Archives and Records

Aims & Scope

Archives and Records deals with matters of interest to archivists, archive conservators and records managers, as well as to all involved in the study and interpretation of archives.

Published on behalf of the Archives and Records Association, the journal deals with the very latest developments in these fields, including the challenges and opportunities presented by new media and information technology.

It aims to represent current professional practices and research.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.256

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	18325

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	49

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• ‘To Be Able to Imagine Otherwise’: community archives and the importance of representation

  Citation: 79

  Authors: Michelle, Alda Allina, Noah, Marika

• Trust and context in cyberspace

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Geoffrey

• A labour of love: the affective archives of popular music culture

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Paul, Sarah, Lauren, Jez

• Dodos in the archives: rebranding the archival profession to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century within ESARBICA

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Francis

• Of mind and matter: the archive as object

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Peter

• Keeping time in dance archives: moving towards the phenomenological archive space

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Arike

• Fashion archive fervour: the critical role of fashion archives in preserving, curating, and narrating fashion

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Anne, Ben

• Artists and records: moving history and memory

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Kathy Michelle

• The small politics of everyday life: local history society archives and the production of public histories

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Fiona

• Towards an archival collecting plan for the records generated by the Portuguese community-based organizations in the Gauteng Province of South Africa

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Antonio, Thomas, Patrick

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