Submissions

Author Guidelines

Online submissions

Authors must register to be able to send documents online and to check the situation of recent submissions. They should go to Entrar to an existing account or Registrarse should they have to create a new account.

When sending an article, at “Step 3. Entering submission metadata”, the name, surnames, author’s email address and personal ORCID identifier (obtained by registering at http://orcid.org) should be inserted. Also included here are the title of the article, a summary and the key words, all of which should be in Spanish and English. First, “Spanish” is the language selected in the space appearing at the top of the page and the details are entered in Spanish. Next, English is selected in the same space and details are entered in this language.

The space “Affiliation” should be completed, if applicable, with the name and postal address of the academic or scientific institution to which the author belongs. Independent researchers should include their postal address.

Presenting originals    

Articles should be original and unedited and should not have been sent for publication to another journal, nor be in this process during evaluation by BSAA arqueología. The theme should be related to the scientific field of Prehistory and Archaeology in its widest conceptual, spatial and chronological scope.

It is recommended that articles be sent the first quarter of the year corresponding to publication and preferably in the last months of the previous one.

Spanish is the preferred language, but texts in English, French, German, Italian and Portuguese will also be accepted.

The Editorial Committee undertakes to reply to the author regarding provisional acceptance of the document within a period of one month (excluding holidays), without limiting its subsequent decision on publication in light of the reports from the external assessors.

Articles should be sent in Microsoft Word format via the journal’s electronic platform. Formatting of the texts should respect the requirements of the following guidelines for text submission.

Format and editorial requirements        

Text format

Articles should be adjusted to the template which can be downloaded from the following link: formato de artículos. Texts should follow the same page layout as the model (which can be seen at “Page design” > “Configure page”, and check specifications for sections “Margin”, “Paper” and “Design”, applying the same configuration for the article to be sent; should this file be protected click on “Enable edition”).

Also, the different sections of the article (title, main body, paragraph titles, indented citations, footnotes, final bibliography, headings and page numbers) should be adjusted to the type and size of the letter in the sections shown in the model, as well as to the paragraph layout, respecting the same tabulations (the tool “Copy format” may be of assistance here, copying the paragraph layout of the model and then applying this to the paragraph in the article).

The program to be used is Word for Windows, with the Times New Roman font and 11 pt. text size.

Bold letters are to be used only in the case of words indicating “Summary” or “Key word”, and for their corresponding English translations. Bold lettering is also used for sections: small capitals for the first level, rounded small letters for the second level and rounded small italics for the third level.

Italics are to be used in the titles of books and journals and words from other languages.

The recommended maximum length of the text (including notes and appendixes) is 75,000 characters excluding spaces.

References or citations referring to authorship are to be avoided so as to maintain anonymity in peer assessment.

If the article has been the result of participation in a project or of public or private funding, then titles, the financing body and password or identification code are to be included in the first footnote reference.

Content, structure and style of the manuscripts

First page; the first page of the manuscript should include the following information in this order:

1. Full title: this should refer to the central theme of the manuscript; if a subtitle is included, a full stop should be used to differentiate clearly. Titles should be sent in Spanish and English.
2. Full name and surnames (in small capitals), in this order, of the author or authors of the manuscript. If there are several authors, the order in which they are presented will be maintained by the Journal.
3. Institution or work centre, indicating the full postal address and email. If several authors sign the manuscript, the affiliation and address of each one should be indicated (Example: Department of Prehistory, Archaeology, Social Anthropology and Historiographic Sciences and Techniques, Faculty of Humanities, University of Valladolid, Plaza del Campus Universitario s/n, 47011, Valladolid (España). Email: bsaa_arqueologia@fyl.uva.es).
4. ORCID of author or authors.
5. Declaration of help received to carry out the study (grants, research projects, financial support …).
6. Summary, in only one paragraph, of between 600 and 1,000 characters including spaces, containing the aim of the study, materials and methods employed, and conclusions drawn. Below the summary five key words should be included. Both the summary and key words should be in Spanish and accompanied by an English translation.

Text:

Articles should have a maximum of 75,000 characters, excluding spaces but including notes and appendixes. The text should be in 11 pt Times New Roman font, with 3-point line spacing after and 0.75 cms indenting in the first line. Bold letters and small capitals are to be avoided except in the sections.

Structure of the article:

It is recommended that articles be organised along the lines of introduction, development and conclusions. In the introduction there should be a brief presentation of the aim of the study, method of analysis and sources employed. In the conclusions there should be special mention of original findings and lines open to research and debate.

Sections in the manuscript:

First-level sections should be in small capitals, second-level in rounded small letters and third-level in rounded small italics; all of these should be in bold lettering, in the same letter type and size as in the text, separated by one-line spacing before and after and non-indented.

