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JEMAHS EDITORIAL POLICY
Co-editors: Ann E. Killebrew and Sandra A. Scham
The Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies (JEMAHS) is a peerreviewed journal published by the Pennsylvania State University Press. JEMAHS is devoted to
traditional, anthropological, social, and applied archaeologies of the eastern Mediterranean. The
goal of this journal is to engage with regional archaeological specialists, both academic and
professional archaeologists in cultural heritage/resource management, working in the Aegean,
Egypt, the Levant, Anatolia, North Africa, and other areas that have impacted on or been
influenced by eastern Mediterranean cultures. The journal combines traditional and theoretical
archaeologies with temporal parameters from prehistory to recent periods. The journal aims to
publish accessible, jargon-free, readable, color-illustrated articles that will be informative for
professionals but comprehensible to non-practitioners—in particular, undergraduates. JEMAHS
solicits contributions across several disciplines, including anthropology, social archaeology, Near
Eastern and classical archaeology, archaeometry, ethno-archaeology, cultural resource
management, heritage and conservation studies, new technologies/virtual reality reconstruction,
landscape archaeology, and Egyptology.
All of the modern countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea define the geographic range
of the journal. Topics considered for the journal will include excavation and survey results,
landscape archaeology and GIS, underwater archaeology, archaeological sciences, material culture
studies, ethno-archaeology, social archaeology, conservation, heritage studies, cultural heritage
management, “high-tech” archaeology, sustainable tourism, and international development. The
journal does not publish unprovenanced artifacts purchased on the antiquities market or objects
from private collections.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTRIBUTORS
By submitting their work to JEMAHS, authors agree to editorial modifications of their manuscripts
that are designed to help JEMAHS fulfill its mission.
Procedures for Submission
To submit a manuscript, please visit http://www.editorialmanager.com/jemahs and create an
author profile. The online system will guide you through the steps to upload a manuscript to the
editorial office for consideration. Papers should be limited to not more than 20–25 manuscript
pages or ca. 6,000–7,000 words. Shorter papers are welcome, but an author wishing to submit a
paper longer than 25 manuscript pages (including endnotes, references, and appendices) should
consult with the editors in advance. Any questions about submission of a manuscript can be
directed to co-editor Ann E. Killebrew ([email protected]).
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A manuscript should be submitted in final form, with no substantive changes expected later.
Articles must be submitted as MS Word files using a standard size (8 ½ x 11 in) with the font in
12-point Times New Roman, double-spaced throughout. All tables and figures must be called out
in the text at the end of a sentence—(Fig. 1) or (Table 1)—and include instruction for placement
(Insert Figure 1 around here). High-resolution images must be included separately, labeled
sequentially with the figure number, and sent in jpeg or tiff format (1200 dpi for line drawings;
600 dpi for grayscale; and at least 300 dpi for color). Tables should be labeled separately from the
figures. All captions should be submitted in a separate MS Word document.
JEMAHS will include only tables that clarify points made in the text. Keep tables as simple as
possible. Table captions should be short and explicit; explanatory material may be included in a
note appended to the table. All labels and abbreviations on the table should be explained.
Please note: Permissions to use photographs and copyrights for all illustrations are the
responsibility of the author and need to be included when the manuscript is submitted. (For more
information regarding copyright issues for authors, go to:
http://psupress.org/author/author_copyright.html).
When submitting a manuscript, authors should be prepared to supply an abstract of no more than
150 words, 5–7 keywords, and an author biography of less than 200 words.
The signing of the online Pennsylvania State University Press copyright and publication agreement
will form part of the submission steps through Editorial Manager.
Evaluation and Publication Process
Manuscripts submitted to JEMAHS are normally sent to two referees, especially those specializing
in the topic at hand. Referees evaluate the paper based on such criteria as the importance of the
topic, the methodology of the author(s), and the quality and clarity of the writing; and they
recommend whether the paper be accepted, rejected, or accepted with modifications.
If a manuscript is accepted, whether outright or with modifications, the editors advise the author on
revising the article and preparing it for copyediting and publication. It is explicitly understood that
any acceptance of a manuscript is conditional until the necessary additions and revisions have been
made, and the editors consider the manuscript ready for publication.
The primary (or corresponding) author of an article usually receives the proofs. The primary author
is responsible for checking the proofs against the manuscript and making necessary corrections.
Changes must be limited to the correction of typographical errors; substantive changes to the text
at this stage are not permitted. The primary author does not receive copies of the revised page
proofs.
Upon publication, the author(s) will receive a PDF of the article.
