Wednesday, October 28, 2015

New Student Journal: International Journal of Student Research in Archaeology

There is apparently a new archaeology journal in the works specifically for students. I came upon a flyer online.


As it says, this was a call for papers for the first issue, and the deadline has already passed. But, the idea of having a student journal is great, and I wish them the best of luck.

As you can see at the bottom of the flyer, they have a Facebook page and a Twitter feed. The also have a webpage, although I had to eat cookies before it would function.

I love their logo, which features a quill pen crossed over a trowel. If the message is that the pen is mightier than the trowel, I agree: Reporting is more important than digging.

I'm not sure where the funding comes from, but it's going to be open access without page charges.

Everything looks very professionally set up. I look forward to the first issue!



6 comments:

  1. Thank you very much for this!! ( I am one of the editors for the first issue). The first issue is in the final stages of production and will be published online soon!

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  2. Thanks for the kind words, and best of luck with the first issue!

    Sincerely,

    Cliff

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  3. Many thanks for your review, Cliff!

    This is awesome. I'm on the editorial board for IJSRA as well. It's been a very "grassroots" sort of effort on our part. We're all students and are unfunded in this particular venture-- we've been putting in the work, collaborating, and organizing this across borders and institutions on our own time. The team is a group of very passionate and incredibly talented people of which I'm very grateful to be part. Your support is very much appreciated! Also, apologies about the cookies-- we're working on it. The website has been updated somewhat since October. Stay tuned for our upcoming issue.

    Christina

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  4. Feel free to e-mail me directly if I may be of any assistance.

    Sincerely,

    Cliff

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  5. thanks... i am new here from bangladesh, Sounth asian archaeology , i want to help if needed some one... i amm student of archaeology.
    and love it too much.

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  6. Dear Nazmul:

    I recommend you contact the editorial board directly through their website (http://www.ijsra.org/). While I'm delighted with their success and they have my moral and intellectual support, I'm not involved with the publication.

    Best wishes,

    Cliff

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