Mission and Aims

Mission

The mission of Materiały i Sprawozdania Rzeszowskiego Ośrodka Archeologicznego (MSROA) is to disseminate the results of archaeological research, advance knowledge of the past, and foster scholarly exchange in the field of archaeology, with particular reference to Poland, Central and Eastern Europe. The journal continues the tradition of publishing archaeological research in Rzeszów, dating back to 1961. It provides a platform for presenting original research findings, studies of archaeological sources, and interpretative analyses addressing cultural, settlement, and social transformations.

A particular focus of MSROA is the archaeology of south-eastern Poland and issues relating to cultural contacts and transformations in Central and Eastern Europe, including the Polish-Slovak and Polish-Ukrainian borderlands. The journal contributes to the development of archaeological research by publishing studies based on rigorous analysis of archaeological evidence, the application of appropriate research methods, and the interpretation of findings within a broader scholarly context.

Aims

• Publishing the results of archaeological research – disseminating original findings from fieldwork, excavations, and archaeological surveys, as well as comprehensive studies of archaeological sites and artefactual assemblages.
• Advancing knowledge of the past – presenting research on different archaeological periods and chronological horizons, settlement patterns, economic, social and cultural transformations, and interactions between past communities.
• Advancing archaeological methodology – publishing studies presenting new methodological findings, research approaches, and critical analyses of methods applied in archaeology.
• Promoting interdisciplinary research – disseminating research that combines archaeology with other academic disciplines, including archaeometric and bioarchaeological analyses, where these contribute to a better understanding of the past.
• Fostering scholarly cooperation – providing a forum for the exchange of research findings and ideas among archaeologists, scholars from related disciplines, museum professionals, and researchers affiliated with academic and research institutions in Poland and abroad.
• Enhancing the international visibility of archaeological research – disseminating research findings relevant to the understanding of the past of Poland and Central and Eastern Europe, and making scholarly publications accessible to both domestic and international audiences.
• Documenting and disseminating archaeological heritage – supporting the scholarly study, interpretation, and dissemination of archaeological evidence and research findings relevant to understanding and protecting cultural heritage.

Scope of the Journal

The journal publishes studies presenting the results of archaeological research, analyses of archaeological source materials, thematic and synthetic papers, as well as methodological and interdisciplinary contributions. Its scope encompasses the archaeology of various periods and chronological horizons, with particular emphasis on south-eastern Poland and research topics relevant to the understanding of the past of Central and Eastern Europe.

MSROA publishes articles in Polish and other languages in accordance with the journal’s editorial guidelines. All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial assessment, while scholarly articles considered for publication are evaluated in accordance with the journal’s published peer-review policy.

Target Audience

The journal is addressed to archaeologists, researchers investigating the human past, scholars from disciplines related to archaeology, museum professionals, specialists working in cultural heritage institutions, and the wider academic community in Poland and abroad.

The journal is published in the Central European Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities under Open Access CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/pl/).

Publication ethics principles

The editorial board of MSROA scholarly journal, although he is not a member of the COPE Publishing Ethics Committee, adopted the publication ethics principles compliant with the requirements of COPE – the Committee on Publication Ethics and applies them fully. The authors are obliged in the declaration to confirm that their work meets all the adopted publication ethics standards.

The editorial board of “Materiały i Sprawozdania Rzeszowskiego Ośrodka Archeologicznego” informs that in order to counteract ghostwriting and guest authorship, appropriate procedures connected with ghostwriting firewall have been introduced. Ghostwriting and guest authorship are a manifestation of scientific misconduct, all the detected cases will be disclosed, including the notification of relevant entities (institutions hiring the authors, scientific societies, associations of scientific editors, etc.)

Ghostwriting is when a person has contributed significantly to the publication without disclosing his/her contribution as one of the authors or without specifying his/her role in the acknowledgment appearing in the publication. Guest authorship (honorary authorship) is when the author’s contribution is insignificant or has not occurred at all, and in spite of that, he/she is the publication’s author/co-author.

Additionally, the editorial board of MSROA will document any and all manifestations of scientific misconduct, especially breaking and violating the ethics principles applicable in science.

If the publisher discovers any scientific misconduct, he/she follows the procedure recommended by COPE. You can find a procedure algorithm here

Indexing

Index Copernicus 2020: 84.15 https://journals.indexcopernicus.com/search/form?search=Materia%C5%82y%20i%20Sprawozdania%20Rzeszowskiego%20O%C5%9Brodka%20Archeologicznego

Index Copernicus (2019): 76,90  https://journals.indexcopernicus.com/search/form?search=Materia%C5%82y%20i%20Sprawozdania%20Rzeszowskiego%20O%C5%9Brodka%20Archeologicznego

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Basic information

Title: Materiały i Sprawozdania Rzeszowskiego Ośrodka Archeologicznego

frequency: annual

ISSN: 0137-5725

ISSBN: 978-83-7996-667-7

DOI: 10.15584/misroa

discipline: archaeology