Citations:

Authors should bear in mind that any information or idea taken from studies by other authors must be duly cited and that texts reproduced must be exact in every detail. Texts by other authors in a modern language should be transcribed between quotation marks (“…”), and not italicised, in their original language, with a subsequent translation in brackets and in a note if they are long. If the articles cited are short they should go in the text itself, and if they are long they are to be transcribed in a paragraph apart, in size-10 Times New Roman with left indenting (0.75 cm), and 12-pt spacing between the previous and following paragraph.

Authors should scrupulously respect studies by other authors even if these contain errors or typos. If the author wants to rectify the text, the term [sic] should be used in square brackets and italics after the original word or expression deemed irregular. Should it be necessary to include interpolations, these are also to be between square brackets. To omit parts of the text suspended points should be used (three before and after the text; between square brackets if in the middle).

Notes:

Footnotes are to be avoided wherever possible, but if they are used they should be in 9-pt Times New Roman and with no first-line indenting. Footnote markers should be indicated in Arabic numbering as a superscript, without brackets, and consecutively in the same order in which they appear in the text, preceding a punctuation mark.

References:  

References should be inserted in the text and if necessary in the footnotes between brackets. They should include the surname or surnames, if the first is very common, of the author in small letters, without the initialled forename, followed by a comma, year of publication, a colon and the page or pages referenced and, if appropriate, reference to the corresponding figures or sheets. In addition to published studies, citations may be from those accepted for publication but as yet unedited, in which case this is to be mentioned between brackets (in press). When citations of original studies are given from secondary sources the bibliographical reference should be accompanied by the words ‹‹cited in:...››, followed by the secondary source reference. If the  study cited is the work of more than two authors, reference should be made to only the first of these followed by et alii.

            Examples: (Alamillo, 2005: 17-19; García Olmedo, 1996: 145, fig. 5; Gutiérrez Alonso, in press; cited in: Monedero, 1997, nota 5; Ortiz y Belmonte, 1998: 47-65; Ortiz et alii, 1996: 16, lám. III).

When there are several bibliographical references in the same note, separation is to be made by a semi-colon; if the reference is to different studies by the same author, the surname should not be repeated and the last reference should be preceded by the conjunction y (and).

            Examples: (Alamillo, 2005: 17-19; García Olmedo, 1996: 145, fig. 5; Zamora, 1952: 462, y 1990: 459-466).

If reference is to several studies by the same author and published in the same year, the latter will be accompanied by small letters in alphabetical order.

            Example: (Azcárate, 1996a: 119; 1996b: 27, fig. 3, y 1996c: 75, lám. II).

Tables:

These are to be inserted in the text in consecutive Roman numerals in accordance with their appearance, with a title above and, should it be necessary, with explanatory footnotes. The table should be adjusted to the dimensions of the journal (125 x 190 mm).

Illustrations:

Images (figures, sheets, graphs, maps) should be inserted in the text with consecutive Arabic numbering according to their order of appearance: if required, scaling should be graphic and not numerical. Each illustration should be accompanied by its corresponding caption, preceded by ‹‹Fig.››, and including its origin, by which it is understood that the author undertakes to arrange for the requisite reproduction authorisation. Minimum image resolution should be 300 pixels per inch in JPEG format, adjusted to the dimensions of the journal (125 x 190 mm). Reference to the images should go in the corresponding place in the text with the abbreviation Fig. between brackets; example (Fig. 7).

The Editorial Committee reserves acceptance, selection or grouping of the images, depending on their quality, number and relevance. Illustrations which are considered excessive in number or of little pertinence to the study will not be accepted. In addition, during testing the Editorial Committee has the right to modify the pre-layout design if deemed appropriate.

Appendixes and Annexes:

Manuscripts can contain appendixes or annexes (documents, inventories, etc.), which should be presented at the end of the text, appropriately numbered with Roman characters and with their titles. As previously mentioned, their length will be taken into consideration regarding the maximum number of characters indicated in the corresponding section.

Bibliography:

The bibliography cited throughout the text, in the footnotes and figure captions should be included at the end of the article; the list should be preceded by the heading Bibliography and respect the following guidelines:

     - Each reference, arranged with an indentation of 0,75 cm, should be separated from the previous one by a blank line. With 3-point line spacing after.

     - Depending on the different types of publications, the following examples should be taken as representative:

           . Monographs

Palol, Pedro y Wattenberg, Federico (1974): Carta Arqueológica de España. Valladolid: Diputación Provincial.

