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Kentucky Archaeology: Journal of Kentucky Organization of Professional Archaeologists

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Anyone may submit an original article to be considered for publication in Kentucky Archaeology: Journal of Kentucky Organization of Professional Archaeologists provided he or she is the lead author, or the authorized agent of the author(s) and copyright holder (if different from the author(s)) to the work being submitted or is authorized by the copyright owner or owners to submit the article. Authors are the initial owners of the copyrights to their works (an exception in the non-academic world to this might exist if the authors have, as a condition of employment, agreed to transfer copyright to their employer).

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General Submission Rules

Submitted articles cannot have been previously published, nor be forthcoming in an archival journal or book (print or electronic). Please note: "publication" in a working-paper series does not constitute prior publication. In addition, by submitting material to Kentucky Archaeology: Journal of Kentucky Organization of Professional Archaeologists, the author is stipulating that the material is not currently under review at another journal (electronic or print) and that he or she will not submit the material to another journal (electronic or print) until the completion of the editorial decision process at Kentucky Archaeology: Journal of Kentucky Organization of Professional Archaeologists. If you have concerns about the submission terms for Kentucky Archaeology: Journal of Kentucky Organization of Professional Archaeologists, please contact the editors.

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Formatting Requirements

Kentucky Archaeology: Journal of Kentucky Organization of Professional Archaeologists has no general rules about the formatting of articles upon initial submission. There are, however, rules governing the formatting of the final submission. See Final Manuscript Preparation Guidelines for details. Although bepress can provide limited technical support, it is ultimately the responsibility of the author to produce an electronic version of the article as a high-quality PDF (Adobe's Portable Document Format) file, or a Microsoft Word, WordPerfect or RTF file that can be converted to a PDF file.

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