AT publishes original submissions not previously published elsewhere, whether on the web or in print. We do not consider submissions simultaneously submitted for publication elsewhere.
Topical submissions receive priority, but publication of accepted submissions cannot be guaranteed for any one particular issue.
All major features (i.e. editorials, (review) articles and comments) that are actually published are peer reviewed. However, all submissions will go through an internal selection procedure, and so may be rejected before submitting for peer review if deemed inappropriate for the journal.
Except for calendar items and news, unless otherwise indicated, items submitted for publication are deemed exclusive to Anthropology Today. Please indicate clearly if this is not the case.
Submissions should be written in a clear, accessible way, suitable for a wide international readership, many of whom may not be professional anthropologists. Footnotes and bibliographical entries should be kept to a minimum.
AT reserves the right to edit, revise and condense submissions, as it deems necessary for space, grammatical accuracy and style preference. AT shall, at its sole discretion, have the right to reject submissions or change titles.
Articles
These should be typically around 2,000-3,000 words. Short articles are preferred.
(Note: AT does not normally accept submissions over 4500 words, including footnotes and bibliography.)
Other substantive submissions
AT also publishes other kinds of submission of shorter length, such as editorials (no more than 1700 words), comments (up to 800 words - longer by invitation only), conference reports (up to 1000 words), reviews of museum exhibitions and ethnographic films, book review articles (though only occasionally and rarely of single books), obituaries and readers letters (up to 200 words). So as to foster debate in AT, comments and letters are particularly encouraged.
Guest editorials on suitable themes are particularly prized (for techniques see for example www.ksg.harvard.edu/news/services/opedguide.htm or www.dukenews.duke.edu/ONC_policy/oped.html). Please contact the Editor to discuss topics you might be interested to write on.
News and calendar items
AT news columns provide a free service for the announcement of forthcoming events such as seminars, lectures, films and conferences of anthropological interest. News items should be kept short, and events must take place after the middle of the (even-numbered) month of the issue aimed for (see submission deadlines).
Calendar items are placed on the web page on a bimonthly basis shortly after the issue goes to press at.
Note that due to budgetary limitation, AnthCal presently does not accept intermediate insertions, updates, or corrections.
Receipt of calendar or news items are not acknowledged.
Illustrations
Illustrations (photos, drawings, documents, cartoons, etc.) are especially welcome. We like to have at least two illustrations per page, i.e. around ten to twelve illustrations per article, plus some extra for choice (the small side column takes more small illustrations). Please number the illustrations and supply matching captions and credits.
If you do not have illustrations of your own, and are unable to get your friends to supply them, you may have to buy rights to illustrations from a photographic agency at cost, or look for possible public domain images over here:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Public_domain_image_resources
The most striking illustrations qualify for consideration for publication on the cover.
Formats
Electronic formats: Note that images produced for the web are not normally suitable. We require high resolution images as separate graphic files (not in Word please!), in the following order of preferred format:
TIFF (we work in TIFF),
EPS (please convert all text to curves and embed whatever fonts are used (we work on a PC) or
JPEG (saves space, but please choose best quality/least compression (otherwise the quality of the image is reduced).
Media: email or ftp (please ask for details)
Originals: if you have to send originals, we prefer photos over negatives or slides. When submitting originals, please indicate which illustrations you wish to be returned to you, and include a self-addressed stamped label or envelope.
(If you are scanning from or taking a picture of a book/magazine page, remember to put a BLACK PAGE behind so that the lettering and images on the other side of the page are not visible. )
Scanning resolution:
photographs: 300 dpi or more
fine art halftones or those containing text or fine lines: 500 dpi
line work (1bit bitmap images): 1270 dpi
NB all resolutions stated are at FINISHED SIZE.
Please do not increase resolution (dpi) in software. The right resolution has to be chosen at the time of taking or scanning a picture.
Reproduction widths: 31, 74, 110, 125 or 151 mm
Scans are calculated in relation to final reproduction size, after any scaling or zooming that might need to be done. To be safe, you may like to scan all final illustrations for press to 151 mm wide.
Ilustrations aimed for reproduction on the front or back-cover need to be suitable for at least full A4 reproduction (210 mm wide x 297 mm high) after cropping (portrait size photos preferred). Please also supply a detailed caption of up to 200 words.
