{"id":398,"date":"2011-03-19T00:42:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-19T00:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ajaonline.org\/2011\/03\/19\/277\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T18:12:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T22:12:13","slug":"277","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajaonline.org\/editorial\/277\/","title":{"rendered":"A Letter from the Editor-in-Chief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My vision for the&nbsp;<em>AJA&nbsp;<\/em>continues to be simple: to publish the very best articles and reviews in archaeology and to strengthen its editorial perspective by including new kinds of material between its covers. As Editor-in-Chief, I continue to welcome the submission of manuscripts \u201cdevoted to the art and archaeology of ancient Europe and the Mediterranean world, including the Near East and Egypt, from prehistoric to Late Antique times,\u201d as it says on our copyright page. I define that mandate very broadly and am interested in articles that announce discoveries, present new information, break new theoretical ground, or deal with methodological issues, especially those that extend beyond our traditional geographical and chronological scope. I am still anxious to revitalize and expand our newsletters and to include newsletters on research areas and from parts of the ancient world not traditionally covered by the&nbsp;<em>AJA<\/em>. I am also keen to expand the readership and electronic presence of the&nbsp;<em>Journal&nbsp;<\/em>and to respond to the rapidly changing world of scholarly publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year saw the creation of an electronic subscription to complement our print subscription. This e-subscription offers easy access to our articles from your computer and a PDF<em>plus&nbsp;<\/em>functionality that embeds reference links within those articles. Check our website for information on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajaonline.org\/subscribe\/\">subscribing<\/a>&nbsp;to the&nbsp;<em>AJA&nbsp;<\/em>and up-to-date pricing information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am happy to report that we have now completed our ambitious program to donate back issues of the&nbsp;<em>Journal&nbsp;<\/em>to libraries and institutions around the world that have not been able to subscribe to the&nbsp;<em>AJA&nbsp;<\/em>or whose facilities have been damaged by war, politics, or devastating acts of nature. Over the past three years, we have mailed more than 10,000 fascicles of the&nbsp;<em>Journal&nbsp;<\/em>to 130 recipients across the globe, from the Middle East to China, and from South America to South Africa. The Archaeological Institute of America and the&nbsp;<em>AJA&nbsp;<\/em>have made a difference with this initiative, and we have decided to continue this program by offering deeply discounted subscriptions to libraries and individuals in developing nations as defined by the World Bank. We are also proud participants in the Global Libraries Project of the World Archaeological Congress and the Journal Donation Project of the New School. In all these efforts, our goal is to put the&nbsp;<em>AJA&nbsp;<\/em>into the hands of students and scholars the world over who may not otherwise be able to access the material and ideas published in the&nbsp;<em>Journal<\/em>. These programs are dedicated to helping, among others, archaeologists and cultural heritage professionals study and work and thereby advance our knowledge of the past and preserve our precious cultural heritage. As Carl Sagan wrote, \u201cthe health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of culture and our concern for the future can all be tested by how well we support our libraries.\u201d We are pleased to be part of enterprises that strengthen libraries and scholarship around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the world of publishing changes, the&nbsp;<em>AJA&nbsp;<\/em>staff works to harness new technologies and to respond to the changing landscape of scholarly publishing. This year, we placed the&nbsp;<em>AJA&nbsp;<\/em>in more digital databases and increased our services at Copyright Clearance Center to make it easier for scholars to get permission to use&nbsp;<em>AJA&nbsp;<\/em>content in personal scholarship, course packs, and the like. We have also joined the Portico library to ensure that all&nbsp;<em>AJA&nbsp;<\/em>content will be able to transition to new digital formats as technology changes and new formats emerge. Our website continues to expand as book reviews, museum exhibition reviews, article abstracts, some articles, and supplementary data for other articles are regularly posted there for free access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The entire&nbsp;<em>AJA&nbsp;<\/em>staff works very hard to maintain the&nbsp;<em>Journal<\/em><em>\u2019<\/em>s quality and production schedule, to expand its scope and size, and to envision and implement important new initiatives. My sincere thanks go to the staff\u2014Madeleine Donachie, Vanessa Lord, Katrina Swartz, Amanda Gregory, and Larisa Allen\u2014and the reviews editors\u2014Pedar Foss, Rebecca Schindler, and Beth Cohen\u2014for their dedication and hard work and vision. It is a pleasure to work with each and every one of them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My vision for the&nbsp;AJA&nbsp;continues to be simple: to publish the very best articles and reviews in archaeology and to strengthen its editorial perspective by including new kinds of material between its covers. 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