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  • Special Issue: Inequality and Race in the Histories of Archaeology

    Edited by W. Carruthers
    Special Issue: Inequality and Race in the Histories of Archaeology, Authors: William Carruthers , JC Niala, Sherry Davis, Debbie Challis, Paola A. Schiappacasse, Susan Dixon, Monika Milosavljević, Lucy Moore, Richard Nevell, Alex Fitzpatrick, Heba Abd el Gawad, Alice Stevenson
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About this journal

The Bulletin of the History of Archaeology (BHA) was inaugurated over 20 years ago as a forum to exchange research, information on on-going projects, and resources devoted to a growing interest in the histories of archaeology. As this interest has grown, BHA has become global in reach, and has taken an increasingly expansive definition of its subject matter and its place within wider historical contexts. To this end, the journal publishes research not only on the histories of archaeology strictly defined, but also on the subject as it intersects with related histories like those of collecting, colonialism, exploration, fieldwork, heritage, and museums. At the same time, BHA is particularly focused on building interdisciplinary collaborations, and publishes work that takes its methodological cues from fields including anthropology and historical anthropology, archaeology, art history, colonial and postcolonial studies, gender studies, global history, and the history, philosophy, and sociology of science.

Announcements

  • Call for Co-Editor

    The Bulletin of the History of Archaeology is looking for a new Co-Editor to join its growing Editorial Team. This role would be ideal for someone who is already very active in the field of the history of archaeology (attending conferences, publishing regularly etc) and some prior experience in an editorial role. The new Co-Editor would be working alongside two existing Co-Editors to maintain the journal and its publication workflow, as well as coordinating regular special collections and author communications. A candidate with prior social media experience would also be ideal. Find the full role description here.

  • Bulletin of the History of Archaeology Call for Papers 2024

     

    The Bulletin of the History of Archaeology (BHA) is accepting submissions for publication in 2024.

    The journal publishes research not only on the histories of archaeology strictly defined, but also on the subject as it intersects with related histories like those of collecting, colonialism, exploration, fieldwork, heritage, and museums. At the same time, BHA is particularly focused on building interdisciplinary collaborations, and publishes work that takes its methodological cues from fields including anthropology and historical anthropology, archaeology, art history, colonial and postcolonial studies, gender studies, global history, and the history, philosophy, and sociology of science.

    The BHA is published online. Articles are made available Open Access as soon as they are ready. Research shows that Open Access publications are viewed and cited more often and for a longer period than publications in subscription journals. Some studies report three times more views and others 89% more downloads. See the Plan S, for the latest initiative promoting Open Access by 14 national funders and 4 charitable foundations.

    The BHA is indexed by the Web of Science (Emerging Sources Citation Index), the Norwegian Scientific Database, the European Reference Index for Humanities and Social Sciences (ERIH PLUS), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), EBSCOHost, Google Scholar,  CrossRef, JISC KB+,  and SHERPA RoMEO. 

    Authors remain the copyright holders and grant third parties the right to use, reproduce, and share the article according to the Creative Commons license agreement.

    If your paper is accepted for publication, you will be asked to pay an Article Publication Charge (APC) of £540 (+VAT, if applicable), which can normally be sourced from your funder or institution. APCs cover all publication costs (editorial processes; web hosting; indexing; marketing; archiving; DOI registration etc. For a breakdown of costs, see here) and ensure that all of the content is fully Open Access. This APC is just 10-20% of some competitors. Many research funders and institutions now have open access funds available. Please, ask your department, library or funder to check your eligibility. Several other foundations, institutes, societies and associations offer publication grants based on subject relevance. Here are a few of them relevant to history, archaeology and material preservation and conservation. For more information on funding, feel free to get in touch with the editorial manager adam.ross@ubiquitypress.com.

    Submit Now! We accept online submissions via our journal website. See Author Guidelines for further information. Alternatively, please contact the editors if you are unsure as to whether your research is suitable for submission to the journal.

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