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Author Guidelines

Author Guidelines

SUBMISSION OF ORIGINAL PAPERS

The edition will be performed with the system OJS included in this same page web. The delivery shall comply with the following requirements:

  1. Fill out all the fields in the page “ENVIO” marked with an Asterisk (*) and in addition:
    1. Indicate the ORCID of each of the authors.
    2. Introduce in Spanish, English and in the original language of the text if it were other than these two and in lower case letters: titles, summary in a single paragraph and key words.
    3. Include in the reference field (bibliography) every bibliographic entry, in lower case letters and separated by a blank line or INTRO.
  1. Regarding the composition of the articles:
    1. Follow strictly the publication rules regarding the quotes and references (bibliography). It is mandatory to put dots, two dots and commas correctly.
    2. Include the DOI of the quoted articles, verifying that in is active online.

In case of not complying these requirements, the article will be returned to the author for its correction.

If for any reason submission was not possible by these means should be sent by email to vsalvati@ujaen.es, using in each case the necessary means for sending heavy emails or available free repositories

Publication guidelines

1.- The document should be accompanied by a separate sheet with the personal and professional data of the author or authors, their institutional and professional affiliation, complete professional and home addresses, email or any other contact information. The Editorial Production Team will maintain correspondence about the document with the first author unless the authors designate another on this sheet.

2.- Authors should send:

-  The full article, giving the name of the author or authors, place of work, postal address, email address and telephone number.

- A modified version for peer review, in which the authors must:

-Delete their names from the text.

-Replace their names in text and footnote citations with the word “Author” and year of publication. This should also be done in the case of illustrations.

-Remove their own work from the references section (bibliography).

3.- The Editorial Production Team will maintain correspondence about the document with the first author unless the authors designate another.

Style and Structure

4.- At the head of the document the title should be in capital letters (neither in bold nor underlined), in the language of the article, together with its translation into English.

5.- In research articles the first note, attached to the title or at the beginning of the text, should state whether it has been financed through public, institutional or private funding.

6.- After the title the complete name(s) of the author or authors should appear together with notes which guide the reader to a footnote. In the notes attached to the asterisks the name of the professional institution where the authors work should be stated. In the case of them being free-lance professionals this datum should also be included.

7.- All documents shall be accompanied by a summary in Spanish and English and in the original language of the article if it weren´t one of these too.They should each a maximum of 150 words in length. They should be clear and informative about the aims of the article, its sources, methodology, results and conclusions. In addition, three to five key words should be given in the languages aforementioned to speed up their digital localisation.

8.- The document should be written in one space. Its format (number of lines and numbers of characters, etc.) is free, although the author(s) should try not to exceed the dimensions of the DIN A4 format.

9.- The whole text should have the margins justified. The first line of each paragraph should not be indented.

10.- In the subtitles of the different sections of the text the author should use only capital and lower-case letters. If necessary, bold or italics may be used but under no circumstances should they be underlined.

11.- In order to highlight words in the text, neither bold letters nor underlining should be used, only italics.

12.- Arabic and Hebrew words and expressions should be transcribed according to the system used in the journals Al-Qantara and Sefarad respectively.

Notes

13.- Textual quotes referring to written sources or to other authors included in the text (not in the notes) which are longer than four lines, should be written in one space, in italics and with different margins to those of the main body.

14.- The notes should always be used to clarify the text, not to give bibliographical data, which should be introduced as explained below (arts. 28 and 29).

15.- The notes will be included at the foot of the page

 Citations and references

Citations in the text of a paper with one or more authors

16.- For citations in the body of the text:

The bibliographical references of the text should be included in the following way: surname(s) of the author or authors in capital letters, followed by a comma and the year of publication in brackets. If a specific reference would like to be made, especially if it is a direct quote, after the year of publication there should be a colon and the respective page/s (p/pp), figure/s (f./fs.) or illustration/s (illn./illns.). Articles by more than three authors should be quoted within the text by the surname(s) of the first and the expression et alii in italics. In the bibliographical references at the end of the article all the authors should be quoted.

References

17.- The bibliographic references shall go after the text and the notes and only contain sources that support the research and have been consulted during preparation of the paper. Consequently, each entry in the references must also be cited in the text.

