The American Archivist
Last updated ISSN 0360-9081
The American Archivist is published by Society of American Archivists in arts and humanities. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in The American Archivist concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Digital and Traditional Archives Management
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Legal Cases and Commentary
- Library Science and Information Systems
- Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis
- Research Data Management Practices
- Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice
- Social Science and Policy Research
Key facts
| Publisher | Society of American Archivists |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0360-9081, 2327-9702 |
| Subject area | Arts and Humanities |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 3,283 |
| Publishing since | 1938 |
| Journal website | www2.archivists.org/american-archivist |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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