A UQ-produced archaeology journal has been rated in the same league as the top international archaeology journals.
A panel of European scientists gave the journal, Australian Archaeology, an “A” rating — the maximum rating out of three categories for the listing of the European Reference Index for the Humanities.
The bi-annual journal, the official record of the Australian Archaeological Association, is produced by a team of nine UQ and UQ-linked academics and alumni.
Dr Sean Ulm from UQ’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit and Dr Annie Ross from UQ’s School of Social Science and School of Natural and Rural Systems Management are the joint journal editors.
Dr Ulm said the team had revamped the journal’s content and design since it was based at UQ in the last 18 months.
“When the editorial team moved to UQ we took the opportunity not only to overhaul its appearance but also the quality and international appeal of the journal,” Dr Ulm said.
“What we were trying to do was make the content of the journal more accessible to both domestic and international audiences.”
The journal was previously based at Flinders University and usually moves home every five years.
Dr Ulm said the rating put the Australian journal in the same league as leading archaeology publications such as World Archaeology, Journal of Archaeological Science and Antiquity.
He said Australian Archaeology was also being assessed for its global research impact and for online archiving.
The next issue, published in December 2007, features articles on how Australian archaeological evidence improves our understanding of the development of modern human behaviour and explores the public benefits of archaeology.
MEDIA: Dr Ulm (3365 2385) or Miguel Holland at UQ Communications (3365 2619)
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