------- Forwarded Message Follows -------
From: Cormac Mc Sparron <[log in to unmask]>
Send reply to: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Sun, 11 Oct 1998 19:09:43 -0000
Subject: New Irish Archaeology Internet Journal
The Internet Journal of Archaeology in Ireland
Request for papers for its inaugurational volume (1998) and all subsequent
volumes.
Articles may be of any length and on any subject related to Irish archaeology,
with or without graphics.
The Internet Journal of Archaeology in Ireland is a new journal which
specialises in prepublication and republication of scholarly articles on any
aspect of Irish archaeology.
If you have published, or are about to publish, any research paper on any
aspect of Irish archaeology we would be interested in hearing from you.
Papers may be submitted on discs formatted for either IBM PC or Apple
Macintosh. Documents may be in plain text, RTF or HTML. In certain
circumstances printed documents and photographs may be accepted.
If you are interested or require further information, please contact the
editors:
The Internet Journal of Archaeology in Ireland
c/o Robert M. Chapple,
100 Donegall Ave.,
Belfast BT12 6LX,
Northern Ireland.
email: [log in to unmask]
or [log in to unmask]
________________________________________________
The aim of the IJAI is to create a free and easily accessible resource of
scholarly information, available to a large international audience of both
amateur and professional archaeologists. The journal will be available via the
internet and will be based at University College, Cork, Ireland.
The intended methods include electronically republishing important papers from
conventional, printed journals and by making papers available prior to formal
publishing in paper-based journals.
The journal is, in part, intended as a response to some of the problems of
traditional, print-based publication which suffers from high production costs,
limited readership etc. While other other journals have adopted an
internet-only approach, producing no printed volumes, the aim of the IJAI is
to electronically republish important papers from conventional journals and to
make papers available prior to formal publishing in paper-based journals.
We feel that the potential advantages of this approach are considerable. In
the first instance it is hoped that the IJAI will allow easy, international
access to some of the finest papers relating to Irish archaeology, creating a
wider readership for the work of the individual author and acting as a method
of publicising the journal of origin. In this way, it is hoped to benefit both
the author and the publisher while acting in the best interests of the subject
as a whole. Today, many Journals possess a substantial backlog of papers
waiting to be published which works against the normal desire of the
professional to see their work in print at the earliest possible opportunity.
The IJAI hopes to work to the benefit of both sides by making research papers
available after acceptance by a traditional journal, thus satisfying the
author while raising the profile of the publisher.
The IJAI is a non-profit making venture, operating without any financial
backing, for the good of the discipline in general. At this time we have
secured the backing of University College, Cork who have agreed to host our
internet site. I am sure that you will agree that this is a worthwhile project
which has the potential to benefit both the student and academic communities.
Contact the editors at
IJAI
c/o Robert M. Chapple,
100 Donegall Ave.,
Belfast BT12 6LX, NI.
email: [log in to unmask]
or [log in to unmask]
Forwarded by:
Judith Winters, Assistant Editor, Internet Archaeology
http://intarch.ac.uk
King's Manor, University of York, YO1 7EP, UK
[log in to unmask] | Tel: +44 1904 433955 | Fax: +44 1904 433939
Join our mailbase discussion group - details at
http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/lists/intarch-interest/
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
|