Style Guidelines for the Journal of World Prehistory

These guidelines are intended to help to standardize certain elements of style, and to help authors, editors, and proofreaders in preparing material for publication in the Journal of World Prehistory. All authors are asked to pay particular attention to the section on References; the Editor refuses to take responsibility for correcting inaccurate or incomplete references.

TYPING THE MANUSCRIPT

1.  Paper.  Type the manuscript on one side of good quality, white bond paper; all sheets should be of uniform size (either 8.5 x 11 inch, or A4).  Type must be dark, sharp, and clear.  Computer-generated manuscripts must be of letter quality.

2.  Double-Spacing.  Double-space all typed sections of the manuscript, including title page, abstract, acknowledgments, references, figure-captions, tables, and set-off quotes.

3.  Margins.  Top, bottom and side margins should all be about 1.5 inches (3.7 cm).

4.  Sections of the Manuscript.  Each of the following sections of the manuscript should be on a separate page or should start a new page and all pages should be numbered consecutively.  Arrange the parts of the manuscript in the order given below:

                      Title page (see below)

Abstract (of about 150 words) and 4 or 5 Key Words (separate page)

Text (start a new page)

                      Appendix (if necessary; start a new page)

                      Acknowledgments (including financial support; separate page)

                      References (start a new page)

                      Tables (separate page for each table)

                      Figure captions (start a new page)

5.  Title Page.  The title page should include the title of the article, author's name (no degrees) and affiliation, and suggested running head. Affiliation comprises the department, institution, city, state and postal code, and country, and should be typed as a footnote to the author's name. The running head should be an abbreviated version of the article title (fewer than 80 characters).  Also include the full mailing address, e-mail address and telephone number of the author designated to review proofs.

               Prepare as shown in the example below.

SPECIMEN TITLE PAGE

          Late Pleistocene Mammalian Extinctions in North America:

          Taxonomy, Chronology, and Explanations

          Donald K. Grayson¹, ²

 

 

1.  Department of Anthropology and Quaternary Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA

          2.  To whom correspondence should be addressed at:

                        Department of Anthropology, DH-05

                        University of Washington

                        000 Zero Street

Seattle, Washington 98195, USA

Telephone:  (123) 456-7890

E-mail:  grayson@email.address.edu

 

 

Running Head: North American Late Pleistocene Extinctions

____________________________________________________________________________

TABLES

 

1.  Typesetting tables is time-consuming and expensive; tabular presentation of data should be kept to a minimum.

2.  Size.  When setting up a table, keep in mind the physical limitations of the page size.

3.  Style.  Tables should be numbered with consecutive Roman numerals and referred to by number in the text.  Type each table on a separate sheet of paper, with the title centred above the table and any explanatory footnotes (indicated by superscript lowercase letters) typed (double-spaced) below it.

 

FIGURES

 

1.  Authors are responsible for supplying professionally drafted figures, suitable for reproduction, with the author's name and figure number lightly printed on the back.  All artwork (including lettering) must be sharp and clear.  Keep in mind that almost all figures are photographically reduced before publication to 11.5 x 17.5 cm, or less. Extremely complex charts or maps with considerable detail and small lettering often will not reduce well.  Oversized artwork should be avoided - clear photographic prints reduced to fit on 8.5 x 11 inch sheets are acceptable.

2.  Style.  Figures should be numbered with consecutive Arabic numerals and referred to by number in the text.  Figure captions should be typed on a separate sheet of paper.

MEASUREMENTS

All measurements of distance, area, volume, etc., should follow the metric system.

               Examples:  405 ha, 2.8 m², about 60 km, 5.3 cm, 90 g

NUMBERS

1.  Cardinal numbers.  Use Arabic numerals for all numbers above nine; spell out numbers zero to nine, inclusive (but note exception c below).

          Exception a: Spell out any number that begins a sentence.

                 Examples: Twelve of the vessels . . .

                                 Three hundred years earlier . . .

          Exception b: Spell out numbers that are used in general expressions in narrative text.

                   Example: There were hundreds of beads . . .

          Exception c: Always use Arabic numerals for the following:

Measurements: 16 m, 4 hr, a capacity of 3 liters, 2 days

Dates: on 15 March 2000

                                         Page numbers: (1997, pp. 34-37); on page 12 of the article

                                         Mathematical copy: 8% of the artifacts

2.  Ordinal numbers.  Always spell out.

3.  Dates

            a.  Do not use apostrophes in decades.

                                  Example: 1990s (not 1990's)

b.  Spell out, in lowercase letters, references to centuries.

                      Example: nineteeth century (not 19th century or Nineteenth Century)

c.  Use full entries for years inclusive.

                                  Example: 1963-1972 (not 1963-72).

RADIOCARBON AGES

1.  Always give age B.P. and laboratory number if known; otherwise give age B.P. and a reference.

                        Examples: 14,270 B.P. ± 600 years (ALG-3)

or

                               10,500 B.P. ± 300 years (Haynes et al., 1984, p. 185).

Dates B.C./A.D. should be used only for calibrated radiocarbon ages; the specific calibration curve used must be cited, as well as the uncalibrated (B.P.) value of the date.

