Peer Review Process

Editors acknowledge receipt of all submissions. Papers that do not correspond with the rationale of the journal, are insufficiently original, seriously flawed, or with poor English language may be rejected at this stage.

Suitable papers are passed on to two or more reviewers, selected for their expertise in the area of the submitted paper. Referees are asked to evaluate whether the submission:

• Is original
• Is theoretically and methodologically sound
• Is rigorous and critically engaged with relevant work
• Contributes to the archaeological field of lithics studies

A decision on whether to accept or reject the paper, along with any recommendations and comments from the referees will be sent to the author by the Editors, who hold the final decision on accepting or rejecting papers.

Papers identified at any stage of review as having been plagiarised (as well as papers which have been accepted or published) will be rejected.