How to format your references using the American Journal of Archaeology citation style

This is a short guide how to format citations and the bibliography in a manuscript for American Journal of Archaeology (AJA). For a complete guide how to prepare your manuscript refer to the journal's instructions to authors.

Using reference management software

Typically you don't format your citations and bibliography by hand. The easiest way is to use a reference manager:

Paperpile	The citation style is built in and you can choose it in Settings > Citation Style or Paperpile > Citation Style in Google Docs.
EndNote	Download the output style file
Mendeley, Zotero, Papers, and others	The style is either built in or you can download a CSL file that is supported by most references management programs.
BibTeX	BibTeX syles are usually part of a LaTeX template. Check the instructions to authors if the publisher offers a LaTeX template for this journal.

Journal articles

Those examples are references to articles in scholarly journals and how they are supposed to appear in your bibliography.

Not all journals organize their published articles in volumes and issues, so these fields are optional. Some electronic journals do not provide a page range, but instead list an article identifier. In a case like this it's safe to use the article identifier instead of the page range.

A journal article with 1 author

Powell, K. 2002. “Call for Clinical-Trial Reform Leaves Critics Unmoved.” Nature 419 (6907) (October 10):546.

A journal article with 2 authors

Stone, R., and B. Jasny. 2013. “Communication in Science Pressures and Predators. Scientific Discourse: Buckling at the Seams. Introduction.” Science (New York, N.Y.) 342 (6154) (October 4):56–7.

A journal article with 3 authors

Katz, S.L., D.A. Syme, and R.E. Shadwick. 2001. “High-Speed Swimming. Enhanced Power in Yellowfin Tuna.” Nature 410 (6830) (April 12):770–1.

A journal article with 11 or more authors

Piperno, D.R., A.J. Ranere, I. Holst, and P. Hansell. 2000. “Starch Grains Reveal Early Root Crop Horticulture in the Panamanian Tropical Forest.” Nature 407 (6806) (October 19):894–7.

Books and book chapters

Here are examples of references for authored and edited books as well as book chapters.

An authored book

Parker, D. 2016. International Valuation Standards. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

An edited book

Lowe, G.F., and C. Brown, eds. 2016. Managing Media Firms and Industries: What’s So Special About Media Management? 1st ed. 2016. Media Business and Innovation. Cham: Springer International Publishing.

A chapter in an edited book

Trautschold, M., and G. Mazo. 2010. “Sync Your IPad with ITunes.” In IPad Made Simple, edited by Gary Mazo, 97–145. Berkeley, CA: Apress.

Web sites

Sometimes references to web sites should appear directly in the text rather than in the bibliography. Refer to the Instructions to authors for American Journal of Archaeology.

Blog post

Andrew, E. 2015. “Work On Devastating Parasitic Diseases Wins Nobel Prize.” IFLScience. IFLScience. https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/work-devastating-parasitic-diseases-wins-nobel-prize/.

Reports

This example shows the general structure used for government reports, technical reports, and scientific reports. If you can't locate the report number then it might be better to cite the report as a book. For reports it is usually not individual people that are credited as authors, but a governmental department or agency like "U. S. Food and Drug Administration" or "National Cancer Institute".

Government report

Government Accountability Office. 2016. Highway Safety: More Robust DOT Oversight of Guardrails and Other Roadside Hardware Could Further Enhance Safety. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Theses and dissertations

Theses including Ph.D. dissertations, Master's theses or Bachelor theses follow the basic format outlined below.

Doctoral dissertation

Burnley, T. 2012. “Psychotherapist as Modern-Day Shaman.” Doctoral dissertation, Pacifica Graduate Institute.

News paper articles

Unlike scholarly journals, news papers do not usually have a volume and issue number. Instead, the full date and page number is required for a correct reference.

New York Times article

Bilefsky, D. 2012. “Romanian President Survives Ouster Bid.” New York Times, July 30.

In-text citations

References should be cited in the text

About the journal

Full journal title	American Journal of Archaeology
ISSN (print)	0002-9114
ISSN (online)	1939-828X
Scope	Archaeology