American Archivist

Aims & Scope

American Archivist is the leading publication in the archives field.

Published semi-annually by the Society of American Archivists, this peer-reviewed journal seeks to reflect thinking about theoretical and practical developments in the archival profession; the relationships between archivists and the creators and users of archives; and cultural, social, legal, and technological developments that affect the nature of recorded information and the need to create and maintain it.

In addition to articles, the journal includes resource reviews that critically engage with scholarship from the archival community and allied professions, as well as reviews of other resources that have implications for archives and archivists.

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• More Product, Less Process: Revamping Traditional Archival Processing

  Citation: 100

  Authors: Mark, Dennis

• The Archive(s) Is a Foreign Country: Historians, Archivists, and the Changing Archival Landscape

  Citation: 88

  Authors: Terry

• Opening Archives: Respectful Repatriation

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Kimberly

• “To Suddenly Discover Yourself Existing”: Uncovering the Impact of Community Archives¹

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Michelle, Marika, Mario H.

• We Are What We Collect, We Collect What We Are: Archives and the Construction of Identity

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Elisabeth

• AI: Archival Intelligence and User Expertise

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Elizabeth, Deborah

• Concepts of Record (1): Evidence, Information, and Persistent Representations

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Geoffrey

• Seeing Archives: Postmodernism and the Changing Intellectual Place of Archives

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Tom

• Archives for All: Professional Responsibility and Social Justice

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Randall

• Where Is the List with All the Names? Information-Seeking Behavior of Genealogists

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Wendy, Catherine