Letters in Landscape Archaeology

Letters in Landscape Archaeology is a publishing series hosted at Zenodo.org, devoted to short, peer-informed communications that advance the study of past landscapes and the methods used to understand them.

Mission

Letters in Landscape Archaeology seeks to foster an open and dynamic exchange of ideas within the landscape archaeology community. Its mission is to provide a space for the rapid dissemination of new findings, methodological innovations, and theoretical reflections that might otherwise remain unpublished between major research outputs. By offering a venue that bridges the gap between the immediacy of blog posts and the formality of peer-reviewed journals, Letters aims to encourage critical dialogue, transparency, and cumulative scientific progress.

A format for concise scientific communication

Letters publishes contributions that are:

  • Concise — typically 1,000–3,000 words, focusing on a single idea, method, or discovery.
  • Rigorous — grounded in sound data and clear argumentation.
  • Citable — archived at Zenodo.org, each Letter receives a permanent DOI identifier and a stable URL.
  • Accessible — written to engage scholars across archaeology, geography, environmental science, and humanities.

Suitable contributions

We welcome submissions that include, but are not limited to:

  • Reports of recent discoveries and field observations.
  • Introductions of new analytical, computational, or visualization methods.
  • Data notes, open datasets, or workflows relevant to landscape research.
  • Theoretical or conceptual reflections linked to empirical study.
  • Critical responses or commentaries on previously published Letters.

Review and publication process

Submissions undergo a light editorial review for clarity, coherence, and scientific merit, conducted by members of the editorial board or invited experts. This process ensures quality while maintaining rapid publication timelines.

All accepted Letters are published in open access format on LandscapeArchaeology.org, providing authors with a stable and citable publication venue for emerging work.

Contact

For submission guidelines, editorial policies, or expressions of interest, please contact:
📧 [email protected]

Issues

Ghost centuriation of Roman Istria: new evidence from lidar survey.

by Zoran Čučković and Elise Fovet

Letters in Landscape Archaeology 1 (2026). DOI : 10.5281/zenodo.18928451