  1. The author’s surname should go first (without tabulating), in capital letters, followed by his or her first name in lower-case letters (except the initial one); when there is more than one author they should be separated by a semi-colon. Following this, the year of publication should be added, followed by a colon. If the work is not yet published, instead of the year it should read (forthcoming).
  2. Works by the same author should be listed chronologically from the earliest to the most recent. References to an author’s individual work should appear first, followed by works with other authors. When several works by the same author are listed, the author’s name should be repeated for each entry. When more than one work published in the same year by the same author is cited, lower-case letters in alphabetical order should be added after the year of publication.
  3. If the document has a DOI, this must be included as part of the reference. As far as possible, the URL of references should also be included.
  4. References can include up to seven authors, separated by commas with “and” or “&” before the last author. If the reference has 8 or more authors, include the first 6 authors, then insert three ellipses (...) and add the name of the last author.
  5. Journal or book titles should be given in italics; in the case of journals, italics should continue from the journal title to the volume number.
  6. References should comply with the following structure:

Printed books: Surname(s), lower-case letters (except the initial one) of first name(s). (Year published). Book title. Place of publication: Publisher.

Example:

ALCAZAR HERNÁNDEZ, Eva Mª (2008): Aldeas y cortijos medievales de Jaén. Jaén. Instituto de Estudios Gienenses.

Electronic books without a DOI: Surname(s), lower-case letters (except the initial one) of first name(s) (Year). Title. Retrieved from: http://www.xxxxxx.xxx

Example: 

GALINIÉ, Henri. (2000). Ville, espace urbain et archéologie. Retrieved from: http://books.openedition.org/pufr/1364

Electronic books with a DOI: Surname(s), lower-case letters (except the initial one) of first name(s). (Year). Title. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxxx

Printed books with one or more compilers, editors, directors or coordinators: Surname(s), Initial(s) of first name(s). (Abbreviated function, e.g. Ed(s), Coord(s), etc.). (Year). Title. Place of publication: Publisher.

Example:

CRESSIER, Patrice y GARCÍA ARENAL, Mercedes (Eds.) (1998): Genèse de la ville islamique en al-Andalus et au Maghreb occidental. Madrid: Casa de Velazquez y  CSIC.

Electronic books with one or more compilers, editors, directors or coordinators with a DOI: Surname(s), lower-case letters (except the initial one) of first name(s). (Abbreviated function). (Year). Title. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxxx

Electronic books with one or more compilers, editors, directors or coordinators without a DOI: Surname(s), lower-case letters (except the initial one) of first name(s). (Abbreviated function). (Year). Title. Retrieved from: http://www.xxxxxx.xxx

Chapter of a printed book: Surname(s), lower-case letters (except the initial one) of first name(s). (Year). Title of the chapter, entry or contribution, in Initial of the name(s). Surname(s) of the editor(s) or coordinator(s), etc. (Abbreviated function). Title of the book (pp. xx‐xx). Place of publication: Publisher.

Example:

ACIÉN ALMANSA, Manuel; VALLEJO TRIANO, Antonio (1998): “Urbanismo y Estado islámico: De Corduba a Qurtuba-Madinat al-Zahra”, en P. Cressier y M. García Arenal (Eds.), Genèse de la ville islamique en al-Andalus et au Maghreb occidental, pp. 107-136. Madrid: Casa de Velazquez y  CSIC.

Chapter of an electronic book with a DOI: Surname(s), lower-case letters (except the initial one) of first name(s). (Year). Title of the chapter, entry or contribution. In Initial of the name(s). Surname(s) of the editor(s) or coordinator(s), etc. (Abbreviated function). Title of the book (pp. xx‐xx). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxxx

Chapter of an electronic book without a DOI: Surname(s), lower-case letters (except the initial one) of first name(s). (Year). Title of the chapter, entry or contribution. In Initial of the name(s). Surname(s) of the editor(s) or coordinator(s), etc. (Abbreviated function). Title of the book (pp. xx‐xx). Retrieved from: http://www.xxxxxx.xxx

Printed journal articles: Surname(s), Initial(s) of first name(s). (Year). Article title. Title of publication, volume (number), xx-xx.

Example:

MARTÍNEZ NÚÑEZ, Mª Antonia (1997a): “Escritura árabe ornamental y epigrafía andalusí”, Arqueología y Territorio Medieval. 4, pp. 127-162.

