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NOTES FOR CONTRIBUTORS
Scope
Archaeologia Islandica is the fírst and
only venue specially dedicated to aspects
of Icelandic archaeology and material
culture, and provides a forum for the
wider dissemination of such work to the
intemational community. The scope of
the joumal covers any aspect of archaeol-
ogy and material culture relating to
Iceland from the 9th century colonization
of the island by Vikings to 19th century
emigration of Icelanders to Canada - and
beyond. Papers of archaeological fíeld-
work and artifact studies as well related
historical, ethnographic and linguistic
research are all welcomed, as are papers
on material from outside Iceland but
which are clearly relevant to discourses
on Icelandic archaeology and material
culture.
Submissions
All submissions should be sent to the edi-
tor, Gavin Lucas, at Archaeologia
Islandica, Bárugata 3, 101 Reykjavik,
Iceland; emails should be sent to gavin@
instarch.is, marked Re: Archaeologia
Islandica.
Manuscripts
Contributions are accepted of variable
length, but generally should aim to fall
between 4000-8000 words. Manuscripts
must be in English and be accompanied
by an abstract not exceeding 150 words,
with a list of 3-5 keywords. Authors
should also provide their institutional
affíliation (e.g. University) and an email
address for correspondence; if there is
more than one author, a principal author
should be designated for all correspond-
ence. All texts must be sent in an elec-
tronic version and a hard copy in the
post, and the two versions must be identi-
cal. Keep formatting to a minimum, and
use consistent styles for sub-titling. Do
not insert figures or tables in the text
(see below).
Illustrations and Tables
All illustrations and tables must be sent
as separate files and pages and should
not be inserted into the text. For illustra-
tions, fíles should preferably be a .tiff, .
jpeg or .eps. Tables should be in Word or
Excel. All fígures and tables should be
clearly numbered and be accompanied by
a separate list of fígure and table cap-
tions. Please mark clearly in the main
text where the figures and tables are to be
inserted.
References
Referencing should be made in the text
by quoting the author(s), year and page
number in brackets at the relevant point
- e.g. (Morris 1995, 123). Full details of
the reference should be provided in a
separate bibliography at the end of the
paper, using set conventions as in the
examples below. Note that sumame or
patronym will always come fírst, even
for Icelandic names, and order will fol-
low alphabetically:
AÁBCDÐEÉFGHIÍ JKLMNOÓPQR
STUÚVWX YÝ ZÞÆÖ.
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