Spal is a peer-reviewed portuguese-language open-access journal published by Universidad de Sevilla in Spain, operating under an open-access model since 2005. The journal covers Anthropology: Prehistoric archaeology and Archaeology.
Authors publish in Spal without paying any article processing charge (APC) — making it a fully diamond/platinum open-access venue, supported entirely by its publisher or sponsor. Articles are released under the CC BY-NC-SA license (see other journals using this license).
To date, Spal has published 614 articles. Articles are minted with DOIs through the prefix 10.12795. All submissions undergo plagiarism screening before peer review.
Keywords
archaeology, prehistory, protohistory, historiography, theoretical archaeology, archaeological heritage
At a glance
- Publisher
- Universidad de Sevilla
- Country
- Spain
- Primary language
- Portuguese
- License
- CC BY-NC-SA
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review
- OA since
- 2005
- Review time
- 6 weeks
- DOI prefix
10.12795- Plagiarism check
- Yes
ISSN
- 1133-4525
- electronic
- 2255-3924
Manuscript languages
Frequently asked questions
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What is the ISSN of Spal?
1133-4525 (print) · 2255-3924 (electronic).