Sanz Mínguez, Carlos (1997): Los vacceos: cultura y ritos funerarios de un pueblo prerromano del valle medio del Duero. La necrópolis de las Ruedas, Padilla de Duero (Valladolid). Valladolid: Junta de Castilla y León. Arqueología en Castilla y León, Memorias 6.

          . Journal articles

Pérez Olmedo, Esther (1996): “Pavimentos romanos con inserciones lapídeas: análisis evolutivo y ensayo tipológico aplicados a la muestra hispana”. Boletín del Seminario de Estudios de Arte y Arqueología, LXII, pp. 143-171.

Sanz Mínguez, Carlos (1990): “Metalistería prerromana en la cuenca del Duero. Una propuesta secuencial para los puñales de tipo Monte Bernorio”. Boletín del Seminario de Estudios de Arte y Arqueología, LVI, pp. 170-188.

Sanz Mínguez, Carlos (2008): “Un puñal-reliquia vacceo hallado en Pintia (Padilla de Duero, Valladolid). Gladius, XXVIII, pp. 177-194.

      . Collective works or book chapters

Albertos Firmat, María Lourdes (1988): “Los nombres indígenas”.  En A. Balil Illana y R. Martín Valls (eds.), Tessera hospitalis de Montealegre de Campos (Valladolid): estudio y contenido arqueológico. Valladolid: Junta de Castilla y Léon. Monografías del Museo Arqueológico de Valladolid, 6, pp. 30-33.

      . Presentations and communications given at conferences and scientific meetings or exhibition catalogues

Balil Illana, Alberto (1968): “La España del Bajo Imperio: problemas y perspectivas de estudio ante una nueva etapa de investigación”. En Actas del III Congreso Español de Estudios Clásicos (Madrid, 1966), I. Madrid: Sociedad Española de Estudios Clásicos, pp. 177-207.

Olmos, Ricardo (2005): “Iconografía celtibérica”. En A. Jimeno Martínez (ed.), Celtíberos. Tras la estela de Numancia. Catálogo de la Exposición (Soria, 2005). Soria: Diputación Provincial, pp. 253-260.

      . Online publications

Alberro, Manuel y Arnold, Bettina (eds.), The Celts in the Iberian Peninsula. e-Keltoi: Journal of Interdisciplinary Celtic Studies,  6. Disponible en http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/celtic/ekeltoi/volumes/vol6/index.html, consultado el 15 de junio de 2017.

       . Works should be arranged alphabetically by the surnames of the authors; if there are two authors, by alphabetical order of the second, and with three or more by chronological order of publication. The names and surnames of the authors must not be omitted even if they are repeated in different references.

Almagro-Gorbea, Martín  (1977): El Bronce Final y el período orientalizante en Extremadura. Madrid: CSIC y Universidad de Valencia. Bibliotheca Praehistorica Hispanica, XIV.

Almagro-Gorbea, Martín  (1994): “Iconografía numismática hispánica: jinete y cabeza varonil”.  En María Paz García-Bellido y Rui Manuel Sobral Centeno (eds.), La moneda hispánica. Ciudad y Territorio. I Encuentro Peninsular de Numismática Antigua (Madrid, 1994). Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Anejos de Archivo Español de Arqueología,  XIV, pp. 53-64.

Almagro-Gorbea, Martín  (1998): “Signa equitum de la Hispania céltica. Complutum, 9, pp. 101-115.

Almagro-Gorbea, Martín y Graells i Fabregat, Raimon (2011): “Escarabeos del Noreste de Hispania y del Sur de la Galia. Catálogo, nuevos ejemplares e interpretaciones. Lucentum , 30, pp. 25-87.

Almagro-Gorbea, Martín y Lorrio Alvarado, Alberto José (2011): Teutates. El Héroe Fundador y el culto heroico al antepasado en Hispania y en la Keltiké. Madrid: Real Academia de la Historia. Biblioteca Archaeologica Hispana, 36.

Almagro-Gorbea, Martín, Armentia, Javier, Gran-Aymerich, Jean y Rodríguez, Gonzalo (1993): “Trazado y orientación topo-astronómica del Estanque Monumental de Bibracte”. En Julio Mangas y Jaime Alvar (eds.), Homenaje a José Mª Blázquez, I. Madrid: Ediciones Clásicas, pp. 267-284.

Almagro-Gorbea, Martín, Cano Martín, Juan José y Ortega Blanco, José (1999): “El anillo argénteo del Cerro de la Mesa (Toledo) y los anillos con caballito de la Hispania Prerromana”. Complutum, 10, pp. 157-165.

Authors are recommended, when submitting their article online, to include in the space “References” a copy of the list of the bibliography appearing at the end of the article.