The Journal of Archaeological Research (JARE) is a leading international forum for archaeological synthesis and comparative research, fostering broad-based scholarship that crosscuts important trends, subfields, and regions. The journal publishes authoritative review articles and well-contextualized original research that provide up-to-date syntheses and points-of-entry for archaeologists looking to familiarize themselves with a host of different regions, debates, and theoretical topics. JARE seeks contributions that Provide comprehensive syntheses of archaeological knowledge across regions, periods, or methodological domains. Advance theoretical, methodological, and comparative debates within the discipline. Represent the global scope of archaeology, with attention to diverse regions, research traditions, and authorship. Communicate specialized findings to a broad readership across the discipline and allied fields. Submissions should conform to one of two article types. Critical reviews synthesize current debates and understandings of regional, topical, methodological, and theoretical importance in archaeology, and propose future directions for research. These should be critical, integrative reviews aimed at improving access to the latest archaeological knowledge in a 15,000-25,000 word format, exclusive of references. Original research articles present new discoveries and analyses that are of broad significance within a robust scholarly context. Articles should be well-illustrated, well-referenced, and demonstrate the pan-disciplinary relevance of new data or insights in a 10,000-15,000 word format, exclusive of references. Each article goes through a thorough single-blind review process.