Authors are invited to submit manuscripts to AI & Antiquity (AIA) through the OJS platform. All submissions are first assessed by the editorial board to confirm that they align with the journal’s aims and scope and comply with our guidelines. Manuscripts passing this initial screening will be sent out for double-blind peer review. For detailed submission requirements, please consult the complete Author Guidelines here.
Before submitting, authors are responsible for:
Third-Party Material: Obtaining permission to reproduce any protected materials (e.g., images, figures, datasets).
Consensual Authorship: Ensuring all listed authors have approved the final version and consent to publication.
Ethics Committee: Securing approval from an appropriate ethics committee where required, in line with national and international regulations.
Quality Standards
Submissions not meeting basic academic quality standards may be declined during desk review. Authors should ensure the study design and argument are sound, writing is clear, the title is concise, and the abstract stands independently.
Technical issues during submission? Contact carlos.heredia@uab.cat for direct assistance.
Journal Sections
Articles
Publishes peer-reviewed research papers contributing to ancient studies, pedagogy, and digital technologies. These undergo double-blind peer review and must meet our standards of academic rigor.
Editorial
Non-peer-reviewed pieces written by the Editors-in-Chief or invited guests. They offer analytical reflections on the journal’s scope, mission, and current issues in teaching and ancient studies.
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their compliance with all of the following items prior to upload:
Format & Anonymity
✓ Originality: Work is original, unpublished, and not under review elsewhere.
✓ Styling: File is in Word (.docx) format, using Cambria 12, 1.15 spacing, with correct paragraphs and footnotes.
✓ Anonymity: Text is fully anonymized for double-blind review (no author names or self-references).
Metadata & Languages
✓ Complete OJS Profiles: Affiliations, ORCID iDs, and email addresses are completed for all authors.
✓ Bilingual Assets: Title, abstract (200–300 words), and 5 keywords are provided in both the manuscript's original language and English.
✓ Proofread: Non-English papers must include a professionally proofread English abstract.
References & Materials
✓ APA 7th Style: Citations follow APA 7th edition with the journal's minor formatting adaptations.
✓ Order of Files: Tables, figures, and charts are labeled, cited, and ordered sequentially after the bibliography.
✓ AI Disclosure: All generative AI texts or images clearly specify model, version, date, and prompt.
Ethics & Inclusivity
✓ Conflicts: All potential conflicts of interest are openly disclosed.
✓ Communication: Accessibility or neurodivergent preferences are indicated if relevant.
✓ Inclusive Scope: Writing uses respectful, non-discriminatory language and critical engagement with representation (e.g., marginalized groups, women).
Articles
This section publishes peer-reviewed research articles that contribute to the fields of ancient studies, pedagogy, and digital technologies. Articles undergo a double-blind peer review process and must meet the journal’s standards of academic rigor and originality.
Copyright Notice
By submitting to AI & Antiquity (AIA), authors explicitly agree to the following licensing conditions:
First Publication & CC BY-NC 4.0 License
Authors grant the journal the right of first publication. Work is simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). This allows others to share and adapt the work for non-commercial purposes, provided proper credit is given to the author(s) and to its publication in AIA. Commercial reuse is not permitted without explicit author consent.
Pre-publication Archiving: Authors are actively encouraged to disseminate their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on personal websites) prior to and during the submission process. This drives productive academic exchanges, transparent scholarly tracking, and earlier citation indexing.
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