Author Guidelines
Authors are invited to submit their manuscripts to AI & Antiquity (AIA) via the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform, following the steps outlined therein. Each submission must include complete metadata for all authors, including academic affiliation, ORCID iD, and email address.
Upon receipt, AIA will confirm the submission and notify authors within 30 days whether the manuscript has passed the initial editorial screening. This preliminary decision is based on the article’s relevance to the journal’s scope and its adherence to the editorial guidelines. Submissions that do not meet these criteria may be returned for revision or declined at this stage.
AIA employs a double-blind peer review system for evaluating submitted articles, in which the identities of both the author and the reviewer remain anonymous to each other. All submitted articles are initially assessed by the journal's editorial board, and only those that meet scientific standards and align with the objectives, profile, and guidelines established will be sent out for external review.
All submissions must be original, unpublished work and must not be under review by another journal. AIA accepts manuscripts in Catalan, Spanish, English, French, Portuguese, and Italian. Texts must be anonymized and follow the formatting and bibliographic standards outlined in our editorial guidelines.
AI & Antiquity does not charge any processing or publication fees. The journal guarantees immediate open access to all its content, in line with our commitment to the free dissemination of academic knowledge.
By submitting a manuscript, authors agree to the conditions of this editorial policy and grant AIA the right to reproduce and distribute their work for academic, non-commercial purposes, with appropriate attribution.
Submitted manuscripts may take the form of academic articles (ranging from 5,000 to 10,000 words), case studies or teaching project reports (between 2,500 and 5,000 words), or critical reviews of tools, books, or digital resources (1,000 to 2,500 words). All submissions must follow the Harvard citation style and comply with the journal’s editorial guidelines. Manuscripts should be submitted exclusively through the designated online submission system.
Articles considered for publication must make an original contribution either in terms of factual content or interpretative analysis. In this regard, the editors reserve the right not only to reject articles that fail to meet the required standards or that do not align with the journal's aims and scope, but also those that do not meet appropriate language standards for scholarly writing (including punctuation, syntax, grammar, stylistic clarity, vocabulary, etc.). The editorial team will also verify adherence to fundamental standards of academic rigor in the use and citation of sources.
A digital copy must be submitted through the journal’s website in Word format, with 1.15 line spacing. The text should use Times New Roman, size 12 font, with paragraph indentation set at 1.25 cm, except for the first paragraph of a new section. Foreign-language words should be italicized, and direct quotes should appear within guillemets («»), while any other quotations should use standard quotation marks (“”). Direct quotations longer than three lines should appear in a separate paragraph, without quotation marks, and with the left and right margins reduced by 0.5 cm. Footnotes should be in Times New Roman, size 10, single-spaced, and indented by 0.5 cm.
An abstract is required for all submitted articles. Both the title and the abstract must be provided in the original language of the article, as well as in English. Each version of the abstract should range between 200 and 300 words and must clearly outline the article’s objectives, along with the sources and methodology employed. This requirement aims to enhance the accessibility of the work for the international academic community and for non-Spanish-speaking audiences. Additionally, five keywords must be included in both the original language and in English. Please note that the word count for titles, abstracts, and keywords is not included in the article’s total word limit.
Tables, charts, and images (with appropriate resolution) must be inserted directly into the text and clearly labeled and identified (e.g., Table 1, Chart 1, Image 1), accompanied by a descriptive caption and source reference. In the case of AI-generated images, the model used, date of creation, and (if possible) the prompt should be specified. The number of visual elements included is at the discretion of the editorial team; however, the final file with text and images must not exceed 10 MB. If the importance of the graphic content justifies a larger file size, authors must consult the journal’s editorial staff in advance.
All submissions must strictly adhere to the journal’s editorial guidelines and be uploaded through the designated online submission platform.
