Metropolitan Museum Journal

Aims & Scope

Founded in 1968, the Metropolitan Museum Journal is a blind, peer-reviewed scholarly journal published annually that features original research on the history, interpretation, conservation, and scientific examination of works of art in the Museum’s collection.

Its scope encompasses the diversity of artistic practice from antiquity to the present day.

The Journal encourages contributions offering critical and innovative approaches that will further our understanding of works of art.

View Aims & Scope

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3
2024	0.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.135

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	7

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	25693

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	6

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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.

• Silver-and-Gold Moche Artifacts from Loma Negra, Peru

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Deborah

• The Treatment of Tullio Lombardo’s <i>Adam</i>: A New Approach to the Conservation of Monumental Marble Sculpture

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Carolyn, Michael, George, Jack, Lawrence, Ronald

• The Iron Age at Dinkha Tepe, Iran

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Oscar White

• Amenemhat I and the Early Twelfth Dynasty at Thebes

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Dorothea

• The White Bronzes of Early Islamic Iran

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Assadullah Souren

• Antico and the Development of Bronze Casting in Italy at the End of the Quattrocento

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Richard E.

• Carved Ivory Furniture Panels from Nimrud: A Coherent Subgroup of the North Syrian Style

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Irene J.

• The Tumuli at Sé Girdan: A Preliminary Report

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Oscar White

• Excavations at Agrab Tepe, Iran

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Oscar White

• Mother Cassowary's Bones: Daggers of the East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Douglas

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