Journal profile · INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Archives and Manuscripts
ISSN 0157-6895 · eISSN 2164-6058 · Taylor & Francis
Archives and Manuscripts: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 3 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2021 (Volume 49, Issue 3): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archives and Manuscripts is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digital and Traditional Archives Management, Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation and Archaeological Research and Protection, together about 58% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published by the Australian Society of Archivists from 2022 in cooperation with Open Academia. Archives and Manuscripts is the professional and scholarly journal of the Australian Society of Archivists, publishing articles, reviews, and information about the theory and practice of archives and recordkeeping in Australasia and around the world. Its target audiences are archivists and other recordkeeping professionals, the academic community, and all involved in the study and interpretation of archives. Peer Review Statement All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous double-blind peer review, based on initial editor screening and refereeing by at least two anonymous reviewers. Editorials, Practice Reviews and Book Reviews have undergone editorial screening. Disclaimer Sorry, there are currently no metrics available for this journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities43.3%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities8%
- Archaeological Research and ProtectionEarth and Planetary Sciences6.7%
- Museums and Cultural HeritageArts and Humanities4.3%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities4.3%
- Oral History, Memory, Narrative AnalysisArts and Humanities4%
- Research Data Management PracticesComputer Science3.3%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Information Science & Library Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Australian Public Affairs Information Services, Australian Education Index, Library and Information Science Abstracts, Historical Abstracts, Library Information Science & Technology Abstracts, TOC PremierPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 75%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 538 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 37 |
| 2021 | 14 | 8 | 66 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5
- book reviewsEditorials, Practice Reviews and Book Reviews have undergone editorial screening.Length not stated
- editorialEditorial | Published online: 8 Dec 2021Length not stated
- editorialsEditorials, Practice Reviews and Book Reviews have undergone editorial screening.Length not stated
- practice reviewsEditorials, Practice Reviews and Book Reviews have undergone editorial screening.Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 5 Sep 2021Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Overview Open journals Open Select Dove Medical Press F1000Research
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review for research articles; editorial screening for editorials, practice reviews, and book reviews. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous double-blind peer review, based on initial editor screening and refereeing by at least two anonymous reviewers. Editorials, Practice Reviews and Book Reviews have undergone editorial screening.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0157-6895
- Electronic ISSN
- 2164-6058
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 49, Issue 3 (2021)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archives and Manuscripts
What CAS zone is Archives and Manuscripts in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archives and Manuscripts is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Information Science & Library Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Archives and Manuscripts?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archives and Manuscripts is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Archives and Manuscripts open access, and what is the APC?
Archives and Manuscripts is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .