors must also submit an electronic copy of the text of their manuscript as Utah Archaeology cannot retype manuscripts and scanning text is often problematic. Authors may send a disk or may send files attached to an email message. PC or Mac platforms are acceptable, and while Microsoft Word is preferred, WordPerfect, text files, etc. are acceptable.

4. Authors are responsible for submitting figures and photographs of publishable quality, as Utah Archaeology will not be held responsible for making them presentable. Authors may submit digital files of figures and photographs, one image per file. Authors are responsible for using a high quality scanner and for editing images to make them presentable. Utah Archaeology will perform minor image editing only. TIFF, JPEG, or PhotoShop files are preferred. Please DO NOT paste figures and photos into word processing files. Authors not submitting figures and photographs electronically should submit a high-quality hardcopy of figures and original photographic prints.

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