1. The aim of the JRS Monograph Series is to publish works of definitive or substantial importance within the field of Roman Studies. Such works may contain technical material which deserves to be presented in full, such as catalogues, and textual or epigraphical corpora. It is anticipated that for archaeological material including regional studies and site reports, JRS will only consider monograph publications which are expected to have a significant general impact on Roman Studies.
2. If the JRS Monographs Editor and Editorial Committee feel that a volume may fulfil the criteria, then they may encourage a submission. The submission must take the form of a final or near-final manuscript of the work. The Monographs Editor will share this manuscript with the the Roman Society Publications Secretary to secure an estimate of cost and complexity, and permission will be sought from the Committee, or the key officers thereof, to indicate whether financial and time constraints are likely to permit the volume to be included. The Society would not expect to produce more than one volume in any given year.
3. The JRS Monographs Editor will seek independent reviews of the work from at least two reviewers, who will be specifically asked to comment on the quality and importance of the submission. Each reviewer will receive a fee of £100 on receipt of review and a free copy of any publication. If revisions are recommended, the reviewers will be asked to confirm that these have been undertaken satisfactorily, for a further fee of £50.
4. Authors will be informed of this process, and also that any final submission must conform with the requests of the JRS Monographs Editor and the Roman Society Publications Secretary; that print-run, price and other aspects are at the discretion of the Society; and that publication will not be agreed without final reviewers’ reports on the final manuscript and final financial scrutiny. Authors will be required to sign a license to publish, and will be wholly responsible for securing any relevant permissions, including from all contributing authors. Furthermore, the timescale of publication will be determined by the Roman Society Editorial Committee and will be without detriment to the publication of the Journal of Roman Studies and Britannia.
5. Authors will be encouraged to seek funding for the publication of their work, especially for particularly expensive aspects such as photographs, fold-outs etc., and it is not the intention of the Society to subsidise publication of Monographs except by underwriting the production costs.
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