The ''American Archivist'' is a biannual peer-reviewed

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and the official publication of the

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. It covers theoretical and practical developments in archival science, particularly in North America. The journal contains

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s, case studies, perspectives, and

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of recent books and web resources. Contents are freely available to the public, except for the six most recent issues, which are viewable only to subscribers and society members. Online supplements are published irregularly and without access restrictions. Authors retain

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of their work and license publication to the journal; the content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 3.0 United States License, except where otherwise noted.

History

The ''American Archivist'' was first published in January 1938. It appeared quarterly until 1998, when it switched to a biannual rhythm. In 2011 the journal published its first online supplement, which featured content from the Society of American Archivist's 75th annual conference. The SAA began publishing with

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in 2015.

Editors

The following persons have been

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of the journal:

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* {{Authority control Archival science journals Publications established in 1938 Biannual journals English-language journals Academic journals published by learned and professional societies of the United States Delayed open access journals Allen Press academic journals