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Journal of the Institute of Conservation

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2009

ISSN1945-5232

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Norwegian Register Level 278

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

216

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 194d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.275

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

379

Total Citationsi

1,484

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of the Institute of Conservation is the peer-reviewed publication of the Institute of Conservation (Icon). Its aims reflect those of Icon, to advance knowledge and education in conservation and achieve the long-term preservation and conservation of moveable and immoveable cultural heritage.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 24 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications379

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1945-5232

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

105

2019

132

2020

2021

2022

2023

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.

ConservationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Humanities, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Conservation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Conservation Techniques and StudiesCultural Heritage Management and PreservationCultural Heritage Materials AnalysisBuilding materials and conservationArchaeological Research and ProtectionMuseums and Cultural Heritage3D Surveying and Cultural HeritageDigital and Traditional Archives ManagementMaritime and Coastal ArchaeologyCorrosion Behavior and Inhibition

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Institute of Conservation

Is Journal of the Institute of Conservation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the Institute of Conservation: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of the Institute of Conservation?

Journal of the Institute of 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 0.44.

Is Journal of the Institute of Conservation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the Institute of Conservation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.