The Challenge of Regionality to Global Archaeological Publishing

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Issues in Regional Journal Publishing in the Americas" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

In many academic disciplines, regional societies and journals simply represent the academic location of their members, but their content covers a broad range of topics and places. In archaeology, regionality shapes the content as well. This has implications for the range of the readership and authorship —including non-academic professionals and amateurs-- and for the sponsor’s ability to interest large international publishers to support their work. Regionality is not restricted to North America though. Throughout the world, the localized nature of the content of archaeology journals affects readership, authorship, and economics, with ramifications for their influence on global discussions of common topics affecting the field. How does regionality of archaeological publication shape the conversations on general topics in archaeology? How does it affect the economics of archaeological publishing and relations with global publishers? How is this different from other academic disciplines? Will the global nature of digitized regional journals, particularly open access ones, change these conversations?

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Issues in Regional Journal Publishing in the Americas   •
• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)

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Abstract Id(s): 51884