Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies (JCMS) has an overall focus on the care and exhibition of collection items.

The scope thus includes conservation science, artefact studies, restoration, museum studies, environment studies, collection management and curation.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

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

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Arts and Humanities, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 540.00 GBP. Learn more.

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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.

• Calcium Oxalate: A Surface Treatment for Limestone

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Tody M.

• Protective Structures for the Conservation and Presentation of Archaeological Sites

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Zaki

• The Degredation and Conservation of Leather

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Vicki

• Whale Bone Puzzles: Reconstructing and Identifying Historical Whale Skeletons Using Archive Records, Osteology, and Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS)

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Antoine, Kristine Korzow, Elisabeth, Rose-Marie, David, Aurélie, Samba, Nicole, Jean-Christophe, Marie-Dominique, Marie

• Managing Small Radioactive Collections in the UK: Experiences from the Polar Museum, Cambridge

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Sophie

• Our Environment Ruined? Environmental Control Reconsidered as a Strategy for Conservation

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Dale

• Museums and their Websites: An Examination and Assessment of How Museums are Coping with the Challenge of the World Wide Web

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Richard

• The Identification and Treatment of a Unique Cache of Organic Artefacts from Menorca's Bronze Age

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Howard

• Using Museum Audio Guides in the Construction of Prosthetic Memory

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Laura, Sara

• Testing Corrosion Inhibitors for the Conservation of Archaeological Copper and Copper Alloys

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Robert B.