Article in an electronic journal with a DOI: Surname(s), lower-case letters (except the initial one) of first name(s). (Year). Article title. Title of publication, volume (number), xx-xx. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxxx

Example: 

Altamirano García, Manuel. (2014). Hueso, asta y marfil: manufactura de artefactos durante el III milenio a.C. en el poblado de Los Castillejos (Montefrío, Granada). Saguntum, 46, 21-40. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7203/SAGVNTVM.46.3266

Article in an electronic journal without a DOI: Surname(s), lower-case letters (except the initial one) of first name(s). (Year). Article title. Title of publication, volume (number), xx-xx. Retrieved from: http://www.xxxxxx.xxx

Doctoral thesis. Final Degree Projects. Master's Thesis: Surname, initial of the name (s). (Year). Title of the thesis. Université de. Lieu. http://www.xxxxxx.xxx

Exemple : Torregrosa Giménez, Palmira. (2000). La pintura rupestre esquemática en el levante de la Península Ibérica. (Tesis doctoral / Trabajo fin de grado / Trabajo fin de máster). Universidad de Alicante. Alicante. http://hdl.handle.net/10045/4080.

Undated work: indicate (s.f.). Example: Martínez Daca, F. (s.f.): xxxxxxxxxx

Figures and illustrations

18.- Every image consisting of drawings with lines or photographs will be considered figures and they will be enumerated consecutively. They will be sent in a digital format, preferably in color and with the proper quality level. If necessary, a graphic scale should be included. The images will be included in their place in the text, and will also be sent separately.

19.- The design manager will be allowed to require of the authors an improvement of the image quality, or technical modifications necessary for improved visualization of the contents.

Copies and off-prints 

20.- Each author will receive a copy of the article in PDF format for its possible digital distribution. As long as the journal remains being published on paper, the author will receive also a copy. Paper pullouts will not be issued.

 

Submission Preparation Checklist

All submissions must meet the following requirements.

  • The text complies with all the stylistic and bibliographic conditions specified in the Instructions for the Author.

  • Since all texts are subject to evaluation by peers, the instructions included in “Reviewing policy” section are followed to ensure an anonymous evaluation.

  • The file should be in Microsoft word or RTF.
  • Since all texts are subject to peer evaluation, the instructions included to ensure an anonymous evaluation are followed
  • The papers must be original and unpublished. At the moment of sending the article, the authors must include a declaration specifically confirming that the article has not been presented for evaluation and publication in other magazines simultaneously or previously and that it has not been submitted for its broadcast in other media (web pages, electronic book, etc.)
  • Whenever possible, URLs are provided for references.
  • In case of receiving funds for the realization of the article, the financing agency(ies) and the code(s) of the project(s) within the framework(s) of which( es) the research that has led to the publication has been developed.

Research

The magazine is focused on research of medieval archaeology, including: a) pieces of basic research from excavations, prospections, analysis, etc.; b) interpretative studies; c) studies of synthesis.

The papers will be originals and unpublished, distinguishing the data and original theories from those already published by the corresponding citations. The authors will adapt to the rules of the ethical compromise of the magazine and will accept subjecting their work to a process of anonymous peer review. Articles can be removed from the evaluation process by any author who disagrees with the decisions or for any other reasons.

Book reviews

Any researcher can submit reviews of books that they consider of interest. The publication of these reviews will be subject to evaluation according to the quality criteria. The editorial board will be in charge of these evaluations. The reviews will have a heading with the following information: title of the book in capital letters; name and surname of the author or authors or in the case of collective authorship the name of the editors or coordinator; place of publication, publisher, date of publication and number of pages. The name and the institution of the person reviewing will be at the end of the text.

 

Miscellanea

This section will include information about findings; conferences, news of interest, etc. They will be selected for publication by the editorial office.

In Memoriam

This section includes recensions and profiles about deceased specialists in medieval archaeology. A text with a maximum of 3500 characters will be considered a recension. If the text exceeds this number of characters it will be considered a profile and it can be subject to evaluation by peers, especially if it analyzes overall scientific activity and present ideological or interpretative opinions.   

Monographic

Authors or scientific entities can propose the publication of various texts related among them by its topic (prepared by different authors), minutes of relevant seminars, etc. that may result scientifically interesting for its joint publication. The publication shall be approved by the journal´s board of direction or by a member of the editorial commission, but in any case, the texts will have to comply with the journal´s quality conditions and submit individually to the journal´s evaluation system.

 

Copyright Notice

The moment the article is accepted by the magazine, the author or authors must fill out a specific form where the copyright conditions of the magazine will be stated, approved by the University of Jaén.

The authors will retain the copyright and will concede to the magazine the rights for the first publication, with the work registered under the Creative Commons license that allows third parties the use of the publication as long as they mention the author and the publication in this magazine.

The authors can reach other independent contractual agreements for the non exclusive distribution of the version of the article published in this magazine (i.e include it in an institutional repository or publish it in a book) as long as they clearly indicate that the work was primarily published by this magazine.

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