Submissions

Author Guidelines

HOW TO SUBMIT A MANUSCRIPT

Manuscripts should be sent by email to the journal’s editorial office at: kmaj@ukma.edu.ua

The editorial board of Kyiv-Mohyla Archaeological Journal considers articles devoted to current issues in archaeology within the journal’s thematic scope (see  Focus & Scope).

Submitted materials must meet the following scholarly criteria:

• demonstrate scientific novelty and originality, including not duplicating previously published work;

• show the author’s familiarity with up-to-date literature on the research topic; authors are encouraged to cite authoritative sources, including publications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science;

• properly introduce new sources into scholarly circulation, such as archaeological materials, fieldwork results, archival data, etc.;

• be written in accordance with academic style standards.

Submission of a manuscript implies the author’s agreement with the journal’s editorial policy, peer review and editing procedures, open access policy, as well as copyright and confidentiality provisions.

Requirements for the Main Text

The main text of the article (excluding abstracts and references) should not exceed 20,000 characters including spaces.

The manuscript must include clearly defined mandatory sections. The absence of these sections or failure to meet the criteria outlined below may result in rejection without peer review.

Introduction outlines the research problem and its place within the current scholarly context. The author must clearly formulate the research question or hypothesis and justify the relevance and scholarly value of the study.

Literature Review demonstrates the author’s awareness of the current state of research both nationally and internationally. The review should be analytical rather than descriptive: it should identify debates, highlight gaps in knowledge, and show how the study contributes to addressing them.

Materials and Methods. The author should:

• describe the materials or site under study, including the context of findings where applicable;

• clearly specify the methods used: field, laboratory, and/or analytical (e.g., radiocarbon dating, GIS analysis, osteological analysis, XRF spectrometry, micromorphology, etc.);

• justify the choice of methods and indicate their limitations;

• providing open access to primary (raw) data is encouraged (e.g., field data, analytical results). Authors may deposit data in the institutional repository eKMAIR (https://ekmair.ukma.edu.ua) and include a corresponding link in the article.

Results present the obtained data without interpretation. They should be logically structured and, where appropriate, supported by tables, graphs, maps, or illustrations.

Discussion is the central analytical section of the article. The author interprets the results in the context of existing scholarship, compares them with data from other sites or regions, considers alternative explanations, and evaluates the contribution of the study. A purely descriptive or uncritical discussion is considered a significant shortcoming.

Conclusions briefly summarize the main findings and their scholarly significance and outline prospects for further research. Conclusions should correspond to the objectives stated in the introduction.

Technical Requirements

Submissions (articles, reviews, etc.) must be provided in electronic format (.doc) using the following settings: Times New Roman, font size 14, line spacing 1.5, paragraph indent 1.25 cm, margins 2 cm on all sides. Do not use hyphenation.

Illustrations may be included and must be submitted in .jpeg format with a resolution of at least 300 dpi.

Structure and Order of Article Elements

1. Author’s full name (italicized, right-aligned, in the language of the article), in Ukrainian and English

2. Academic degree (e.g., Dr. Hab., PhD), affiliation, ORCID, email
3.1. Abstract in Ukrainian (1,800–2,000 characters including spaces)
3.2. Abstract in English (1,800–2,000 characters including spaces)

4. Keywords in Ukrainian and English (4–6 words)

5. Title of the article (uppercase, centered, in the language of the article), in Ukrainian and English

6. Main text

7. References (in the language of the article)

8. References (transliterated, in the same order, in case the language of the article is Ukrainian)

9. List of figure captions (in the language of the article)

References and citations must follow the Harvard Referencing Style (GB). Examples are provided below.

In-text Citations

Paraphrasing is not placed in quotation marks.

Short quotation (up to 50 words) is enclosed in double quotation marks “…”. For example: Yes, for instance, Zalizniak (1991, p. 11) emphasised that “the development of a child's personality is manifested everywhere as a function of the development of their collective behaviour”.

