AP Journal is currently seeking applications for the following positions: 4 Assistant Editors The workload for the journal is increasing year by year and it is becoming difficult for two people only. This is why we open this call for Assistant Editors, believing that four extra hands will make this initiative enjoyable for all. 1 Reviews Editor Reviews are an essential resource to know what is happening in Public Archaeology, so we think it would be good to have a Reviews Editor to seek for interesting content for publication. AP is a peer reviewed, open access journal devoted to Public Archaeology. Currently in its fourth year, and having already published 3 volumes, AP Journal seeks to improve its publication process. Up to now, we have done our best to offer you some of the most interesting and quality content in the field of Public Archaeology. This year, we reached 1.500 registered users and 25.000 unique visitors, almost doubling traffic and followers in al...

We are glad to announce that AP Journal Volume 3 is online! Please visit www.arqueologiapublica.es and check it out! (If you have not done so yet, register for free to read the articles.)

EDITORIAL: A bridge too far close Jaime Almansa Sánchez Elena Papagiannopoulou Year by year, editing the journal becomes more complicated with the increasing load of work. Old and new projects interfere with a process that is time-consuming, especially for only two people. When this adventure started in 2010 we saw this as ‘a bridge too far’, but it turned out to be too close. Despite the delay in publishing this volume, we are out with new, quality content and plans for a brighter future. This year has been special for us. Our friend journal Public Archaeology has been listed by the ISI Journal Citation Index, upgrading our discipline considerably. Brazil is back in business with Arqueología Pública, and a new Journal of Community Archaeology and Heritage will see the light of day in a few months. Besides, the first Italian public archaeology congress took place last autumn (see Zuanni’s review), and the Public Archaeology Group (the PAG) has organized its two f...

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It took us longer than last year... two months more. But volume 2 comes full of public archaeology (180 pages) and some innovation; we embedded youtube videos in the issue! What else can we say... register if you didn't yet and read it! www.arqueologiapublica.es

EDITORIAL: Public Archaeology in debate Jaime Almansa Sánchez Editor Piece by piece this journal is growing. That is why, before saying anything else, we need to thank every follower and collaborator for being there for us. Volume 2 comes full of new ideas, projects and perspectives on Public Archaeology. During the past few months I have struggled with the crisis and Spanish archaeology. Both have been tough to deal with and none has been resolved yet. It is a fact that current management models are in a crisis, and we need -in some countries more than others- to rethink and redefine our role as professionals and adapt to this changing world. It does not matter if we work in the public or the private sector; archaeology has become a commodity whether we like it or not, and its value is not what we usually expect. One of the main roles of Public Archaeology is to design a more efficient and sustainable practice, keeping in mind the social role of our work and our...

PUBLIC ARCHAEOLOGY IN MAJOR DEVELOPMENT WORKS This is the title for the first special volume of AP Journal. We are willing to publish it during 2012 and now we want to open a Call for Papers, both original articles and reviews. What are we looking for? Since the beginning of CRM and Commercial Archaeology there have been thousands of interventions worldwide. Some of them have taken place within the frame of major development works (e.g. pipes, roads, tunnels, airports, urban developments, etc.). Sometimes, they have had a special impact in the area of Public Archaeology both in the management and diffusion. In this volume, we are willing to compile different experiences from around the world, approaching PA-related topics such as project management, policy analysis, outreach and community engagement, exhibitions and other means of diffusion, press coverage, etc. If you want to participate, please contact us at: jasarqueologia@gmail.com