Journal profile · Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences
Journal of Archival Organization
ISSN 1533-2748 · eISSN 1533-2756 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Archival Organization: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 185 days to acceptance (10 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 37% (journal website); 10 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Archival Organization is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digital and Traditional Archives Management, Information Science and Libraries and Library Science and Information Systems, together about 63.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Archival Organization ( JAO) is an international, peer-reviewed journal encompassing all aspects of the arrangement, description, and provision of access to all forms of archival materials. JAO addresses a broad range of issues of interest to the profession including archival management and staffing, archival technologies, the arrangement and description of records collection, collection growth and access, diversity and gender, grant-funding, and institutional support. Articles addressing academic, public and special/corporate libraries, museums and governmental agencies are all welcome. Recurring features in this essential journal include: Book/Resource Reviews Archives and the Law Peer Review Policy: All research articles have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous review by two independent experts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences
Editor-in-chief Christina BleyerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities36.4%
- Information Science and LibrariesComputer Science14.7%
- Library Science and Information SystemsComputer Science11.9%
- Library Science and InformationComputer Science8.1%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities6.1%
- Libraries and Information ServicesArts and Humanities3.5%
- Conservation Techniques and StudiesArts and Humanities2.9%
- Information Architecture and UsabilityComputer Science1.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library and Information Sciences | Q4 | 232/296 | 21st |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECERICPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, De Gruyter Saur, IBZ, EBSCOhost, Academic Search Complete, Current Abstracts, Education Research Complete, FRANCIS, Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA), MasterFILE Complete, TOC Premier, Elsevier BV, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., ArticleFirst, Ovid, LISA: Library & Information Science Abstracts, RILM Abstracts of Music Literature, VINITI RAN
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.16Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.16Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 14,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 443 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 70 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 89 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 109 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 107 |
| 2021 | 8 | 3 | 207 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
185 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 146 days – 342 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (10 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 208 days
- Sample
- 10 articles with submission and acceptance dates (13 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 37%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 852 daysPublisher 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted2
- book/resource reviewsRecurring features in this essential journal include: Book/Resource Reviews Archives and the LawLength not stated
- research articlesAll research articles have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous review by two independent experts.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Zero Embargo Green OA Policy for authors. Model summary
Journal of Archival Organization is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverab…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: initial editor screening and anonymous review by two independent experts. Model summary
All research articles have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous review by two independent experts.
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
- 1533-2748
- Electronic ISSN
- 1533-2756
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22, Issue 3-4 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Archival Organization
How long does peer review take at Journal of Archival Organization?
Based on the dates recorded on 10 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 185 days (interquartile range 146–342 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 37%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Journal of Archival Organization?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Archival Organization is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Archival Organization open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Archival Organization is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .