The Journal of Polynesian Archaeology and Research serves as a forum to bring together important research and conversations around archaeology, history, and heritage management in Polynesia, and aims to align several shared goals of its two sponsority societies that include:

Encouraging research and dialogue about Polynesian archaeology, historic preservation, and public outreach among researchers, heritage professionals, and other stakeholders

Encouraging public education and appreciation of the aims and limitations of archaeological research, particularly through ethical archaeological practices and collaborative work with communities

Advocating for and assisting with the preservation, interpretation, and respectful treatment of archaeological sites and material culture

The editors will review manuscripts submitted through the journal’s submission system, jpar.msubmit.net. Inquiries should be sent via e-mail to the Journal of Polynesian Archaeology and Research editors at [email protected].

Sponsors: Easter Island Foundation (EIF) and the Society for Hawaiian Archaeology (SHA)

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The Journal of Polynesian Research and Archaeology publishes fully open access content, which means that all articles are available on the internet to all users immediately upon publication. Non-commercial use and distribution in any medium is permitted, provided the author and the journal are properly credited. Authors retain copyright of their material.

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• Pricing Guide

• The Journal of Polynesian Archaeology and Research is an open-access and peer reviewed online-only journal.

  Submission and publication are normally free to contributors. Authors may be asked to contribute to production costs if their articles are exceptionally long (over 10,000 words) or include more than 15 figures.

• Author Guidelines

• Journal of Polynesian Archaeology and Research

  Guidelines for Authors

  The Journal of Polynesian Archaeology and Research publishes peer-reviewed research articles, commentaries, and reviews that are of relevance to stakeholders and practitioners of archaeology and related research in Polynesia. Article manuscripts are peer-reviewed, and should be 3000 to 9000 words in length. Reviews and commentaries are not peer-reviewed, and should be 1000 to 6000 words in length. We welcome submissions from scholars across Oceania, North and South America, and beyond.

  Inquiries should be sent via e-mail to the Journal of Polynesian Archaeology and Research editors at [email protected]. Submissions accepted at jpar.msubmit.net.

  Costs

  Submission and publication are normally free to contributors. Authors may be asked to contribute to production costs if their articles are exceptionally long (over 10,000 words) or include more than 15 figures.

  Contributors who are not fluent in written, academic English are asked to have their work edited before submission by an independent copy-editor at their own cost. Having your manuscript independently edited does not guarantee that it will be accepted for publication, however. The Editors may also require that you have your text copy-edited after revisions following acceptance for publication.

  File Format and Manuscript structure

  Manuscripts should be double-spaced with margins of at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) on each side, and submitted as a single Microsoft Word (or similar) file with the following structure:

  1. Article title
  2. Author’s name(s) and contact details for publication
  3. Abstract
  4. Keywords 3-6
  5. Text
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. References
  8. Figures with captions
  9. Tables with captions

   

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  References

  References in the text

  Use footnotes and endnotes sparingly. Indicate footnotes in the text by a bracketed number (e.g. “[Footnote 2]”). List the footnotes at the end of thetext of the manuscript.

  Please do not use passim, op. cit, ibid.

  Example in-text citations

  Type of reference	Text citation	Notes
  Single author	(Hunt 2007:10)
  Two authors	(Bahn & Flenley 1992)
  Three or more authors	(Stevenson et al. 2006)
  More than one work by same author	(Hunt 2007, 2009)
  More than one work by different authors	(Stevenson et al. 2006; Hunt 2007)	In chronological order
  More than one work by one author and different authors	(Bahn & Flenley 1992; Hunt 2007, 2009)	In chronological order
  Personal communication	pers. comm.

  Please ensure that all references cited in the text are included in the bibliography.

  References in the bibliography

  Full references should be listed alphabetically at the end of the paper. For detailed guidance please see the example references below.

  References with the same first author should be given in the following order: Sole-authored publications in chronological order, followed by those with one co-author (in chronological order), then those with 2 or moreco-authors (in chronological order).

  Use the minimum forms of page numbers, i.e. the shortest way one could speak the figures: 23-4, 13-14, 115-16, 200-201.

  Please ensure that all references listed in the bibliography are cited in the text.

  Example references

  Reference Type	In-text citation	Reference format	Notes
  Book	Bahn & Flenley 1992	Bahn, P.G. & J. Flenley. 1992. Easter Island EarthIsland. London: Thames and Hudson.
  Book with a volume no.	Scottsberg 1956	Scottsberg, C. 1956. The Natural History of Juan Fernandez and Easter Island. Volume 1. Uppsala: Almsquist and Wiksells.
  Journal article	Hunt 2007	Hunt, T.L. 2007. Rethinking the fall of Easter Island. American Scientist 94(5):415-419.	Avoid abbreviations or acronyms
  Book chapter	Wozniak 1998	Wozniak, J. 1998. Settlement patterns and subsistence on the northwest coast of Rapa Nui. In Easter Island in Pacific Context. South SeasSymposium. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Easter Island and East Polynesia. C.M. Stevenson, G. Lee & F.J. Morin (eds.):161-175. Los Osos: Easter Island Foundation.
  Edited book	Kirch & Rallu 2007	Kirch, P.V. & J. Rallu. (eds.) 2007. The Growth and Collapse of Pacific Island Societies. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press.
  Book in a numbered series	Buck 1957	Buck, P.H. (Te Rangi Hiroa). 1957. Arts and Crafts of Hawaii. B.P. Bishop Museum Special Publication 45. Honolulu: Bishop Museum (reprinted 1964).
  Unpublished dissertation	Ayres 1973	Ayres, W.S. 1973. The Cultural Context of Easter Island Religious Structures. Unpublished PhD Dissertation, Tulane University.	Title is not in italics as it is unpublished
  Online publication	Good 2008	Good, K. 2008. The 1958 Fuller Sonaband Recordings. Video Clip. http://sites.google.com/a/fieldmuseum.org/pacific-web Home/collections – collectors/fuller-tapes
  Unpublished report	Ayres n.d.	Ayres, W.S. n.d. Calibrated radiocarbon dates from Easter Island. Unpublished manuscript on file with the author.	Title is not in italics as it is unpublished
  Unpublished conference paper	Love n.d.	Love, C.M. n.d. The Easter Island cultural collapse. Paper presented at the VII International Conference on Easter Island and the Pacific, Gotland, Sweden, 2007.

• Editorial Board

• Editor

  Jillian A. Swift, Pacific Legacy, Hawai‘i

  Editorial Board

  Emilie Dotte, University of Western Australia
  Patrick V. Kirch, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
  Thegn N. Ladefoged, University of Auckland
  Sean Mallon, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
  Lisa Matisoo-Smith, University of Otago
  Mark McCoy, Southern Methodist University
  Peter Mills, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
  Guillaume Molle, Australian National University
  Mara A. Mulrooney, Pacific Legacy, Hawai‘i
  Seth Quintus, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
  Cristian Moreno Pakarati, Rapanui Pioneers Society
  Ty P. Kawika Tengan, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
  Jo Anne Van Tilburg, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA

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