Ecology of the past

The Mapping Ancient Africa (MAA) special issue of Quaternary International (QI) will open for submission on 30 April and will close 30 July 2024. To submit your article go to the QI submission portal and click “submit new article”, you will then be asked to “select article type”. From the drop down list select “SI: Mapping Ancient Africa”. This will ensure that your manuscript is directed to the guest editorial team. Submissions should follow the standard QI guideline (click here for details) and take account of the advice for submission to this special issue (click here for details).

The special issue is centered around work and papers presented in the MAA Rome workshop and sessions at the INQUA Rome congress (session 1, session 2), however, if you have a manuscript that you think would be appropriate for inclusion given the research themes of the project please also consider submitting. If you have any questions feel free to contact the editorial team in advance.

For further information on:

• Writing workshop in Kenya to help polish your manuscripts for submission (June 2024) – sign up now!
• Guide on how to prepare your article for the special issue – watch online
• The aims and goals of the Mapping Ancient Africa project – check the fit of your manuscript
• Editorial team:
  • Lead guest editor: Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr (Free University Berlin)
  • Co-guest editors: Rahab Kinyanjui (National Museums of Kenya / Max Planck Institute for Geoanthropology), William Gosling (University of Amsterdam)