provides publication assistance to scientists, with special attention to archaeology and related fields.

Scribal Traditions is a publishing assistance firm. Our services include

• Editing for style and substance; editing for effective display on the World Wide Web
• Audio/Video transcription
• Manuscript formatting and bibliographic proofing
• Computer generated maps and plans, graphics and artifact illustration
• PDF creation
• Production of camera-ready copy

Linda Forman and K. Kris Hirst started Scribal Traditions in 1994. They continue as partners and co-owners, joined by Ed Nellis and Kristin Evenson Hirst when their expertise is needed.

Resources and tools for the scientific writer

As a service to the scientific community (and to all those hopeful writers and researchers out there) we provide links to resources and tools for scientific writers and editors, including:

• Tools for the scientific writer: glossaries, grammar, style guides, writing tools
• Publishers of scientific writing
• Reviews and recommended books in archaeology and related fields
• Coming soon:
  • Calls for papers and presentations
  • Net links to scientific journals and professional organizations

Latest Blogs from Archaeology@About.com

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Let us know what other information you would find useful (e-mail krishirst@scribaltraditions.com).

Kris Hirst is the Guide for Archaeology at About.com, one of the About.com network of comprehensive Web sites for more than 500 topics, run by expert About.com Guides from across the Net and around the world.

Scribal Traditions

The Scribal Traditions website was developed and is maintained by Kristin Evenson Hirst of Hirst Logics.