The Library is pleased to announce the launch of the Journal of Lithic Studies. The Journal of Lithic Studies is published online by the School of History, Classics and Archaeology and is hosted by the University of Edinburgh Journal Hosting Service. All articles in JLS are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 UK: Scotland License.

JLS is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that focuses on archaeological research into the manufacture and use of stone tools, as well as the origin and properties of the raw materials used in their production. Coverage will include all geographic regions and time periods. Issues will be published twice a year in March and September, starting with March of this year.

JLS will publish research articles, short reports, and methodology demonstrations, as well as editorials, summary or synthesis articles, interviews, and reviews of books and events. As an electronic publication, authors can take advantage of the wide variety of media available in this format in addition to those available in the traditional paper format. At the moment, the journal is published in English but we are open to publishing issues in other languages in the future.

To receive future updates from JLS, please register on the journal’s website at http://journals.ed.ac.uk/lithicstudies/ .

For more information about the Journal Hosting Service, please email:  onlinejournals@mlist.is.ed.ac.uk