Journal Overview

Bioarchaeology is an interdisciplinary academic journal dedicated to understanding human life in the past through the study of human remains within their anthropological, archaeological, cultural, social, and environmental contexts. The journal integrates approaches from archaeology, biological anthropology, and archaeological science to investigate past populations’ health, diet, mobility, demography, and lived experiences.

The journal welcomes original research articles, critical reviews, methodological contributions, and contextually grounded case studies from all geographical regions and historical periods. Particular emphasis is placed on research that connects biological evidence with archaeological interpretation and advances our understanding of past societies.

Bioarchaeology promotes responsible research practices, transparent methodologies, and respectful treatment of human remains, including consideration of provenance, relevant permissions, and the interests of descendant and local communities.

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Publication Model: Continuous Publication

Plagiarism and Originality Check Policy: The originality of the manuscript submitted is the responsibility of the publisher. Submission, plagiarism, and self-plagiarism must be avoided by writers. Manuscript submission in the CrossCheck server ( http:/www.ithenticate.com/ ) will be checked for plagiarism. iThenticate is a system that tests the originality of the submitted material and helps detect plagiarism. Authors can also use iThenticate to display their own credentials prior to submission. The similarity percentage must be less than 25% without bibliography.

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy:

Research involving human remains must comply with applicable legal requirements and relevant ethical standards. Authors must report the provenance of the materials studied and the permissions or approvals applicable to their research. Destructive sampling must be justified and appropriately authorized. The presentation of human remains and associated information must be respectful and sensitive to cultural and community concerns.

Publication Ethics Policy URL: https://www.adbajournals.com/journals/bio/privacy

Licensing Policy: CC BY-NC 4.0,

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ 

Bioarchaeology aims to advance the interpretation of past human experiences by integrating biological evidence with anthropological, archaeological and historical knowledge.

The journal provides a platform for research on health, diet, mobility, demography, activity, identity, inequality, and human–environment relationships. It encourages theoretically informed investigations, transparent analytical methods, and critical consideration of the strengths and limitations of bioarchaeological evidence.

The journal also promotes ethical research, responsible stewardship of human remains, and meaningful engagement with descendant communities and other relevant stakeholders.

The journal welcomes contributions in the following areas:

• Human osteology and dental anthropology in anthropological contexts.
• Paleopathology, disease, trauma, disability, and care.
• Paleodemography, mortality, growth, aging, and life-course approaches.
• Diet, nutrition, subsistence, and stable isotope analysis.
• Human mobility, migration, and population interactions.
• Ancient DNA, paleoproteomics, and other biomolecular approaches to past human populations.
• Activity patterns, biomechanics, occupational stress, and embodied experience.
• Social inequality, identity, gender, and the biological consequences of social conditions.
• Mortuary archaeology, funerary practices, and the treatment of human remains.
• Human adaptation, environmental change, and biocultural responses.
• Taphonomy, preservation, excavation, documentation, and collection management.
• Imaging, digital reconstruction, quantitative methods, and reproducible analytical workflows.
• Research ethics, provenance, repatriation, community collaboration, and heritage stewardship relating to human remains.

Studies involving animal remains, environmental materials, or material culture are considered when they directly contribute to a clearly defined bioarchaeological question about past human populations. Purely clinical studies, contemporary forensic casework without an archaeological research contribution, and descriptive reports lacking sufficient contextual interpretation fall outside the journal’s scope.