Arqueología

The style guidelines used by the journal ARQUEOLOGÍA are based on the standards defined by the APA 7th edition (2019) manual. The following are some general considerations that should be taken into account when preparing manuscripts:

3.1. Abbreviations and syllabification: Avoid using abbreviations or breaking words into syllables at the end of a line.

3.2. Use of acronyms and abbreviations: for the use of acronyms in the text it is necessary to previously express the title or complete phrase followed by the acronym, in parentheses. Thereafter, subsequent mentions of this reference will only use the acronym (e.g., Noroeste Argentino [NOA] or Universidad de Buenos Aires [UBA]). Do not use acronyms in the citation of the publishing institutions of bibliographic references. The names of associations, corporations and university publishers should be written in full. Do not use acronyms or abbreviations for cardinal points, such as NW or SE; instead, use the complete term (e.g., Northwest, Southeast).

3.3. Pre-established abbreviations and acronyms: The use of abbreviations and acronyms without breakdown will only be accepted in the case of elements of extended use. Only the use of abbreviations for units of measurement (e.g., g, kg, mm, cm, m, m², m³, km, m a.s.l.) and commonly used abbreviations (e.g., et al., etc., cal., ca., cf., v.g., e.g., e.g., op. cit.) will be accepted.

3.4. Acronyms of the discipline: as for the specific denominations of widespread use in the archaeological discipline, the following are accepted: AP (antes del presente); BP (before present); AD (anno Dómini); BC (before Christ); AC (after Christ); AMS (Accelerator Mass Spectrometry); TL (Thermoluminescence); MNI (Minimum Number of Individuals), and NISP (Number of Individual Specimens).

3.5. Capitalization and lower-case letters: use lower case letters for generic geographic areas and features (e.g., river, gulf, bay, valley, lake, lagoon, basin, wetland, region, etc.), geopolitical designations (e.g., locality, department, province, etc.), and generic references to cardinal points (e.g., "We traveled through the north of the region"). Capitalize specific geographic designations (e.g., Pampa, Puna, Patagonia), the name of specific chronological periods (e.g., Late Period, Early Period, Middle Holocene), and absolute references to cardinal points (e.g., The compass pointed "East").

3.6. Subscripts and Superscripts: Use subscripts only for the designation of certain chemical compounds in abbreviated form (e.g., CaCO₃, H₂O, C₃). Use superscripts only for: a) inserting notes in the text; b) indicating exponential magnitudes, and c) expressing stable and radioactive isotopes of chemical elements (e.g., m³, km², ¹⁴C).

3.7. Italics: Use italics only for foreign words or scientific names.

3.8. Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers: In the text, express cardinal numbers below nine in words, while numbers above nine should be in Arabic numerals. Numbers starting a sentence and ordinal numbers should be expressed in words (e.g., "Five hundred years ago..." or "The analysis of the third sample...").

3.9. Decimal numbers: use points to separate decimals (e.g., 0.25).

3.10. Numbers with more than three digits: For numbers with more than three digits, use a comma to separate thousands (e.g., 5,000; 10,000), except for: a) radiocarbon ages with more than four digits (e.g., 2500 AP), b) binary digits, c) serial numbers, d) temperature values, and acoustic frequencies, and e) page numbers. Use commas as thousands separators only in material counts (e.g., "1,235 flakes") and altitudes (e.g., 2,300 m a.s.l.).

3.11. Radiocarbon ages: uncalibrated radiocarbon ages (AP) will be followed by the standard error (±) of 1 (one) sigma, stating the laboratory code for the sample. Always specify the type of material dated (e.g., wood, charcoal, bone).

3.12. Calibrated ages: calibrated ages should always be identified as such using established conventions (e.g., cal BC, cal BP or cal AD). Authors should mention the specific calibration used, indicating whether it was done with one or two sigmas, and present the calibrated age as one or more ranges of calendar years. If there are multiple possible ranges, and the calibration program assigns probabilities to each, include these probabilities. For example, for the 3680 ± 60 AP dating, the two possible age ranges are 2279-2232 cal BC (p = 0.05) and 2209-1905 cal BC (p = 0.95) (Calibrated at 2 sigma with the CALIB 2.0 program; Stuiver and Reimer, 1986). If the manuscript includes multiple calibrated dates, it is recommended to present them in the form of a Table.

3.13. Geographic Coordinates: Geographic coordinates presented in the text or manuscript tables should only include degrees (°) and minutes (ʹ), omitting the seconds (ʺ) entirely. This policy aims to protect the integrity and avoid the public exposure of specific archaeological locations.