The Mapping Ancient Africa (MAA) project has an open call for contributions to a Special Issue of Quaternary International; the journal of our funder the International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA). The concept for the special issue is agreed in principle with the journals editor-in-chief so now it is our task to collate a collection of manuscripts suitable to published in this international peer reviewed journal. The special issue will be based around papers discussed and presented at the MAA workshop in Rome and session at the INQUA congress in Rome in July 2023, but we are also happy to consider other manuscripts that fit within the MAA project area.
To find out if your manuscript idea might fit either explore the MAA web pages or contact a member of the editorial team:
- Co-ordinating guest editor: Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr (Free University Berlin)
- Guest editors:
- Manu Chevalier (University of Bonn)
- Rahab Kinyanjui (National Museums of Kenya)
- Lynne Quick (Nelson Mandela University)
- Sarah Ivory (Penn State University)
Events and deadlines:
- October 2023 – online writing workshop (dates and times to be confirmed)
- December 2023 – complete drafts of manuscripts to be submitted to editorial team, external review and editing organized by guest editorial team
- First quarter 2024 – in person writing workshop in Africa (location, dates and times to be confirmed); dependent on funding extension.
- July 2024 (latest) – submission to journal and formal journal review process
- End 2024 – publication of accepted articles (online)
Please note that all articles submitted to the special issue will be subject to rigorous international peer review, and that the journal editor-in-chief has the final decision on acceptance to the journal (not the guest editorial team).
Ecology of the past 