Archaeological information

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Archaeological information

description scientific journal
Area of ​​Expertise archeology
language German English
publishing company German Society for Prehistory and Early History (DGUF)
Headquarters Kerpen-Loogh (Germany)
First edition 1972
Frequency of publication yearly
Sold edition approx. 950 copies
editor Frank Siegmund (in charge), Werner Schön, Diane Scherzler
Web link www.dguf.de/archaeologische-informationen.html
Article archive journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/arch-inf/index
ISSN (print) 0341-2873
ISSN (online) 2197-7429

The Archaeological Information (abbreviated Arch. Inf. ) Is a scientific journal published by the German Society for Prehistory and Early History (DGUF). It was founded in 1972 and mainly publishes articles on Central European prehistory and early history .

Profile of the magazine

The journal publishes articles in particular

  • for new research in the field of prehistory and early history of Europe, less in the form of material templates, more in the form of analyzes and syntheses;
  • for the further development of relevant methods and theories;
  • for further development of interdisciplinarity, especially with subject-relevant natural sciences;
  • which serve the further development of professional ethics;
  • discuss political issues, including subjects related to studies and training;
  • which aim to improve the protection of cultural assets and the protection of the cultural landscape,
  • and a stronger involvement of civic interests and voluntary work in archeology.

For these purposes, contributions from authors from other disciplines are also accepted.

Quality assurance, open access and licensing

The archaeological information appears annually with a print volume of approx. 300 pages and a print run of just under 1,000 copies. All contributions are subject to a quality management system, to which an editorial advisory board has been contributing since 2001, and a peer review process since 2012 . Since the 2013 vintage, the archaeological information has appeared in two forms, i.e. H. in addition to the print edition, there is also an online edition in Platinum Open Access ; new contributions are published according to the “online first” principle. From volume 39 (2016) onwards, some articles are only published online, but no longer in print. Since October 2016, the online edition has also included all older volumes that were initially only published in print, although individual contributions may be missing. Since September 2018, all reviews have been passed on to »recensio.antiquitatis« - the online review portal for classical studies based on Recensio.net - and can also be found this way.

Structure and typical content

The individual volumes of the Archaeological Information follow a superordinate content and structure grid:

  • "Focus". The first part of each volume is devoted to a thematic focus. The volume following an annual conference of the DGUF has the topic of this conference as its content and aims to publish as many of the lectures as possible in an expanded form as scientific articles. Those responsible for the content of the respective annual conference introduce the general topic of the conference in a common opening credits of these essays and draw an overarching balance sheet of the conference from their point of view.
  • "Further essays". Independently of this, the topic section is followed by further articles and reports on current research, in accordance with the content profile of the archaeological information set out above .
  • "Forum". An unusual element of archaeological information in the publication landscape of German-speaking archeology is the “forum”, in which subject-relevant topics are publicly discussed in several related articles - such as speech and counter-speech. An essay opens the discussion. Authors requested by the editorial staff and texts otherwise received by the editorial team respond to this. Usually, the author of the opening article is given the opportunity to assess the discussion from his point of view at the end. Topics that are currently scientifically or socially controversial in the subject can be dealt with publicly in one or more volumes of Archaeological Information and different positions can be weighed up against one another.
  • "Conferences & Working Groups". This section forms a news section in which conferences and working groups can report on their activities. This gives groups in particular the possibility of current reporting that do not publish an independent conference proceedings.
  • "Reviews". Book reviews are published under this heading. Immediately after their publication, they are also reflected in the review portal "recensio.antiquitatis".
  • "Dissertations & theses". A special offer of archaeological information for the next generation of scientists is the section “Dissertations & Examination Theses”. Here young colleagues are invited to present the summary of their research results to a wide range of readers. In this section, readers gain an insight into current research at universities, mostly long before final publications are available, and can contact the authors directly if necessary.

Legal and ethical

Authors do not transfer any copyright to the publisher for their publication in Archaeological Information , but only the non-exclusive right to use their work. You are free to use your work for other purposes and to publish it. Since year 40, 2017, the articles appear explicitly under the current version of the CC BY license . The DGUF is a signatory to the Budapest Declaration (2002) and the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Scientific Knowledge (2003). The editors are based on the "Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing" of COPE.

literature

  • Frank Siegmund: The "Archaeological Information" in Open Access . In: Blickpunkt Archäologie 2/2014, pp. 4–10.
  • M. Effinger, J. Reinhard & F. Siegmund: All volumes of the "Archäologische Informations" since 1/1972 now available in Open Access . In: Archeology Online, October 21, 2016 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ M. Effinger, J. Reinhard & F. Siegmund, All volumes of the "Archäologische Informations" since 1/1972 now available in Open Access. Archeology Online, October 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ Start page “recensio antiquitatis” at Propylaeum / Heidelberg University Library: https://www.propylaeum.de/publierungen/recensioantiquitatis/ (September 24, 2018).
  3. ^ Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. Retrieved October 24, 2018 .