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Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies

Ubiquity Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1996

ISSN2049-4572eISSN1364-0429
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
43
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q2+18
DOAJ Verified+15
Total43
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.203
H-Index
15
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
Total Works
104
Total Citations
855
2yr Mean Citedness
0.00
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Aims & Scope

TheJournal of Conservation and Museum Studies(JCMS) has an overall focus on the care and exhibition of collection items. The scope thus includes conservation science, artefact studies, restoration, museum studies, environment studies, collection management and curation. Please contact theeditorsif you are not sure whether your research falls into these categories. The journal is published online as a continuous volume and issue throughout the year. Articles are made available as soon as they are ready to ensure that there are no unnecessary delays in getting content publicly available. Special collections of articles are welcomed and will be published as part of the normal issue, but also within a separate collection page. See ourspecial collections guidelinesfor more information. This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There is no embargo on the journal’s publications. Submission and acceptance dates, along with publication dates, are made available on the PDF format for each paper. Authors of articles published remain the copyright holders and grant third parties the right to use, reproduce, and share the article according to theCreative Commonslicense agreement.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
32
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1996
Annual Volume~ 2 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications104
Publisher OrgUbiquity Press
OA Since1995
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~32 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Ubiquity Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2049-4572 / 1364-0429
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
LOCKSS, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
Times cited
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

ConservationQ2
MuseologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Humanities, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

MuseologyConservation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Museums and Cultural HeritageConservation Techniques and StudiesCultural Heritage Management and PreservationCultural Heritage Materials AnalysisArchaeological Research and ProtectionBuilding materials and conservation3D Surveying and Cultural HeritageCultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentMaritime and Coastal ArchaeologyDiverse Musicological Studies
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref