Scholars who wish to contribute for Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology, kindly send the manuscripts to the following email addresses: heritageku@gmail.com, rajeshkeraliyan@yahoo.co.in, abhayangs@gmail.com and ajitkumarku@gmail.com before 31st July. All efforts will be taken to release the volume by November.

Author Guidelines
Heritage is a research journal covering multidisciplinary studies in archaeology. Papers are expected to have a clear archaeological context, be of high standards, and to present original data of international relevance.
Professional Considerations
Authors listed on the title page should all have had some involvement in the writing of the article and/or the research and development underlying it. Authors should be listed in descending order of responsibility. If your submission is substantially similar to a prior publication, we ask that you note this in your cover let¬ter and explain why you feel Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology should treat it as an original submission. We do not accept articles that duplicate previously published work, except in selected cases where the earlier version appeared in a language or format not readily accessible to our readership. We do not accept articles that are or will be under consideration for publication in another journal (“dual submission”) while being reviewed by Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology. Authors are strongly encouraged to disclose all relevant financial interests and sources of research funding that could be perceived to compromise the integrity of their article submitted to the journal.
Editorial and Review Process
All submissions are reviewed by at least two reviewers who, in the judgment of our editors, is an expert in the subject matter of the paper.Authors must suggest three reviewers from the editorial committee for their manuscripts, but Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology retains the right of final decision regarding assignment. In cases where a review is incomplete or ambiguous, or where an author offers substantive criticism of the review, we may send a submission out to one or more additional reviewers before making a decision on acceptability. We will take under consideration authors’ objections to negative reviews, but in submitting papers to Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology, authors must understand that final decisions about publication rest with the journal editors alone. Under normal circumstances, we aim to return manuscripts with a decision to accept or decline within one and half months of first submission by the author.
Proofs
Proofs will be sent directly to the authors by the publisher, and should be returned immediately after correction. The corresponding author will receive an email containing the proof and remarks. A working e-mail address must therefore be provided for the corresponding author. Proofs must be returned to the editor by email within seven days of receipt.
Offprint
A PDF offprint will be provided to each contributor. Printed offprints may be purchased from the publisher according to a scale of charges.
Structure of the Manuscript
  • 1. Article title
  • 2. Author's name, address, phone number and email address (provide details of all authors along with pincode, Phone number and email address)
  • 3. Abstract (150 words maximum)
  • 4. Keywords (7 number)
  • 5. Text
  • 6. Acknowledgements
  • 7. References
  • 8. Figure captions
  • 9. Tables
  • 10. Supplementary material
Page Size

Custom Size = 21 cm x 28 cm

Margin: Top: 2.54 cm, bottom 2.54 cm, left 3 cm and right 3 cm

Line Spacing: Single

File format: Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx)

Font: Palatino Linotype

Font Size: Abstract: 10 (italics)

Headings: 14 Bold

Text: 11 Normal

Figure, Table, Graph captions: Font Size - 11 Normal

Footnotes and Endnotes: Prohibited

Word/Page limit: No

Figure limit: No

Figure formats: good quality- .bmp, .eps, .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .tif and .tiff files.

Image Quality : 300 dpi and more

Supplemental file format: Excel (.xls, .xlsx), PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx), Word (.doc, .docx), .pdf

Language: All papers are published in English only

References in the text: Please do not use op. Cit, ibid. or vague page ranges, e.g. 235f and 235ff.

References: Full references should be listed alphabetically at the end of the paper.

Spelling: Heritage uses English US/UK spellings.

Example text citations

Type of reference Text citation Notes
Single author (Kumar 1999: 10)
Two authors (Kumar & Joshi 2013: 10)
Three or more authors (Kumar et al. 2007: 35)
More than one work by same author (Kumar 1999, 2009)
More than one work by same author and same year (Kumar 1999a, 1999b)
More than one work by different authors (Kumar 1999; Joshi 2009) In date order
More than one work by one author and different authors (Kumar 1989, 1999; Joshi 2009) In date order
Personal communication pers. comm.
References
Use the Harvard style of referencing and give the full reference in an alphabetical list of authors at the end of the article. We recommend the use of a tool such as EndNote for reference management and formatting. End Note reference styles can be searched for here http://www.endnote.com/support/enstyles.asp
Punctuation

Initials in personal names should be separated by full-stops with spaces, e.g. A. J. Vijay, but no full-stop should be used for upper-case abbreviations, e.g. USA, RCAHMS

Quotes should be placed in normal text and within double quotation marks

Short quotes should be placed within the text, longer quotes should be indented

Compass points should be hyphenated, e.g. north-west, south-southeast

n-dashes (–) should be used to represent a range, e.g. 1342-1350 BC, and in page spans 45-50

Numbers

Roman numerals are to be avoided whenever possible. Numbers less than 10 should be spelt out; Arabic numerals should be used for all numbers 10 and above except century names, which are always spelt out. If a number occurs in a phrase in which most of the numbers are above nine, use Arabic numerals for all: e.g.

  • first century
  • nine sherds
  • 11 pot sherds, 15 bangle fragments and 3 beads
  • twentieth century

Use a space instead of a comma in long numbers, except if under 10 000, e.g.

  • 5467
  • 11 465
  • 4 500 000
Dates

The Journal uses BC/AD not BCE/CE.

AD comes before the date, BC after, except when using a century name, e.g.

  • 3500 BC
  • AD 1066
  • tenth century AD

Dates in text should be given as (number) (month) (year), no ordinals: e.g. 30 January 2010. Dates should be hyphenated when used adjectivally, e.g. nineteenth-century object, but not in noun phrases, e.g. the early nineteenth century.

Abbreviations
  • Abbreviations should end in a full-stop e.g. no. (number), fig. (figure), pl. (plate)
  • Contractions do not require a full-stop, e.g. St, Dr, Mr, Mrs
  • Measurements should be abbreviated and follow the number without a space and without full-stops, e.g. 100km, 56mm (millimetres should be used in preference to centimetres)
  • Areas should be written as, e.g. 24m²
  • Per cent is two words but authors may use the symbol (%) where it appears frequently, please be consistent
  • Radiocarbon, when not spelled out should be presented as 14C
Capitals

Use capitals sparingly: initials and proper names only, e.g. the Near East, but eastern England. Standard archaeological periods are capitalised, e.g. Neolithic, Mesolithic.

Latin words
Latin and other foreign words and abbreviations should only be used sparingly. Commonly used Latin words and abbreviations are not italicised, less common words and abbreviations should be italicised.
Declaration
All contributors should submit the declaration form. Manuscripts not accompanied by declaration form will not be accepted for publication.