In most cases, the time from submission to decision for articles submitted to the American Journal of Archaeology is from four to six months.
Submissions should not exceed 20,000 words, including abstract, article body, works cited, notes, and figure captions.
All submissions should follow the AJA Policy on the Publication and Citation of Unprovenanced Antiquities.
Author warranties, a permissions form template, checklists, and figure preparation guidelines are available in Supporting Material.
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Michael G. Hasel is Professor of Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology at Southern Adventist University and director of the Institute of Archaeology and Lynn H. Wood Archaeological Museum. He has written and edited ten books and over 150 articles and book reviews in peer-reviewed journals, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and popular magazines. His research focuses on Egyptian military interaction with the southern Levant, the intersection between ancient history and material culture. He has worked as an archaeologist for over 30 years at eleven sites in Israel, Jordan, and Cyprus serving as co-director of excavations at Khirbet Qeiyafa, Socoh survey, and the Fourth Expedition to Lachish.