Block quotation (50 words or more) should be placed in quotation marks and indented from the left; the citation follows after the dot. Example: “Ukraine's extraordinary wealth of archaeological sites testifies to the region's vibrant past. In ancient times, the historical processes on the European continent were constantly influenced by the Mediterranean, which in prehistoric times significantly outpaced the development of the territories lying to its north.” (Zalizniak 2012, p. 7)

In-text Citation format:

1. If the author’s name is not mentioned in the text, it is given in parentheses at the end of the sentence:
   For example: (Klochkо 1972, pp. 97-98) (Otroshchenko 1984)

2. If the author is mentioned, the year is placed in parentheses after the name or after the quotation:
   For example: Boltryk (2011) Buyskikh (1961, p. 374) Zalizniak, "..." (1961, p. 374).

Special Cases of In-text Citations

• Two authors: Zalizniak, Otroshchenko (2012)

• Three authors: Zalizniak, Klochko, Otroshchenko (2013)

• Four or more: Zalizniak et al. (1998)

• Organization as author: full name first, then acronym

• No author: Title of the work instead of the author. At the first mention – in full, later it can be abbreviated.

• Edited volume: Klochko (ed. 2015) (Klochkо ed. 2015)

• Same author, different years: in chronological order, Boltryk (2007; 2010), (Buyskikh, 2007; 2010)

• Same author, same year: Otrouschenko (2007a)... Otrouschenko (2007b) or Otrouschenko (2007a; 2007b)

• Multiple authors, reverse chronological order: Potehina and Kozak (2001); Boltryk (1999); Otroshchenko et al. (1997)

Reference List Formatting

Book: authors. Surname1, Initials1, Surname2, Initials2, Surname3, Initials3, Surname4, Initials4 and Surname5, Initials5. Year. Book title. Edition number (except for the first). Place of publication: Publisher. Example: Petrenko, P., Morak, M. and Bahata, N. 2013. Concealing archaeological truth. 2nd edition. Kyiv: Ukrainian Press Group. Petrenko, P., Morak, M. and Bahata, N. 2013. Concealing archaeological truth. 2nd ed. Kyiv: Ukrainian Press Group.

Book: author-organisation. Name of organisation. Year. Title of the book. Edition number. Place of publication: Publisher. Example: Royal College of Prehistory, 2007. Children in the earliest societies. London: RCN; Institute of World Archaeology, 2013. Archaeology in Japan. Kyiv: Naukа.

Book: no author. Book title, Year. Edition number. Place of publication: Publisher. Example: Collins French-English Dictionary, 1997. 3rd edn. Stuttgart: Klett; Fundamentals of Archaeology, 2006. Kyiv: Naukova Dumka.

Book: no author, edited. Surname of the editor, initials of the editor, Year. Title of the book. Edition number. Place of publication: Publisher. Example: Zalizniak, L. L. ed., 2012. National Archaeology. Kyiv: NaUKMA.

Book: translation. Surname, Initials, Year. Title of the book. Translated from the language by Initials Surname of the translator. Place of publication: Publisher. Example: Shliman G. and Evans T., 2005. Revolution in Archaeology. Translated from English by M. Petrenko. Lviv: Chasopys.

Chapter of the edited book. Author's surname, initials, Year of publication of the chapter. Title of the chapter. In: Initials Surname of the Editor, ed. Year of publication of the book. Title of the book. Place of publication: Publisher. Chapter number or page range. Example: Johnson, J., 1980. The context of the artifact. In: W. Smith, ed. 2000. One hundred and one ways to find information about ancient life. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Ch.2.; Lusik, M. D., 2002. Cultural concept of societal development. In: V. M. Gushakova and L. S. Yukhimcina, eds. Early states. Kyiv: Nauk, pp. 9-22.

Journal article (print). Surname, Initials, Year. Title of the article. Name of the journal, Volume number (Issue/Part number), page range. Example: Perry, C., 2001. What archaeologists know about digging. Excavation Times, 99 (17), pp. 62-67; Polishchuk, O. V., Danylova, K. D., and Yashchitska, U. Y., 2010. Implementation of innovative technologies in excavations. Archaeological Bulletin of NAUKMA, 3, pp. 153-172.

