Focus and Scope

Queensland Archaeological Research, is a refereed journal published since 1984 devoted to publishing substantive archaeological material pertaining to research in Queensland, Australia and adjacent areas. Data-rich manuscripts are particularly welcome. Contributions are accepted in six sections: Articles (5000+ words), Short Reports (<3000 words), Obituaries (500-2000), Thesis Abstracts (200-500), Book Reviews (500-2000) and Backfill (which includes letters and other material of interest to readers). Queensland Archaeological Research is published in one volume each year.

Section Policies

Articles

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

The Editors will acknowledge receipt of all contributions. An Editor and two Editorial Advisory Board members will review all contributions submitted as articles and short reports. As for any refereed journal, authors may be asked to make revisions to their manuscript. If substantial revision is required manuscripts may be re-reviewed before a decision to publish is made. Once a paper is accepted in its final form, page-proofs will be sent to the senior author for checking. Proof Approval and Author Agreement forms will be sent with the page-proofs and must be completed and returned before publication can proceed. Final acceptance of manuscripts for publication is at the discretion of the Editors. For paper submission instructions see below.

Publication Frequency

Queensland Archaeological Research is published in one volume per year. Individual contributions are published as soon as they are ready as part of the year's volume.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Correspondence

All correspondence and submissions should be addressed to:

Queensland Archaeological Research
PO Box 6088
St Lucia QLD 4067
AUSTRALIA
Email: qar@uq.edu.au

Disclaimer

The views expressed in this journal or not necessarily those of The University of Queensland or the Editors.

Acknowledgements

Digitisation of QAR Volumes 1-13 was funded by the Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists Inc. Queensland Chapter. Jay Hall and Sean Ulm provided hard copy back issues for the guillotine. Development and hosting of the initial version of this website was undertaken in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit at The University of Queensland. Antje Noll assisted with preparation of digital files. The digitisation project was undertaken as one of the initiatives to mark Jay Hall's retirement from the University of Queensland in 2007. Merle O'Rourke assisted with the migration of QAR to the current Open Journal System sponsored by the University of Queensland Archaeological Services Unit (UQASU).

Author Agreement

AUTHOR AGREEMENT

Author Agreement for Publication, Reproduction and Communication of Your Work by The University of Queensland

Notes to Agreement

a.     Your contribution WILL NOT be published until the Editors of the Journal receive this Agreement. You should read, sign and return it as soon as possible.

b.     All monies received from the sale of the Journal, including payments for licensing of content to third parties, will be used for purposes associated with the continued publication of the Journal and to further the objectives of the Journal.

c.     Contributions should conform to the Journal’s most current ‘Notes to Contributors’. Failure to comply with these instructions could delay or even prevent publication.

This Agreement is between The University of Queensland (‘the Publisher’) and the undersigned author/s (‘the Author/s’) in respect of the contribution entitled __________________________

___________________________________________________________________________(‘the Work’), which the Author/s submit to be considered for publication in Queensland Archaeological Research (‘the Journal’).

1.        The Author/s grant/s to the publisher an irrevocable and non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce and communicate the Work in whatever form the Publisher deems fit, including the right to enter into agreements authorising third parties to do the same.

2.        The Author/s retain/s copyright in the Work and may publish or authorise others to publish the entire work or any part thereof, provided always that due acknowledgement is made in any further publication that the Work was originally published in the Journal.

3.        The Author/s warrant/s that they are the sole copyright owners of the Work and that it contains nothing that is defamatory or of such a nature to incur liability of any kind whatsoever, and the Author/s further agree/s to indemnify the Publisher and its employees and agents against any liability, loss or harm caused by actions arising from the publication of the Work.

4.        The Publisher has the sole right to determine publication and may make editorial changes of a non-substantive nature to the work without consulting the Author/s.

5.        Where a Work has more than one Author, any one of those Authors may sign this Agreement on behalf of all. By so signing, that Author warrants that the other Author/s agree to the above conditions and have authorised for the Agreement to be signed on their behalf,

Proof Approval Form

PROOF APPROVAL FORM

Proof Approval for Publication of Your Work by

The University of Queensland

Your contribution will not be published until the Editors of Queensland Archaeological Research receive this Proof Approval. You should complete both Parts A and B, sign and return this as soon as possible.

Where a contribution has more than one Author, any one of those Authors may sign this Proof Approval on behalf of all. By so signing, that Author warrants that the other Author/s have authorised for the Proof Approval to be signed on their behalf.

PART A

q                  I/WE HAVE READ the enclosed page-proofs of my/our contribution to Queensland Archaeological Research.

PART B

q                  I/WE GIVE approval for the publication of the manuscript to proceed in its current form.

OR

q                  I/WE GIVE approval for the publication of the manuscript to proceed with minor corrections as marked.

OR

q                  I/WE DO NOT GIVE approval for the publication of the manuscript to proceed in its current form (please attach written changes/explanation/instructions).