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The African Archaeological Review Turns Forty: Some Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future

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Gokee, Cameron, Ogundiran, Akin·2023·African Archaeological Review
DOI 10.1007/s10437-023-09521-0
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This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the African Archaeological Review ( AAR ). For many people, 40 years represents the onset of middle age, but for an academic journal, this is a milestone of maturity and collective perseverance looking into an unforeseeable future. We have the distinct honor of being in a position to thank the many people and institutions responsible for the development and success of AAR —from the visionary senior colleagues who launched this journal in 1983, to the publishers, editors, and advisory board members who have worked tirelessly to print issue after issue, to you, the authors, reviewers, subscribers, and readers.

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Authors
Gokee, C., & Ogundiran, A.
Affiliations
  • Appalachian State University (US)
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte (US)
Corresponding author
Gokee, Cameron
Venue
African Archaeological Review
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2023-03
Volume
40
Issue
1
Pages
1-19
ISSN
  • 0263-0338 (ISSN-L)
  • 1572-9842
DOI
10.1007/s10437-023-09521-0
OpenAlex
W4362582673
Cited by
8
References
59
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
African Archaeological Review (publishedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • Appalachian State University
  • LOEWE Zentrum AdRIA
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Publishing and Scholarly Communication
  • Social Sciences › Archeology › Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Library Science and Information
Keywords
journal anniversary, scientific journals, scholarly publishing, future of archaeology

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