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STYLE
JEMAHS seeks to be accessible to a broad audience that includes professionals, students, and
interested lay audiences. Manuscripts should be written in a jargon-free, engaging, and reader
friendly style.
Except for the specific instructions here, the directives of The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)
(16th edn.; Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010) should be followed. Spelling should
follow American English as outlined in Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary (first spelling). Rules for
the transliteration of ancient languages should follow those described in The SBL Handbook of
Style (2nd edn.; Atlanta: SBL Press, 2014).
Arabic place names should be written as follows: Unfamiliar Arabic site names and words should
be written with diacritics (’alephs and ‘ayins should be clearly indicated). Familiar words, such as
wadi and khirbet, are spelled without diacritics. When reference is made to modern toponyms or
non-biblical place names, an accurate transliteration of the name should be given, including
indication of alephs and ayns. Contributors should follow the standards outlined in CMS 11.96–
11.101 and can also consult The SBL Handbook of Style 4.3.3.4. If in doubt, use the standards set
forth in the International Journal of Middle East Studies
(http://web.gc.cuny.edu/ijmes/pages/transliteration.html).
Numbers and Dates
In general, cardinal and ordinal numbers from one to ten should be spelled out; for larger
numbers, use the Arabic numbers (1, 2, 3, etc.). Inclusive page number style should be
followed throughout (CMS 9.60). This system applies to any citation of numbered items
(e.g., pl. 23:13–14; fig. 3:11–15; but 1230–1225 BCE). Arabic numbers should only be
used in the following instances:
a. In a series, if one or more of the numbers are greater than ten;
b. In mathematical, technical, scientific, or statistical usage; this includes measures
of distance, volume, area, etc.: 1 km, 10 ha, 3°C, 2 hr.
c. Within the text, common fractions are written out: “two-thirds of the population”
d. Use Arabic numbers in all figure and table references, journal volume numbers,
Egyptian dynasties, etc., except where confusion would result. This applies even
when Roman numerals are used in the original publication. Do not change page
references to Arabic numbers when citing pages in introductions or prolegomena
where lowercase Roman numerals are used. Use Arabic numbers for volume
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numbers of multivolume works, except when the volume number is part of the title
(e.g., Megiddo II).
e. Centuries should be written out; e.g., twentieth century, first–third centuries, etc.
f. Use Roman numerals to indicate strata (Stratum XII; Strata IX–III), but Arabic
numbers for related location designations (Locus 3, Phase 5).
g. Use Roman numerals for ancient rulers (Amenemhet III, Yarimlim I).
h. All measurements should be given in the metric system (e.g., 3 km, 0.5 m).
Abbreviations of such measures are not followed by periods (e.g., 10 km, not 10
km.).
En-dashes (not hyphens) should be used to indicate a range of dates, pages, etc. (e.g.,
ninteenth–eighteenth Dynasties, east–west orientation, pp. 191–94). The en-dash can be
keyed with control and - on the number pad or by inserting the symbol.
The standard designations in JEMAHS for historical and archaeological dates are either BC
and AD or BCE and CE. Note that if an author uses the former, s/he should place AD
before the date.
Radiocarbon dates should be expressed as years BP, BC, or AD. Calendrical estimates
should be cited as cal BP, cal BC, or cal AD, and the calibration curve used to obtain the
estimate identified.
Abbreviations
Do not abbreviate archaeological terms: stratum, locus, level, area, phase, etc. These should
be capitalized when they precede a specific reference (Stratum IX, Level 3).
Do not abbreviate archaeological time periods when they stand alone (e.g., Late Bronze
Age). When they are followed by a specific subdivision, however, they should be
abbreviated (e.g., LB II, MB IIA) except that Iron Age should never be abbreviated.
Points of the compass are not abbreviated.
The following are commonly used abbreviations: fig.(s), chap.(s), no.(s), p.(p), m, cm, km,
L (for liter or liters), ml, col.(s), pl.(s), v(v), n.(n), ca., mg, and kg. Do not abbreviate “line”
or “lines” in discussions of inscriptions. Do not italicize Latin abbreviations and words
(e.g., et al., not et al.). Note that e.g. and i.e. can be abbreviated within parentheses but
must be spelled out when used in a sentence.
Use the abbreviations OT, NT, HB, LXX, MT, QL, Vg, OL, G, or OG (preceded by “the”
when needed, but with no punctuation) for the terms Old Testament, New Testament,
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Hebrew Bible, Septuagint, Masoretic Text, Qumran Literature, Vulgate, Old Latin, Greek,
or Old Greek.
Titles of biblical books are not italicized. Standard abbreviations for them are to be used,
with punctuation, only when both chapter and verse references follow, for example, Gen.