 

2.  Use the following form for chemical symbols:

          Examples: C-14, Th-230, U-234 (not C14, 230Th, U234)

 

REFERENCE CITATIONS IN TEXT

1.  Simple citation, with no page numbers etc., specified

          (Smith, 1999) or Smith (1999)

2.  Two authors

         (Smith and Brown, 1967) or Smith and Brown (1967)

3.  Three or more authors.

          (Smith et al., 2000) or Smith and others (2000)

4.  Several different authors cited in one place

          (Warren and Jones, 1990; Wilson, 1998; Smith, 1999)

          or Warren and Jones (1990), Wilson (1998) and Smith (1999)

5.  Several references by the same authors

          (Brown, 1965, 1970, 1974) or Brown (1965, 1970, 1974)

6.  Two or more references by the same author or authors in the same year

          (Jones and Brown, 1997a, b; Wilson, 1999c)

          or Jones and Brown (1997a, b) and Wilson (1999c)

7.  Citation with pages, figures, or tables specified

          (Smith, 1998, p. 23), (Jones and Wilson, 2000, Fig. 3),

          (Brown, 1968, pp. 533-534), (Johnson et al., 2001, Table I)

8.  No author given (cite the group issuing the report or the publisher, as it is listed in the References)

          (United Nations, 1963), (Committee on Ethics, 1977)

REFERENCES

1.  All references cited in the text must appear in the References list, and all entries in the list must be cited in the text.

2.  Alphabetize the References by last, or family, names of authors.  Two or more works by the same author or same two authors in the same year should be alphabetized by the first significant word in the title and differentiated by lowercase letters following the date (eg: 1977a, 1977b).

3.  References by three or more authors, with the same first author, should be listed chronologically according to the year of publication, as they will be cited in the text by the first author's name and et al.

4.  Authors are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of their References.

5.  Arrange the parts of each reference in the following general order:

                        Last names and initials of all authors

                        Year published

                        Title of article (or book)

                        Name of journal (or name and location of publisher)

                        Volume and page numbers.

6.  For references published in other alphabets, transliterate all the above information into the Roman alphabet, translate into English the article-title (or book-title if reference is to the entire volume), and note, in parentheses, in what language the reference is published.

 

SAMPLE REFERENCES

1.  Book, single author

Schmidt, P. R. (1997). Iron Technology in East Africa: Symbolism, Science, and Archaeology, Indiana University Press, Bloomington.

2.  Book, volume in a series

Biggar, H. P. (1929). The Works of Samuel de Champlain, (Vol. III), Champlain Society, Toronto.

3.  Book, multiple authors

Hampton, D. R., Summer, C. E., and Webber, R. A. (1978). Organizational Behavior and the Practice of Management, 3rd. ed., Scott, Foresman, Glenview, Ill.

Note: All authors' names go in reverse order.  Do not include "and Company", "Inc.", "Publisher", "Publishing Company" etc., with name of publisher.

4.  Edited book

Knecht, H. (ed.) (1997). Projectile Technology, Plenum, New York.

5.  Article in edited book

Geneste, J.-M., and Maury, S. (1997). Contributions of multidisciplinary experimentation to the study of Upper Paleolithic projectile points. In Knecht, H. (ed.), Projectile Technology, Plenum, New York, pp. 165-189.

6.  Technical report

Meyers, J. T., and DeNies, M. (1972). LONGTERM and PEAKSCAN: neutron activation analysis computer programs. Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan, Technical Reports 2.

7.  Book, no author, government publication

U.S. Government Printing Office (1967). Style Manual, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.

8.  Article in edited series

Nash, R. J. (1976). Cultural systems and culture change in the central Arctic.  In Maxwell, M. S. (ed.), Eastern Arctic Prehistory: Paleoeskimo Problems. Memoirs of the Society for American Archaeology 31: 150-155.

9.  Series or monograph

Tixier, J. (1963). Typologie de l'Epipaléolithique du Maghreb. Mémoires du Centre de Recherches Anthropologiques, Préhistoriques et Ethnographiques 2, Arts et Métiers Graphiques, Paris.

10. Unpublished dissertation or thesis

Dunnell, R. C. (1967). The Prehistory of Fishtrap, Kentucky: Archaeological Interpretation in Marginal Areas. Ph.D. dissertation, Yale University.

11. Article in journal

Zilhão, J., and d’Errico, F. (1999). The chronology and taphonomy of the earliest Aurignacian and its implications for the understanding of Neandertal extinction. Journal of World Prehistory 13: 1-68.

Note: Do not abbreviate journal titles.  Issue number is not necessary when journal is paginated continuously throughout volume (see next example).  If each issue of a journal begins with page 1, the issue number should be included.

12. Article in journal, paginated by issue

Shepard, E. (1965). Tecopa burial customs.  Pacific Coast Archaeological Society Quarterly 1(4): 26-27.

13. Manuscript in press

Smith, X. Y. (2010). Non-reductionist approaches to flint knapping.  American Antiquity (in press).

Note:  Use this form only if the manuscript has been accepted for publication; for a book, cite the publisher.

14. Manuscript submitted for publication

Smith, X. Y. (2000). Deconstructionist approaches to flint knapping (submitted for publication).

15. Unpublished manuscript

Adams, R. E. W. (1968). Maya highland prehistory: new data and implications. Ms. on file, Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Note:  Cite the year in which the manuscript was written (not n.d.). Give full information about   where a copy may be obtained.

16. Paper presented at meeting

Feathers, J. K. (1999). Luminescence dating of the Middle Stone Age in Sub-Saharan Africa. Paper presented at the 64th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Chicago.