Journal article (online). Surname, Initials, Year. Title of the article. Name of the journal, [online] Volume number (Issue number/Part), page range (if specified). Available at: URL [Date accessed]. Example: Browning, K., 2020. Social influence in nomadic tribes, Journal of Archaeology and Popular Culture, [online] 13(2), pp. 54-82. Available at: http://archaeologiathebest.com/scj/jcjpc/vol17is1/Browning7_3.pdf [Accessed 9 November 2021]; Vashchenko, M. Yu. and Romina, U. R., 2015. Writing as a Criterion of Civilisation. Modern Archaeology, [online] 5, pp. 24-45. Available at: http://archaeologiathebest.com/article/view/29265 [Accessed 6 March 2015].

Newspaper article. Surname, Initials, Year. Title of the article. Name of the newspaper, Date of publication, Page number and column (from left to right). Example: Spagler, W., 2008. Ancient manslaughter: mass burials in Europe. The Ages, 4 June. p. 2c. Hryshak, K., 2022. Literary spring in Indo-European studies. Kyiv Archaeologist, 4 Dec., p. 2v.

For articles from journals and newspapers, where the author is an organisation or there is no author — the same as for books: the name of the organisation or the title of the article in the author information field.

Thesis. Surname, Initials, Year. Title of the dissertation. Academic degree. Official name of the university. Example: Berlinger, F. S., 2012. The legacy of Scythians – a study of nomad influence in Eastern Europe. D. Ed. University of Nortsheer. Sivash, E. T., 2005. Curation of fragile finds. Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

Conference proceedings.

Author’s surname, Initials, Year. Full title of the paper. In: Editor’s initials, ed. or Name of organisation, Full title of the conference. Venue, Date. Place of publication: Publisher. Example: Fox, D., 1999. Evaluating Neolithic settlements. In: UNDAP (United Nations Department of Archaeology and Prehistory), 10th Global Forum on Archaeology. Tokyo, Japan, 13–17 July 2007. New York: United Nations; Markov V. S., 2017. Collections and private use. In: R. L. Kastor, ed., Maxims of private collecting: pro et contra.: International web conference. Kyiv, Ukraine, 23 September 2010. Kyiv: n.p.

Report. Surname, Initials. Year. Report number. Title of work. Publisher, Date accessed. Example: Bruno-Firnado, H. 2023. IBISWorld Archaeology Y8503. Excavation equipment in Spain, IBISWorld, viewed 24 February 2018; Yelnik, V. 2020. No. 1728p. A selection of crystal-like ornaments from the Western Dnieper region. NaUKMA, viewed 19 January 2023.

Website. Developer or Author or Website owner, Year. Title of web document or web page. [type of material] (date updated, if available) Available at: URL [Date accessed]. Example: Foundation for Archaeological Education (FAE), 2011. England’s scientist named FAE’s first “Nodding Flint” award recipient. [online] Available at: http://www.archaeologiathebest.com/pu blications/detail/englands-scientist-named faesfirst-nodding flint award-recipient [Accessed 21 December 2010]; Archaeological Library of Ukraine, 2013. Access to sources. [online] (Last updated 14 August 2021) Available at: http://www.archaeologiathebest.com/dostup_do.html [Accessed 19 May 2022].

Web document. Author’s surname, Initials or Organisation, Year. Title of document. [type of material] Place of publication: Publisher. Available at: URL [Date accessed]. Example: Denice, V., 1996. The fortunes and misfortunes of Ancient Egypt. [online] London, England: Project Africa. Available at: http://www.archaeologiathebest.com/etext/438> [Accessed 20 May 2009]; Drobin, T. T., 2019. Report on the activities of the Bilsk expedition in 2018. [online] Ukrainian Archaeology Network. Available at: http://archaeologiathebest.com/archives/2019aprzbory/zvit2018.pdf [Accessed 15 May 2020].