EGYPTIAN ARCHAEOLOGY
The Bulletin of the Egypt Exploration Society
Notes for Contributors
Valid from 06 March 2015
Range of subject matter. The aim of Egyptian Archaeology is to enable archaeologists to present
their work to a wider readership than that of established Egyptological journals, in an attractive,
well‐illustrated and less specialised format. Articles should relate to recently completed or current
fieldwork or research on remains in/from Egypt, within a wide date range from the prehistoric to
medieval periods. Articles on museum collections, special exhibitions and reports of fieldwork on
Egyptian sites in neighbouring countries may also be included. Contributors should assume a wide
general knowledge of the subject among the readership and are strongly encouraged to set the
results of their fieldwork and research in their historical or archaeological context, explaining the
importance of the work and the ways in which it helps to improve our understanding of Egyptian
culture. Articles which have already been, or will be, published elsewhere, in whole or in part, will
not be considered for publication. The full Editorial Policy for EA can be downloaded at:
http://www.ees.ac.uk/publications/egyptian‐archaeology.html
Style and Language. Egyptian Archaeology is a ‘popular’ magazine; this is not to say that
contributors should write down to nonspecialist readers, but that every effort should be made to
help the non‐expert and the interested layman to get the most from reading the magazine. Spellings
should be kept as straightforward as possible. Apart from accents in modern European languages, EA
does not use diacritical marks. The spelling of place names should conform to EA house‐style. If in
doubt, consult the indices to previous volumes which can be downloaded from the URL above. All
articles should be submitted in, and will be published in, English. Maps and plans must also be
labelled in English.
Joint articles. EA articles are short and we strongly urge to limit the number of authors to two.
Exceptions in well-founded cases must be cleared with the Editor.
Length of text. Please bear in mind that an article submitted to Egyptian Archaeology will be treated
differently from one submitted to a journal such as the JEA. Space restrictions mean that every
article will be edited to fit in the limited space available but substantial cuts will, if possible, be
avoided provided the author has complied with the word‐limit of between 1,000 ‐ 1,200 words in
length. Articles shall not contain footnotes or bibliography and any parenthetical note should be
subsumed into the text.
End credits. These should be as brief as possible, start with the author’s present position and include
any essential acknowledgements for academic, financial or practical help, but please note that there
is not sufficient space in EA to include the names and institutions of all members of an expedition
team. Please state clearly any photographic credits that need to be given. Authors are responsible
for obtaining copyright permissions
Illustrations. The number of illustrations that can be published with each article is limited but we
would appreciate a wide choice of illustrations (at least ten to twelve) from which to select those
that fit best. The quality of illustrations in EA is of prime importance, so please submit the best
possible images. Captions for each illustration (no more than one or two lines), must be provided.
Please make sure any digital images are of sufficiently high resolution. They should preferably be
CMYK TIFF files though high resolution JPEG files are acceptable. The resolution needs be no higher
than 300 dpi if the image is likely to be printed same size. However, if the image is likely to be
enlarged in the publication then the resolution should be increased dependent upon the increase,
i.e. an image to be enlarged to 150% should be supplied at 450 dpi. This is particularly important if a
contributor would like an image to be considered for use on the front cover. If you have any doubts
about the formatting of digital images, please contact us in advance. Digital images can be sent on
CD, by e‐mail or uploaded to a hosting site. Please ensure that it is easy to match the images and
captions. When preparing maps, plans, sections, etc. bear in mind the degree of reduction which will
be necessary to fit such artwork into the column/page widths available in EA and only supply maps
or plans in appropriate proportions.
Proofs. If an article is submitted by the deadline for an issue, then every effort will be made to send
a PDF ‘proof’ for checking.
Author’s copies. To reduce administrative work, EA will no longer provide printed complimentary
copies to authors. We are happy to supply authors with a PDF of their article, and authors can
purchase up to 10 hard copies at half price, to be paid in advance. Authors may post their PDFs
online on academic websites, such as ‘Academia’ and/or the websites of authors’ institutions, six
months after publication of the issue which contains the article/review. Since the publication date of
the spring and autumn issues of EA can vary, for practical purposes the embargo period is as follows:
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Material published in a spring issue may be posted online after 1 September in the same
year.
Material published in an autumn issue may be posted online after 1 March of the following
year.
Deadlines. EA is currently published twice a year. The regular submission deadline for the spring
issue is 1 November of the preceding year and for the autumn issue, 1 May. Contributions received
after these dates will be considered at the Editor’s discretion.
Jan Geisbusch
Editor, Egyptian Archaeology
Egypt Exploration Society, 3 Doughty Mews, London WC1N 2PG.
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7242 1880. E‐mail: jan.geisbusch@ees.ac.uk