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Studies in Conservation

Maney Publishing · United Kingdom

ISSN0039-3630eISSN2047-0584

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · AHCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.331

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.872

Total Worksi

5,738

Total Citationsi

60,063

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.81

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Studies in Conservation is an international peer-reviewed journal for the conservation of historic and artistic works. It publishes research on preservation, mechanisms of deterioration, and collection care.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly, 1959-

StatusActive

Total Publications5,738

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Maney Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0039-3630 / 2047-0584

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

430

2019

117

596

2020

396

2021

326

2022

137

2023

152

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

ConservationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ArchaeologyArtChemistry, AnalyticalChemistry, AppliedSpectroscopy

Scopus Categories

Conservation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Conservation Techniques and StudiesCultural Heritage Materials AnalysisBuilding materials and conservationCultural Heritage Management and PreservationArchaeological Research and Protection

Frequently asked questions about Studies in Conservation

Is Studies in Conservation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Studies in Conservation: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Studies in Conservation?

Studies in Conservation is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.81.

Is Studies in Conservation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Studies in Conservation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.