Submissions
This page is designed to help you ensure your submission is ready for and fits the scope of the journal.
Before submitting you should read over the guidelines, then register an account (or login if you have an existing account)
We are working on submission templates for DOCX and TEX, and will publish them in due time.
About
Akkadica is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal indexed in the Web of Science Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI).
Since 2026, it appears as a diamond open access journal, freely available online with no publication or reading fees.
Published biannually (June and December), each issue comprises approximately 100 pages.
Akkadica welcomes original, high-quality, and high-impact research on the archaeology, history, and languages of Western Asia.
Submission Checklist
Before submitting, please consider the following:
- Am I submitting an article to a special issue or not, or am I submitting a supplementa?
- What is the file format I will submit in?
- Have I formatted references according to Chicago (Author-year) style manual?
- Is your article anonymised?
IMPORTANT:
Akkadica is a double-blind journal, that means articles should be anonymised upon submission. If your article is not anonymised, then the submission can be desk rejected.
Anonymised means: no author names in file or file name, nor reference to own work such as 'I/we have shown...'
Peer Review
This journal operates a double anonymous, peer review policy. Submissions can be reviewed as: Accept, Minor Revisions, Major Revisions or Reject. In cases where revisions are required, authors will have the change to provide the review with a rebuttal letter. The journal editors will take reviews and rebuttals into account when evaluating submissions, and they retain all rights to accept or reject a submission.
Licences
The following licences are allowed:
- CC BY 4.0
Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
Sections
| Section or article type | Public Submissions | Peer Reviewed | Indexed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Article in special issue | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Supplementa | Yes | Yes | Yes |