THE PREHISTORIC SOCIETYRESEARCH PAPERS

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OUTLINE PROPOSALDate:

Working Volume Title

Event Title / Description (if applicable)

Held at Dates

Was it organised by, for or with, The Prehistoric Society? Proposed Editors (and institution)

Prehistoric Society Council Member/Editorial Sub-Committee proposer Address of one contact Daytime telephone number

Email (our preferred method of contact)

Are you a member of the Prehistoric Society? (please tick) Yes No Scope of the volume; Summarise the essence the volume in no more that 500 words; justify the reason for the volume, the value of this topic, indicate how its fits into the wider academic context, and the need for its publication at present (further details may be appended as a separate sheet)

Number of proposed papers Proposed word limit

The Prehistoric Society Research Papers – outline proposal

CONTRIBUTORS (or on a separate sheet), List contributors with paper title or subject area. This may include a selection of those who presented verbal presentation, and other invited contributors to provide a well balanced volume.

FUNDING

Is there any existing funding for publication? If so how much?

Are there any other possible funding sources?

Give an indication of these, and of likely grants available

Give any further details

(A full detailed schedule will need to be supplied if accepted)

Submission date for texts: Refereeing Period:

Editorial Period: Revisions:

Proposed submission date to Oxbow:

Return all forms and supporting information to:The Series Editor, Redroof, Green Road, Codford, Wiltshire, BA12 0NW Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PY

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The Prehistoric Society Research Papers – outline proposal

Notes to potential applicants

The Prehistoric Society Research Papers publish collections of edited papers covering aspects of Prehistory. These may be derived from conferences, or research projects; they specifically exclude the publication of single excavation reports. The Research papers present the fruits of the best of prehistoric research, complementing the Society’s respected Proceedings by allowing broader treatment of key research areas.

The Research Papers is a peer reviewed series whose production is managed by the Society and published with Oxbow Books. It is supported by the Society’s Managing Editor, a Series Editor, and an Editorial Advisory Panel. Volumes are typically up to 100,000 words, and do not normally include colour without consultation with the Society, and the provision of requisite funding.

The Society’s involvement in any conference, day school or study tour does not guarantee acceptance for publication in this series.

The Prehistoric Society will aim to contribute towards the cost of volumes, but expects that a contribution towards publication will be investigated and sought by the applicants. Like the Society’s Proceedings, proposed titles are accepted for publication on their content and academic merit; funding alone will not secure publication.

The Council will endeavour to make and ratify a decision as soon as is feasible, and recognises that often there is great impetus gained from conferences, and thus urgency in receiving a decision as soon as possible after the conference. The Council of the Society will normally make a decision within four months of submission. Applicants may wish to take note of council meeting dates given on our website (www.ucl.ac.uk/prehistoric).

Many conferences, day schools and seminars do not work well as a collection of written papers. In compiling your proposal you should ensure that there is a coherent theme for the volume, and as such request contributors to modify, or submit alternative, papers for publication. Following conference you may consider it prudent to invite additional papers to enhance your themes and embellish other topics and research areas, and exclude some verbal presentations from the published collection.

The Society will appoint a member from its Publication Sub-Committee or Council to edit the volume with you. The process and progress will be overseen and managed on behalf of the Society by its Managing Editor.

The Society’s Managing Editor, or Series Editor (see past volumes or the Society website for details) will be happy to provide some advice and guidance, but the final decision of acceptance is made by the Society’s Council.

Please feel free to contact the Societies Managing editor or Series Editor’s to discuss your proposals informally, but all formal proposals should be submitted to the Society’s Administrative Assistant, The Prehistoric Society, Institute of Archaeology, 31-34 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PY.

last revised August 2010

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The Prehistoric Society Research Papers – outline proposal

Notes on the submission procedure

1. You are encouraged to informally discuss any proposals with the Series Editors which may lead to ...

2. Completion and submission of a proposal form

3) Your proposal will be reviewed by The Series Editors and Managing Editor (who may seek advice from members of our Editorial Advisory Committee (EAC) and if appropriate discuss this with our Editor at publishing partner, Oxbow Books

4) The Series Editors will report back to you with any comments, and if necessary ask for revision, modification, further information or clarification

5) If we then wish to proceed with your revised proposal after confirmation from the full AEC it will then be passed to council, which only meets three times a year, for approval, discussion, comment, modification, ratification or rejection

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The Prehistoric Society Research Papers – outline proposal

RESEARCH PAPERS

Informal Enquiry

Advice

Series Editor/s

1 Proposal

Advice

2 Series Editor/s

3 Review

Advice marketing + cost

Editors + 1-3 of Editorial Advisory Committee /(?and

external)

Oxbow Editor

4 Series Editors

5 Editorial Advisory Committee

6 Decision to Council

7 Ratification by Council

8 Submission of text

9 Refereeing

10 Revision and submission for publication

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