Raw Data Now!

[Nisha Doshi]

Hi Mark,
 
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 PLoS ONE 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: 
 
'Most conventional journals publish papers from tightly defined subject areas, making it more difficult for readers from other disciplines to read them. PLoS ONE has no such barriers, which helps your research reach the entire scientific community. PLoS ONE will rigorously peer-review your submissions and publish all papers that are judged to be technically sound.'
 
Hope that helps!
 
Best wishes,
 
Nisha

--- On Fri, 20/3/09, mhall@berkeley.edu <mhall@berkeley.edu> wrote:


From: mhall@berkeley.edu <mhall@berkeley.edu>
Subject: Re: Raw Data Now!
To: nishadi_100@yahoo.co.uk
Cc: archaeology@lists.linux.it
Date: Friday, 20 March, 2009, 3:30 AM


Hi Nisha,

This is very good news then!  I'll admit I've never got into all the fine
print on PLOS and was a bit shocked when I did see page charges.  I was
also approached by another competitor to join their editorial board for
their open access journal on anthropology and declined due to their stance
on page charges.

Any information on the different areas PLoS is looking for archaeological
manuscripts?

Best, MEH


> In response to 'Part of the problem I think for archaeologists with the
> open access model
> is the page fees--I've yet to see where any of the free, open-source,
> on-line journals will waive them', I just thought I should let you know
> that the open-access journals published by the Public Library of Science
> do allow full or partial fee waivers for anyone who can't afford the
> publication fee. Editors and reviewers have no access to payment
> information, so inability to pay has no effect on whether or not a paper
> is accepted for publication.
>  
> I don't want to turn this into a shameless plug for PLoS, and I should say
> that PLoS ONE hasn't really ventured much into archaeology yet, but if you
> are interested then here is a link to more info about the journal:
> http://www.plosone.org/static/information.action and my recent blog about
> archaeology in PLoS ONE http://www.plos.org/cms/node/455
>  
> If you have any comments, I'd be very interested to hear them, and if
> you'd like more info about publishing in PLoS then feel free to get in
> touch. As an archaeologist currently working for PLoS, I'm really keen for
> us to publish more archaeology!
>  
> Best wishes,
>  
> Nisha Doshi
>
>
>
> --- On Thu, 19/3/09, mhall@berkeley.edu <mhall@berkeley.edu> wrote:
>
>
> From: mhall@berkeley.edu <mhall@berkeley.edu>
> Subject: Re: Raw Data Now!
> To: archaeology@lists.linux.it
> Date: Thursday, 19 March, 2009, 8:04 PM
>
>
> ---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
> Subject: Re: Raw Data Now!
> From:    mhall@berkeley.edu
> Date:    Thu, March 19, 2009 1:03 pm
> To:      "Stefano Costa" <steko@iosa.it>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>> Il giorno mer, 18/03/2009 alle 20.50 +0100, Roberto Bagnara ha scritto:
>>>
>>> Including archeological data, of course:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/tim_berners_lee_on_the_next_web.html
>>
>> ... and it's not a mere coincidence that these days we hear lots of
>> people talking about open access to archaeological literature and data:
>> http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2009/03/oa-archaeology-and-plos.html
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Steko
>>
>
> Part of the problem I think for archaeologists with the open access model
> is the page fees--I've yet to see where any of the free, open-source,
> on-line
> journals will waive them.
>
> Even when I was employed with a university, they made it clear to me, page
> fees came out of my grant/pocket.
>
> Best, Mark Hall
>
>
>
>
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