Writing Rules

Preparing a manuscript for submission

Formatting
The journal adheres to the organisational structure for article formatting, based on the IMRAD format. Therefore, it is recommended to submit articles in this format, except in cases where the specific nature of the research warrants a more flexible structure.

All pages, including tables and illustrations, should be consecutively numbered. Whenever possible, authors should arrange their material in well-defined sections: Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods (Experimental), Results, Discussion, and References.

Before being sent to reviewers, manuscripts are pre-screened by the editorial office to check that they agree with the criteria for publishing in “Tempus Pontem: Azerbaijan Journal of Archaeology and Anthropology (TP: AJAA)”: by the aims and scope of the journal, nature of the study, originality of the results, quantity and quality of data, general conclusions, and presentation of the work with a good quality of English language.

The Editorial Secretary will consider for publication in the journal manuscripts that describe original work not previously published, and if accepted, they must not be published in any other journal unless permission is received from the Editorial Secretary of this Journal. Four classes of manuscripts are recognised:

a. Original research paper, which gives a concise account of the author’s work in archaeology and anthropology sciences. The authors must provide a brief abstract of their articles, not exceeding 250-300 words, stating the objective of the work and its important results.
b. Notes, which are abbreviated articles. No abstract is needed for the notes. Notes focus on studies of limited scope, unique observations, or research techniques and apparatus. The length of a note should be 2 to 3 published pages.
c. Comments and Letters to the Editor are intended to be preliminary publications of results that are believed to justify prompt publication.
d. Review articles are not simply a collection of articles centered on a common theme. Review papers should synthesize existing knowledge and provide new insights or concepts not previously presented in the literature, or at least not with the same level of detail. The review should also identify knowledge gaps for future research.

Manuscript format and structure
The above-mentioned page limit for manuscripts is as follows: The manuscript must be typed in 11-point Georgia font (1.5 space line) in MS Word format.

Articles must be included:
— Title (should be clear, descriptive, and not too long);
— Write Author/s name/s, Affiliation, and e-mail for the corresponding authors;
— Abstract;
— Keywords (indexing terms), normally 3-6 items;
— Introduction (should include recent references);
— Materials studied, area descriptions, methods, techniques (include permission of Ethics Committee if needed);
— Results;
— Discussion (Discuss the result with support of recent references);
— Conclusion;
— Competing interest statement;
— References. Research article: not less than 30% of references must be from research/review papers published during the past five years. Review article: 25-40% of references must be from papers published during the past five years. References in the text should be given by placing in round brackets, and arranged alphabetically;
— Tables;
— Figure captions. Figures (separate file(s) in TIFF format);
— Language: The language of publication is British English. Authors for whom English is a second language must have their manuscript professionally edited by an English-speaking person before submission to ensure the English is of high quality.
— Abbreviations, Symbols, and Nomenclature: All specifications must be stated according to the SI system. Any abbreviations of chemical, biological, medical, or other terms should only be employed when it is certain that they are internationally known. The full name must be stated in brackets when the abbreviation is first used.

Abbreviations
Abbreviations rather than words are to be used, such as: ppm, cm, mm, m, km, cc, ml, g, mg, kg, min, hr, m.p., f.p., cal, kcal, %, expt., Fig.

Tables
Do not duplicate matter that is presented in charts or graphs. The symbols *, **, and *** are always used to show statistical significance at the 0.05, 0.01, and 0.001 levels, respectively, and are not used for other footnotes. Spell out abbreviations on the first mention in tables, even if the abbreviation is defined in the text (i.e., a reader should be able to interpret each table without referring to the text).

Artwork, figures, maps, and other graphics
For main articles, the suggested target is no more than 15 illustrations. Figures should be submitted within the body of the text. Figure parts should be denoted by lowercase letters (a, b, c, etc.). For the maps, the North must be indicated. Line drawings, such as plans, flint, or ceramic sketches, must be scanned at 1200 dpi and saved as .tiff. If any magnification is used in the photographs/microphotographs, indicate this by using scale bars within the figures themselves. Colour or monochrome photographs and figures must be submitted in high-resolution TIFF or occasionally JPEG format.

Reference style
The journal “Tempus Pontem: Azerbaijan Journal of Archaeology and Anthropology” follows an APA (https://pitt.libguides.com/citationhelp/apa7) reference style. Footnotes in the text are not allowed.
References in the text are given in round brackets with the authors and year of publication of the source (Stevens, 2018; Nishiaki & Guliyev, 2021). If the number of authors exceeds two persons, only one author must be indicated, with the addition of the phrase "et al".
All references must be listed in the bibliography at the end of the article/review.

ORCiD
As part of our commitment to ensuring an ethical, transparent, and fair peer review process, TP: AJAA is a supporting member of ORCiD, the Open Researcher and Contributor ID. ORCiD provides a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes researchers from every other researcher and, through integration in key research workflows such as manuscript and grant submission, supports automated linkages between researchers and their professional activities, ensuring their work is recognised.