Historic Environment: Policy and Practice

Aims & Scope

The Historic Environment: Policy & Practice is a journal for all those that investigate, conserve and manage the historic environment.

The journal forms essential reading for all archaeological practitioners, and those involved in building conservation - contractors, consultants, curators, researchers, students and fieldworkers - both professional and voluntary.

The journal cuts across organisational divisions to identify themes which are of concern and interest to all practitioners.

The Historic Environment: Policy & Practice demonstrates best practice and appropriate methods, and the enhancement of technical and professional skills.

The journal relates these skills to topical issues and features the political, legal, economic, cultural, environmental, social and educational contexts, and the academic frameworks, in which those involved in the historic environment work.

The scope includes: • Development of skills and competence in archaeology and conservation • Best practice approaches to cultural resource management • New techniques in the investigation of ancient and recent archaeological sites, landscapes and buildings • The relationship between historic sites and past and future environmental change

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	2.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.519

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	19

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11195

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	186

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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.

• Urban Heritage: Putting the Past into the Future

  Citation: 126

  Authors: Loes, Ana R, Bernard J F

• Climate Change and Cultural Heritage: A Systematic Literature Review (2016–2020)

  Citation: 126

  Authors: Scott Allan, Jenny, Sandra

• Adaptive Reuse of Heritage Buildings: From a Literature Review to a Model of Practice

  Citation: 84

  Authors: Fatemeh Hedieh, Hielkje, Barbara, Wido

• The Geography of Urban Heritage

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Matthias, Dennis

• The governance of urban heritage

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Matthias, Dennis

• Energy Efficiency in Heritage Buildings — Future Challenges and Research Needs

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Kalliopi, May

• The Unesco World Heritage Convention, 1972–2012: Reflections and Directions

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Dennis

• EFFESUS Methodology for Assessing the Impacts of Energy-Related Retrofit Measures on Heritage Significance

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Petra, Carsten, Sára, Dennis

• Urban Heritage Dynamics in ‘Heritage-Led Regeneration’: Towards a Sustainable Lifestyles Approach

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Kalliopi, Mariana

• The Value of Historic Window Glass

  Citation: 40

  Authors: David

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