Archivaria


Archivaria is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Association of Canadian Archivists, covering the scholarly investigation of archives, including the history, nature, theory, and use of archives. The journal contains essays, case studies, in-depth perspectives, book reviews, and exhibition reviews.
The first issue appeared shortly after the ACA was established in 1975. Volume numbering discontinued with v. 1, no. 2 and went to issue numbers only, i.e. no. 3.

Content

Topics covered have included: the history of archives; individual archivists and archival trends; the analysis of record-keeping practices over time and space; various media and their evolution and characteristics; theoretical problems; practical solutions; new fields of history, and new kinds of documentation being explored by users; legal and ethical concerns; new technological developments; the relationship of archivists to other information management professionals; and so on.

Awards for writers

There are three awards given for articles published in Archivaria:
Indexes to articles appeared in issue number 12 covering number 1 to 10 and issue number 22 covering numbers 11 to 20. The publication of occasional articles, exhibition reviews and so on in French began from the very first issue of Archivaria in 1976 under general editor Peter Bower. In an effort to provide greater access to articles in English for Francophone speakers, Archivaria began publishing abstracts of each article in French beginning with the Autumn 1993 issue, under general editor Jay Atherton. Issue number 59, in 2005, focused on Quebec's perspective on archival science and featured a number of articles translated from the original French into English.
In 2005-2006, ACA and Simon Fraser University Library digitized all past issues of Archivaria for free viewing by the public, using Open Journal Systems software. Archivaria continued after 2006 as an electronic publication in addition to print, however the eight most recent issues of the online version are viewable only by subscribers and ACA members. The journal’s predecessor, The Canadian Archivist, which was published from 1963 to 1974, has also been put online.

Indexing

In 2010, Archivaria was rated A* by the Australian Research Council Research Excellence exercise.