Gallia (magazine)

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The Gallia is a 1943 founded, independent French scientific journal for the field of archeology in France . The ISSN for the print edition is 0016-4119, for the online edition it is 2109-9588.

history

The Gallia was in 1943 by the French historian, theologian and provincial Roman archaeologist Albert Grenier founded, who was then at the de France Collège taught. It was the first magazine to be published by the Center national de la recherche scientifique , established in 1939 . Its subtitle was Fouilles et monuments archéologiques en France métropolitaine until 1995 , when it was changed to Archeologie de la France antique and has been Aréologie des Gaules since 2015 .

The first task of the journal was to provide an organ for the publication of the most important national research and excavation results in French archeology. The period taken into account ranged from prehistory to the end of late antiquity . In 1956, an offshoot for prehistoric research was created with the Gallia Préhistoire . Due to the rapidly increasing excavation activities, Gallia Informations with the subtitle l'Archéologie des régions was brought into being in 1987 for the rapid publication of the corresponding results . Today it is offered online only under the title Archéologie de la France - Informations .

The magazine's directors included Albert Grenier (1943–1961), Paul-Marie Duval (1961–1985) and Christian Goudineau (1986–1993). Martial Monteil has been director of the magazine since 2015.

Topics and selection

The focus of the journal is on the archeology of France from the early Iron Age to the end of the Merovingians . However, adjacent areas such as Germania or Italy are also included, provided that they show interactions with the French-Gallic core area. The core area comprises the Tres Galliae , i.e. the three Gallic provinces ( Gallia Lugdunensis , Gallia Aquitania and Gallia Belgica ), as well as the Gallia Narbonensis and the Celtic parts of the Germania superior and inferior . Articles on archaeological field research, important discoveries and research that reveal innovative approaches are given preference. The language of publication is English as well as French. The advisory scientific committee consists of international representatives from the field.

Publication procedure and supplements

The articles go through a peer review and are only accepted for publication after appropriate reviews. The volumes from 1943 to 2009 are available online via the Persée portal , the volumes since 2010 via the OpenEdition Journals portal . Since 1943, the journal has also regularly published supplements - monographs on individual topics, objects or types of finds. So far, 64 supplements have been published (as of August 2019).

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