The Journal of the American Institute for Conservation ( JAIC) is the primary vehicle of the American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) for the publication of peer-reviewed technical studies, research papers, treatment case studies, and ethics and standards discussions relating to the broad field of conservation and preservation of historic and cultural works. JAIC welcomes short communications and longer submissions on subjects of interest to preservation and conservation professionals. Manuscripts are reviewed for their interest and overall suitability for the Journal, as well as for accuracy, clarity, and uniqueness.
The journal welcomes submissions especially in the following areas:
• Architecture • Archaeology • Books and Paper • Collections Care • Electronic media • Paintings • Photography • Preventive Conservation • Objects • Research and Technical studies • Textiles • Wooden Artifacts
In addition, the journal welcomes submissions for book reviews. If you are interested in submitting a review of a recently published book related to the subject of conservation or preservation, please contact Cybele Tom, Book Review Editor.
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
38K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.7 (2023) Impact Factor
0.9 (2023) 5 year IF
1.3 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
0.871 (2023) SNIP
0.264 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
88 days avg. from submission to first
decision
222 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
25% acceptance rate
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quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
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.
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.
Editor-in-Chief: • Julio M. del Hoyo-Meléndez (The National Museum in Krakow, Poland), [email protected]
Managing Editor: • Carmina Lamare-Bertrand (American Institute for Conservation, USA), [email protected]
Associate Editors: • Gregory Bailey (The Walters Art Museum, USA), [email protected] • Brenna Campbell (Yale University Library, USA), [email protected] • Claudia Chemello (Terra Mare Conservation, USA), [email protected] • Mary Coughlin (George Washington University, USA), [email protected] • Lee Ann Daffner (Museum of Modern Art, USA), [email protected] • Gwenanne Edwards (Library of Congress, USA), [email protected] • Joshua Freedland (Bulley and Andrews, USA), [email protected] • Clara Granzotto (The Art Institute of Chicago, USA), [email protected] • Robin Hanson (Cleveland Museum of Art, USA), [email protected] • Arlen Heginbotham (J. Paul Getty Museum, USA), [email protected] • Paul Himmelstein (Appelbaum & Himmelstein, USA) [email protected] • Ellen Pearlstein (University of California, USA) [email protected] • Julie A. Reilly (Williamstown+Atlanta Art Conservation Center), [email protected] • Corina Rogge (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA) [email protected] • Gregory Dale Smith (Indianapolis Museum of Art, USA) [email protected] • Catherine H Stephens (Museum of Modern Art, USA) [email protected] • E. Keats Webb (Smithsonian Institute, USA), [email protected]
Book Review Editor: • Cybele Tom (University of Chicago, USA), [email protected]
Assistant Book Review Editor • Rebecca Anne Rushfield (Freelance Consultant), [email protected]
Abstracting and indexing
Journal of the American Institute for Conservation is included in the following services:
Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Cabell’s Directories
Current Contents
European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH PLUS)
Periodicals Index Online
Scopus
Open access
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Journal of the American Institute for Conservation
(1977 - current)
Formerly known as
Bulletin of the American Institute for Conservation
(1974 - 1976)
International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works: Bulletin of the American Group
(1960 - 1973)
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