''Internet Archaeology'' is an
academic journal
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and one of the first fully
peer-reviewed electronic journal
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s covering
archaeology
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landsca ...
. It was established in 1996. The journal was part of the eLIb project's electronic journals.
The journal is produced and hosted at the
Department of Archaeology at the University of York
The Department of Archaeology at the University of York, England, is a department which provides undergraduate and postgraduate courses in archaeology and its sub-disciplines and conducts associated research. It was founded in 1978 and has grown ...
and published by the
Council for British Archaeology
The Council for British Archaeology (CBA) is an educational charity established in 1944 in the UK. It works to involve people in archaeology and to promote the appreciation and care of the historic environment for the benefit of present and futu ...
. The journal has won several awards for its creative exemplars of linked e-publications and archives.
The journal's first
editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
(1996–1999) was
Alan Vince. Since 1999 it is edited by
Judith Winters.
Journal content makes use of the potential of internet publication to present archaeological research (excavation reports, methodology, analyses, applications of information technology) in ways that could not be achieved in print, such as searchable data sets, visualisations/virtual reality models, and interactive mapping. The journal's content is archived by the
Archaeology Data Service
The Archaeology Data Service (ADS) is an open access digital archive for archaeological research outputs. It is located in The King's Manor, at the University of York. Originally intended to curate digital outputs from archaeological researcher ...
.
History
The journal was established in 1995 with funding from the
Jisc
Jisc is a United Kingdom not-for-profit company that provides network and IT services and digital resources in support of further and higher education institutions and research as well as not-for-profits and the public sector.
History
T ...
's Electronic Libraries
programme and initially explored a subscription model.
[J Winters 2003 'Towards Sustainable Electronic Publishing for Archaeology' in M. Doerr and A Sarris (eds) The Digital Heritage of Archaeology CAA 2002. Proceedings of the 30th Conference, Heraklion, Crete. Archive of Monuments and Publications, Hellenic Ministry of Culture, 415-418.] In September 2014, editor Winters announced that the publication had adopted an
open access approach and that all past and future content would be freely available.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
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Archaeology Data Service
The Archaeology Data Service (ADS) is an open access digital archive for archaeological research outputs. It is located in The King's Manor, at the University of York. Originally intended to curate digital outputs from archaeological researcher ...
Library
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ERIH PLUS
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International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
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[
*]Scopus
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Editors
The following persons are or have been editor-in-chief:
* Alan Vince (1996–1999)
* Judith Winters (1999–present)
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://intarch.ac.uk/
Archaeology journals
Open access journals
Creative Commons Attribution-licensed journals
Publications established in 1996
English-language journals