About this journal
Aims and scope
The journal Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites (CMAS) has established itself as the primary reference in this field, both for active professionals and for university teachers and students. Launched in 1995, it is the only journal that covers both theoretical and practical issues in heritage site management and conservation. Peer-reviewed papers from around the world report on new thinking and best practice in site management and conservation.
Topics covered include:
•Cultural, social, ethical and theoretical issues in archaeological site management and conservation
•Site management
•Historical documentation and condition reporting
•Site deterioration and environmental monitoring
•Preventative conservation, including reburial and protective sheltering of sites
•Building materials analysis and treatment
•Restoration and reconstruction of buildings
•Visitor management and sustainable tourism
•Site interpretation
•National and international legislation and charters
Peer review policy
Taylor & Francis is committed to peer-review integrity and upholding the highest standards of review. Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the editor, it will then be double anonymized peer reviewed by independent, anonymous expert referees.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 25K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 0.3 (2023) Impact Factor
- 0.4 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- 0.375 (2023) SNIP
- 0.133 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 63 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 24% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
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Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editor:
- Dr Kathryn Lafrenz Samuels (University of Maryland)
Editorial Assistant:
- Ellen Platts (University of Maryland)
Editorial Advisory Board:
- Zaki Aslan, ICCROM (United Arab Emirates)
- Jonathan S. Bell, World Monuments Fund (USA)
- Paola Branduini, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
- Jon Daehnke, University of California, Santa Cruz (USA)
- Kenza Dufourmantelle, Canadian Conservation Institute (Canada)
- Rand Eppich, Rand Eppich Cultural Heritage and Architectural Conservation (Spain)
- Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann, The Africa Institute (United Arab Emirates)
- Hasan Ali Erdogan, Necmettin Erbakan University (Turkey)
- Arlene Fleming, International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)
- Peter G. Gould, Indiana University Bloomington (USA) & DigVentures (UK)
- Torgrim Sneve Guttormsen, Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (Norway)
- Jukka Jokilehto, ICCROM (Italy)
- Anna Källén, Stockholm University (Sweden)
- Susan O. Keitumetse, University of Botswana (Botswana)
- Ian Lilley, The University of Queensland (Australia)
- Edwinus Chrisantus Lyaya, University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)
- Webber Ndoro, ICCROM (Italy)
- Ali Duran Öcal, National University of Colombia (Colombia)
- Krupa Rajangam, Saythu…Linking People and Heritage (India)
- Trinidad Rico, University of Southern California (USA)
- Felix Riede, Aarhus University (Denmark)
- Assaad Seif, Lebanese University (Lebanon)
- Darian Totten, McGill University (Canada)
- Qiaowei Wei, Shanghai University (China)
- John R. Welch, Simon Fraser University (Canada) & Archaeology Southwest (USA)
- Federico Zaina, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
Abstracting and indexing
Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites is included in the following services:
Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts
Arts and Humanities Citation Index®
British and Irish Archaeological Abstracts
British Humanities Index
Current Contents®/Arts & Humanities
European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH PLUS)
Genamics JournalSeek
Modern Language Association Bibliography
Scopus
Open access
Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our 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.
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- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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