1:2, Exod. 3:4 (CMS 10.45–10.48), but not when only the chapter follows, for example,
Romans 8. There is no space after the colon. The colon should be used in referring to
intertestamental literature and the Mishnah. In references to Philo, classical, and patristic
literature, the current English or Latin titles are to be used (italicized and abbreviated if
possible, and with or without punctuation [see below]), followed by appropriate book,
chapter, and paragraph numbers where available (e.g. Homer Il. 24.200; Eusebius Hist.
eccl. 3.3–2). For Josephus, the following form is used: J. W. 2.8.16–160. Abbreviations for
Josephus are: C. Ap., Ant., J. W., Life (see SBL Handbook 8.3.7).
Citations, Notes, and References
JEMAHS uses the author-date system of documentation in the text, endnotes, and reference
list. References are incorporated, in parentheses, within the body of the article, citing the
work by author(s) last name, year of publication, page, and plate or figure number, e.g.,
(Petrie 1934: pl. 14:25), (Gophna 1972: 48–59; Alon 1974: 28), or (McGovern, Fleming
and Swann 1991: 400–402). Endnotes, if needed, should be kept to a minimum.
Provide a separate, carefully compiled list of references of all works cited in the article,
including those in figure captions. Do not cite multiple references where one will do. Do
not include publications that may have been used in preparation of the article but are not
cited in it. Do not use bibliography-generating software, such as RefWorks or Endnote.
Include the following information, in full:
a. Author(s) of the work, by last name(s) and initials. When more than one work by
an author is included, arrange the entries chronologically. For more than one entry
by an author in a single year, arrange them by appearance in the text and modify the
year citation with a, b, c, etc., as needed. All authors (or editors) should be
identified. Two authors are separated by a comma and the second author’s initials
appear before his/her surname; three or more authors are separated by commas and
additional authors’ initials appear before their surnames.
b. Date of original publication.
c. Title of the work. Do not use quotation marks for article titles. Use italics for
titles of books and periodicals, observing whether volume numbers in multivolume
series are included in the title (Megiddo II by Loud; and The Excavation of Tell Beit
Mirsim I: The Bronze Age by Albright, 1938).
d. Edition quoted, if other than first.
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e. Number of volumes (if applicable).
f. Translator(s) and original language of work.
g. Festschrifts. Note for whom the work was compiled.
h. Editors of collected works, symposia, festschrifts, etc.
i. Series information, if applicable. Series titles are not italicized. Do not abbreviate
series titles.
j. Journal title, in full, volume number, and issue number (if applicable). Do not
abbreviate journal titles.
k. Page numbers of articles in journals or books. If part of a multi-volume work,
indicate volume.
l. Publication information, including city, state (if necessary—e.g., to distinguish
Cambridge, MA from Cambridge, England) (see CMS 10.28 for older forms of state
abbreviations), and publisher. If a work is published jointly in the United States and
another country, cite the American publisher only. Do not include the first name of
a publisher; e.g., cite Åström, not Paul Åström. Eliminate the words “and sons,”
“and company” along with any unnecessary punctuation. Eliminate “Press” except
when used to distinguish between two entities (e.g., The Pennsylvania State
University Press, not The Pennsylvania State University).
m. Foreign language, if the original article is in a non-Latin/Roman script.
For references to classical literature, use the style indicated in The SBL Handbook of Style
(8.3.6–8.3.7, 8.3.14). Although such elements as author(s) names, titles of works, and
collections of inscriptions, papyri, and ostraca are often abbreviated, JEMAHS prefers that
such abbreviations be minimized. If an abbreviation cannot be found, consult the Oxford
Classical Dictionary, ed. N. G. L. Hammond and H. H. Scullard (2nd edn.; Oxford:
Clarendon, 1970).
Sample Reference Entries
Articles in Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers (CMS 14.170–14.213)
Author(s). Year. Article Title. Journal Title vol. (issue [if pagination not continuous]): Pages
(Language [indicate only if the original article is in a non-Latin/Roman script]).
Behrensmeyer, A. K. 1978. Taphonomic and Ecologic Information from Bone Weathering.
Paleobiology 4 (2):150–62.
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Ben-Shlomo, D. 2006–2007. Cultural Diversity, Ethnicity and Power Imbalance in Early Iron Age
Philistia. Scripta Mediterranea 27–28:267–90.
Reimer, P. J., M. G. L. Baillie, E. Bard, A. Bayliss, J. W. Beck, C. J. H. Bertrand, P. G. Blackwell,
C. E. Buck, G. S. Burr, K. B. Cutler, P. E. Damon, R. L. Edwards, R. G. Fairbanks, M.
Friedrich, T. P. Guilderson, A. G. Hogg, K. A. Hughen, B. Kromer, G. McCormac, S.
Manning, C. Bronk Ramsey, R. W. Reimer, S. Remmele, J. R. Southon, M. Stuiver, S.
Talamo, F. W. Taylor, J. van der Plicht, and C. E. Weyhenmeyer. 2004. INTCAL04
Terrestrial Radiocarbon Age Calibration, 26–0 ka BP. Radiocarbon 46:1029–58.
Books (CMS 14.68–14.169)
Author(s). Year. Title. Edition. Vols. Translator(s), from Language. Editor(s). Series. Place:
Publisher.
Evans, A. J. 1921. The Neolithic and Early and Middle Minoan Ages. Vol. 1 of The Palace of
Minos: A Comparative Account of the Successive Stages of the Early Cretan Civilization as
Illustrated Discoveries at Knossos. London: Macmillan.
Loud, G. 1948. Megiddo II: Seasons of 1935–39. 2 vols. The Oriental Institute Publications 62.
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
Morris, S. P., and R. Laffineur, eds. 2007. EPOS: Reconstructing Greek Epic and Aegean Bronze
Age Archaeology; Proceedings of the 11th International Aegean Conference EPOS
Reconsidering Greek Epic and Aegean Bronze Age Archaeology, Los Angeles, UCLA, The
J. Paul Getty Villa, 20–23 April 2006. Aegaeum 28. Liège: Histoire de l’art et archéologie
de la Grèce antique, Université de Liège; Austin: Program in Aegean Scripts and
Prehistory, University of Texas at Austin.
Book Reviews (CMS 14.214–14.215)
Author(s). Year. Review of Book Title, edition (if applicable), by Author(s). Journal Title vol.
(issue [if pagination not continuous]):Pages.
Erskine, A. 2008. Review of Mediterranean Anarchy, Interstate War, and the Rise of Rome, by A.
M. Eckstein. Journal of Roman Studies 98:187–88.
Phillips, J. L. 2011. Review of The Archaeology of Mobility: Old World and New World
Nomadism, ed. H. Bernard and W. Wendrich. Near Eastern Archaeology 74:189–91.
Radner, K. 2008. Review of The Inscriptions of Tiglath-Pileser III, King of Assyria: Critical
Edition, with Introductions, Translations and Commentary, by H. Tadmor. Journal of
Cuneiform Studies 60:137–40.
Chapters in Books (CMS 14.111–14.116)
Author(s). Year. Chapter Title. In Book Title, Vol., ed. Editor(s), Edition, pages. Translator(s),
from Language. Series. Place: Publisher.
Ariel, D. T., and A. De Groot. 2000. The Iron Age Extramural Occupation at the City of David and
Additional Observations on the Siloam Channel. In Extramural Areas. Vol. 5 of
Excavations at the City of David Directed by Yigal Shiloh, ed. Donald T. Ariel, 155–64.
Qedem 40. Jerusalem: Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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Bunimovitz, S., and Z. Lederman. 2006. The Early Israelite Monarchy in the Sorek Valley: Tel
Beth-Shemesh and Tel Batash (Timnah) in the 10th and 9th Centuries BCE. In “I Will
Speak the Riddles of Ancient Times”: Archaeological and Historical Studies in Honor of
Amihai Mazar, Vol. 2, ed. A. M. Maeir and P. de Miroschedji, 407–27. Winona Lake, IN:
Eisenbrauns.
Courbin, P. 1990. Bassit-Posidaion in the Early Iron Age. In Greek Colonists and Native
Populations: Proceedings of the First Australian Congress of Classical Archaeology Held
in Honour of Emeritus Professor A. D. Trendall, ed. J. P. Descoeudres, 503–9. Canberra:
Humanities Research Centre; Oxford: Clarendon.
Conference Papers (Unpublished) (CMS 14.226)
Author(s). Year. Title. Paper presented at Conference Title, Place.
Munn, M. 2004. Kybele as Kubaba in a Lydo-Phrygian Context. Paper presented at Hittites,
Greeks and Their Neighbors in Ancient Anatolia: An International Conference on CrossCultural Interaction, Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Rubio, G. 2005. Writing in Another Tongue: Alloglottography and Scribal Antiquarianism in the
Ancient Near East. Paper presented at Margins of Writing, Origins of Cultures, The
University of Chicago Oriental Institute Symposium, Chicago, IL.
Internet Documents (Books: CMS 14.166–14.169; Articles: 14.184–14.185, 14.198; Websites and
Blogs: 14.243–14.246)
Author(s). Year. Title. Journal vol. (if applicable). URL (accessed Date).
Kaniewski, D., E. Van Campo, K. Van Lerberghe, T. Boiy, K. Vansteenhuyse, G. Jans, K. Nys, H.
Weiss, C. Morhange, T. Otto, and J. Bretschneider. 2011. The Sea Peoples, from
Cuneiform Tablets to Carbon Dating. PLoS ONE 6 (6): e20232.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0020232.
Porat, L., and N. Getzov. 2010. Aẖihud: Final Report. Hadashot Arkheologiyot 122.
http://www.hadashot-esi.org.il/report_detail_eng.asp?id=1414&mag_id=117 (accessed
March 2, 2012).
The Ramat Raḥel Archaeological Project. n.d. An Ancient Water Reservoir Is Uncovered at Ramat
Raḥel. The Ramat Raḥel Archaeological Project. http://www.tau.ac.il/~rmtrachl/cave.htm
(accessed April 21, 2015).
Theses & Dissertations (CMS 14.224)
Author. Year. Title (Language [indicate only if the original article is in a non-Latin/Roman script]).
Degree, University.
Beeri, R. 2008. Tel Akko and the Urbanization of Akko Plain in the First Half of the Second
Millennium BCE (Hebrew). PhD diss., University of Haifa.
Cline, Eric H. 1993. Orientalia in the Late Bronze Age Aegean: A Catalogue and Analysis of
Trade and Contacts between the Aegean and Egypt, Anatolia and the Near East. Ann
Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International.
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Harmansah, O. 2005. Spatial Narratives, Commemorative Practices, and the Building Project:
New Urban Foundations in Upper Syro-Mesopotamia during the Early Iron Age. PhD
diss., University of Pennsylvania.
Guidelines for writing an Abstract
An abstract allows readers to quickly and accurately identify the basic content of your article. It is
an invaluable research guide because it is most often what potential readers use to decide whether
your article is relevant for them.
Abstracts at a Glance:
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Condensed version of the article
Highlights the major points covered
Concisely describes the content and scope of the work
Helps readers decide whether to read the entire article
Provides readers with a preview of research
Contains relevant keywords for searching and indexing
Many online databases, such as JSTOR, use both abstracts and full-text options to index articles.
Therefore, abstracts should contain keywords and phrases that allow for easy and precise
searching. Incorporating keywords into the abstract that a potential researcher would search for
emphasizes the central topics of the work and gives prospective readers enough information to
make an informed judgment about the applicability of the work.
Writing Tips
An abstract is a self-contained piece of writing that can be understood independently from the
article. It must be kept brief (approximately 150–250 words) and may include these elements:
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Statement of the problem and objectives (gap in literature on this topic)
Thesis statement or question
Summary of employed methods, viewpoint, or research approach
Conclusion(s) and/or implications of research
Keep in Mind… Depending on your rhetorical strategy, an abstract need not include your entire
conclusion, as you may want to reserve this for readers of your article. The abstract should,
however, clearly and concisely indicate to the reader what questions will be answered in the
article. You want to cultivate anticipation so the reader knows exactly what to expect when reading
the article—if not the precise details of your conclusion(s).
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Include your thesis, usually in the first 1–2 sentences
Provide background information placing your work in the larger body of literature
Use the same chronological structure as the original work
Follow lucid and concise prose
Explain the purpose of the work and methods used
Use keywords and phrases that quickly identify the content and focus of the work
Mimic the type and style of language found in the original article, including technical
language
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Add information not contained in the original work
Define terms
Repeat or rephrase your title
Examples
The abstract should begin with a clear sense of the research question and thesis.
“While some recent scholars claim to have refuted the relevance of stylometric analysis for Plato
studies, new technological advances reopen the question. In this article I use two recently
completed stylometric analyses of the Platonic corpus to show that advanced artificial intelligence
techniques such as genetic algorithms can serve as a foundation for chronological assertions.”
It is often useful to identify the theoretical or methodological school used to approach the thesis
question and/or to position the article within an ongoing debate. This helps readers situate the
article in the larger conversations of your discipline.
“The debate among Watts, Koupria, and Brecker over the reliability of stylometry (PMLA 126.5,
Fall 2009) suggests that . . .” or “Using the definition of style proposed by Markos (2014), I argue
that . . .”
Finally, briefly state the conclusion.
“Through analyzing the results of Watts and Koupria’s genetic algorithmic stylometry, I
demonstrate that they provide solutions to roadblocks previously identified in stylometric analyses
of the Platonic corpus for the purposes of developing a reliable chronology. These solutions . . .”