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How have inequality and ideas about race shaped the histories of archaeology? These questions have been of increasingly urgent importance as the discipline has started to come to terms with its past—and the pasts that archaeology has helped to create. Yet now, more than ever, these queries should be central to the field. In this unprecedented moment of global action and possibility, the Bulletin of the History of Archaeology calls for contributions that reflect on these questions, aiming to publish them as a form of rapid response to the unfolding situation, and ultimately using them to ask where the histories of archaeology—and perhaps archaeology itself—should go from here. The journal solicits contributions—historically informed reflections and short vignettes—of 1000–1500 words. Given their current importance, we aim to publish these pieces as quickly as possible, bypassing peer-review; article processing charges will also be waived.

To make a contribution, please send a short (50-word) abstract to the journal’s online submission system by 31st July 2020. To upload your abstract, use the system as normal, but instead of uploading an article in the manuscript field, please upload a word file with your abstract. If you require assistance (or to discuss a potential contribution), please contact William Carruthers at w.carruthers@uea.ac.uk

The Bulletin of the History of Archaeology (BHA) is accepting submissions for publication in 2020.

The BHA is published online. Articles are made available Open Access as soon as they are ready. Research shows that Open Access publications are viewed and cited more often and for a longer period than publications in subscription journals. Some studies report three times more views and others 89% more downloads. See the Plan S, for the latest initiative promoting Open Access by 14 national funders and 4 charitable foundations.

The BHA is indexed by the Web of Science (Emerging Sources Citation Index), the Norwegian Scientific Database, the European Reference Index for Humanities and Social Sciences (ERIH PLUS), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), EBSCOHost, Google Scholar,  CrossRef, JISC KB+,  and SHERPA RoMEO. 

To read the rest of our Call, click here.