Archaeologia Cantiana is the Society’s annual journal dedicated to the archaeology and history of Kent. First published in 1858, the journal has long served as a leading forum for detailed research, bringing together substantial articles, excavation reports, and critical studies covering all periods of the county’s past . With contributions ranging from prehistoric archaeology to post-medieval history, it represents one of the most comprehensive collections of research on Kent ever published . We invite submissions from academics, professional archaeologists, independent researchers, and advanced students whose work contributes to this tradition of high-quality scholarship.

Submissions may include full-length research articles, excavation and survey reports, thematic studies, and critical reviews of recent publications. The journal welcomes original, well-researched work that offers new insights, reassesses existing evidence, or presents significant primary data relating to Kent. Contributions should be clearly structured, fully referenced, and supported where appropriate by illustrations, tables, or figures, in keeping with the journal’s established academic standards.

Papers may be considered for inclusion in a future volume of Archaeologia Cantiana, subject to editorial review. When submitting, please provide a complete manuscript along with author details and any supporting materials. Our editorial team may make minor edits for clarity, consistency, and formatting, and may liaise with authors during the review process. By contributing to the journal, you help sustain a long-standing record of research and ensure that new discoveries and interpretations continue to be shared with the wider archaeological and historical community.

Deadline for Submission

Contributions should reach the Editor by the end of September in the year preceding publication.

Length of Item

Papers in Archaeologia Cantiana typically contain 5,000-10,000 words. Significantly longer items are occasionally acceptable; alternatively, the Editor may prefer to agree with the author a reduction in the length of the article. With the setting up of the Society’s website another option for long papers is to publish a Summary or Introduction in Archaeologia Cantiana referenced to the full report on the Internet.

The Submitted Text

The text must be submitted in electronic form in Word – as an email attachment or on a USB/ memory stick, or where a large file by WeTransfer.

Illustrations and Photographs

The image area of a page of Archaeologia Cantiana is 7.8 x 5.1in. (197 x 130mm). Take into account the depth of the caption and whether the image is to be portrait or landscape. Please provide a sequential list of illustrations/photographs together with the captions required.

Line illustrations: if images need to be scanned a clear original in black ink on white paper/drawing film is ideal, but good quality photocopies are acceptable. Provide an imperial/metric scale and north point, as appropriate. 
Photographs: for scanning, good quality originals should be provided with adequate contrast, unmounted. Colour prints/transparencies can be reproduced in b/w or in colour if this has been agreed.

Digital illustrations: both line illustrations and photographs can also be submitted on USB/ memory stick; or where a large file by WeTransfer as TIFF or JPEG files. If the original is in colour the author may need to change to greyscales unless colour reproduction has been agreed. TIFF line illustrations should be presented at 1200 dpi, if possible; JPEG line art at 600 dpi; photographs at 300 dpi. If it is not possible to save line art images from drawing programmes, good quality images can be produced as PDF or EPS files at 600 dpi.

Tables

Bear in mind the size limits of the page (see above) in designing your table(s). Tables which can be presented in portrait are preferred. Avoid over-complexity.

Some points on House Style

Where the text needs to be italicised, indicate either by underlining or type as such.
Indicate quoted material clearly.
Please do not use the first person.
Tenth century, not 10th century; dates in the form 12 November 1432; July 1675: Augustine landed AD 597 (although sixth century AD), Caesar in 55 BC.
Per cent should be spelled out.
Compass points to appear in full: e.g. south-west, north-eastward.
Old money set out as, for example, £5 14s. 9d.

Offprints

All contributors of main articles are supplied with a maximum of ten offprints of their paper, gratis. (Five only for short items or ‘Notes’.) PDF copies of papers are available through the Society.

Copyright

Authors should identify the owner(s) of any copyright material (textual or illustrative) contained within articles offered for publication; and are responsible for obtaining the appropriate permission(s).

A separate set of instructions for authors regarding house style are available from the editor.

Jason Mazzocchi
Kent Archaeological Society,
39-48 Marsham Street,
Maidstone,
Kent ME14 1HH.