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<DIV>Archaeobotany, archaeogenetics, zooarchaeology, isotope-based studies and Palaeolithic archaeology would probably be most suitable for the submission categories currently used by the PLoS journals. Since <EM>PLoS ONE</EM> publishes papers in all areas of science, manuscripts in any area of archaeological science would fit its scope, which is described on the journal's website as follows: </DIV>
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<DIV>'Most conventional journals publish papers from tightly defined subject areas, making it more difficult for readers from other disciplines to read them. <EM>PLoS ONE</EM> has no such barriers, which helps your research reach the entire scientific community. <EM>PLoS ONE</EM> will rigorously peer-review your submissions and publish all papers that are judged to be technically sound.'</DIV>
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<DIV>Hope that helps!</DIV>
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<DIV>Best wishes,</DIV>
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<DIV>Nisha<BR></DIV><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 20/3/09, mhall@berkeley.edu <I><mhall@berkeley.edu></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><BR>From: mhall@berkeley.edu <mhall@berkeley.edu><BR>Subject: Re: Raw Data Now!<BR>To: nishadi_100@yahoo.co.uk<BR>Cc: archaeology@lists.linux.it<BR>Date: Friday, 20 March, 2009, 3:30 AM<BR><BR>
<DIV class=plainMail>Hi Nisha,<BR><BR>This is very good news then! I'll admit I've never got into all the fine<BR>print on PLOS and was a bit shocked when I did see page charges. I was<BR>also approached by another competitor to join their editorial board for<BR>their open access journal on anthropology and declined due to their stance<BR>on page charges.<BR><BR>Any information on the different areas PLoS is looking for archaeological<BR>manuscripts?<BR><BR>Best, MEH<BR><BR><BR>> In response to 'Part of the problem I think for archaeologists with the<BR>> open access model<BR>> is the page fees--I've yet to see where any of the free, open-source,<BR>> on-line journals will waive them', I just thought I should let you know<BR>> that the open-access journals published by the Public Library of Science<BR>> do allow full or partial fee waivers for anyone who can't afford the<BR>> publication fee. Editors and reviewers have no
access to payment<BR>> information, so inability to pay has no effect on whether or not a paper<BR>> is accepted for publication.<BR>> <BR>> I don't want to turn this into a shameless plug for PLoS, and I should say<BR>> that PLoS ONE hasn't really ventured much into archaeology yet, but if you<BR>> are interested then here is a link to more info about the journal:<BR>> <A href="http://www.plosone.org/static/information.action and" target=_blank>http://www.plosone.org/static/information.action and</A> my recent blog about<BR>> archaeology in PLoS ONE <A href="http://www.plos.org/cms/node/455" target=_blank>http://www.plos.org/cms/node/455</A><BR>> <BR>> If you have any comments, I'd be very interested to hear them, and if<BR>> you'd like more info about publishing in PLoS then feel free to get in<BR>> touch. As an archaeologist currently working for PLoS, I'm really keen for<BR>> us to publish
more archaeology!<BR>> <BR>> Best wishes,<BR>> <BR>> Nisha Doshi<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> --- On Thu, 19/3/09, <A href="http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mhall@berkeley.edu" ymailto="mailto:mhall@berkeley.edu">mhall@berkeley.edu</A> <<A href="http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mhall@berkeley.edu" ymailto="mailto:mhall@berkeley.edu">mhall@berkeley.edu</A>> wrote:<BR>><BR>><BR>> From: <A href="http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mhall@berkeley.edu" ymailto="mailto:mhall@berkeley.edu">mhall@berkeley.edu</A> <<A href="http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mhall@berkeley.edu" ymailto="mailto:mhall@berkeley.edu">mhall@berkeley.edu</A>><BR>> Subject: Re: Raw Data Now!<BR>> To: <A href="http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=archaeology@lists.linux.it" ymailto="mailto:archaeology@lists.linux.it">archaeology@lists.linux.it</A><BR>> Date: Thursday, 19 March,
2009, 8:04 PM<BR>><BR>><BR>> ---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------<BR>> Subject: Re: Raw Data Now!<BR>> From: <A href="http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mhall@berkeley.edu" ymailto="mailto:mhall@berkeley.edu">mhall@berkeley.edu</A><BR>> Date: Thu, March 19, 2009 1:03 pm<BR>> To: "Stefano Costa" <<A href="http://uk.mc259.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=steko@iosa.it" ymailto="mailto:steko@iosa.it">steko@iosa.it</A>><BR>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>><BR>>> Il giorno mer, 18/03/2009 alle 20.50 +0100, Roberto Bagnara ha scritto:<BR>>>><BR>>>> Including archeological data, of course:<BR>>>><BR>>>><BR>>>> <A href="http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/tim_berners_lee_on_the_next_web.html"
target=_blank>http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/tim_berners_lee_on_the_next_web.html</A><BR>>><BR>>> ... and it's not a mere coincidence that these days we hear lots of<BR>>> people talking about open access to archaeological literature and data:<BR>>> <A href="http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2009/03/oa-archaeology-and-plos.html" target=_blank>http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2009/03/oa-archaeology-and-plos.html</A><BR>>><BR>>> Cheers,<BR>>> Steko<BR>>><BR>><BR>> Part of the problem I think for archaeologists with the open access model<BR>> is the page fees--I've yet to see where any of the free, open-source,<BR>> on-line<BR>> journals will waive them.<BR>><BR>> Even when I was employed with a university, they made it clear to me, page<BR>> fees came out of my grant/pocket.<BR>><BR>> Best, Mark Hall<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> --<BR>> Mailing list info: <A
href="http://lists.linux.it/listinfo/archaeology" target=_blank>http://lists.linux.it/listinfo/archaeology</A><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR><BR><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></td></tr></table><br>