Journal of Urban Archaeology welcomes contributions covering a range of subjects, from major new fieldwork in urban sites to discussions of theory and methodology, or wider studies exploring the culture, conditions, and connectivities of urban societies in the past.
Main Language: English
Additional Languages: French, German, Italian, Spanish
Contact Information/Submissions
For general article submissions, please contact Sine Grove Saxkjær (jua@cas.au.dk).
For proposals of special issues of the journal, please contact the General Editors: Professor Rubina Raja (rubina.raja@cas.au.dk) or Professor Søren M. Sindbæk (farksms@cas.au.dk).
Peer Review Procedure
Double-blind undertaken by a specialist member of the Board or an exeternal specialist.
All submissions to the Journal of Urban Archaeology (with the exception of the Editorial and the Backfill) are initially assessed by the journal’s General Editors, strictly on academic grounds, and if successful are then passed on to external referees who have been commissioned by virtue of their specialism in the appropriate field. The Board ensures that the screening is done independently and without conflicts of interest. If accepted for publication, the definitive texts supplied by authors will be copyedited by the journal’s Editorial Assistant before being passed to the publisher for production. Please note, however, that it remains the author’s responsibility to ensure the article follows the journal styleguide.
Guidelines for Authors
Contributions can be up to 12,000 words (not including bibliography and captions), and authors can include to 25 illustrations (b/w). It is also possible to have colour, but please discuss this with Sine Grove Saxkjær in advance.
Before submitting, please ensure you have read the styleguides used by JUA, available at: https://www.brepols.net/permalink/guidelines-jua.
If your contribution does not follow the styleguides, it may be rejected on those grounds.
Access, Copyright & Licencing
This journal has been published from 2020 to 2023 (volumes 1-8) as a Diamond Open Access journal, funded by the Danish National Research Foundation (grant: DNRF119). All contributions to these issues have been published under a CC BY-NC 4.0 Licence.
As of volume 9 (2024), the journal is made available by subscription, single issue purchase, and pay-per-view. Different license options are offered to the authors. A standard licence gives Brepols the exclusive copyright for all published content. For Gold Open Access articles, the authors retain copyright and grant Brepols the license to publish and disseminate. These articles are published under a CC BY-NC 4.0 Licence. Please discuss with your Publishing Manager if you or your funding body require an alternative CC-licence.
Open Access Options, incl. Author Fees
When you opt for publishing in Gold Open Access, we charge an APC of 1000 EUR (+ VAT, if applicable), which is designed to cover the cost of our publishing services. This consists of dedicated editorial support; qualitative, rigorous peer review; manuscript editing and professional typesetting; high-quality printing and digital publishing on BrepolsOnline and other leading platforms; guaranteed permanent access; worldwide physical distribution and online dissemination; and worldwide specialized marketing and targeted commercial initiatives.
Researchers from low- and middle-income countries, early career scholars, independent researchers, and other authors who do not have the resources to pay the APC are invited to contact the editor-in-chief.
See our dedicated webpages for further details on our open access options at https://www.brepols.net/open-access/journals, and our self-archiving policies at https://www.brepols.net/open-access/self-archiving-policy.
Ethics, Malpractice and Authorship Statement
https://www.brepols.net/ethics
Archival
All articles are digitally archived in Portico
Open Access
(E-journal)
