Peer reviewers are a vital component of the scholarly publication process. The Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies seeks individuals committed to giving authors constructive criticism and actionable feedback on scholarship in the archives and special collections field.

The journal welcomes peer reviewers with all levels of expertise and experience in archives and special collections work including the following areas:

■      Accessioning

■      Accessibility and disability

■      Access services and reference

■      Anti-racist and anti-oppressive practices

■      Archival standards, best practices, and metadata (e.g. DACS)

■      Arrangement and description

■      Born-digital materials, digitization efforts, and digital archiving writ-large

■      Collection stewardship

■      Community archives

■      Conservation and preservation

■      Curatorial and acquisitions work (e.g. collection development, appraisal)

■      Digital archiving

■      Environmental impact

■      Ethical practices

■      Exhibitions

■      Feminist strategies

■      Graduate studies in archives and library science

■      Instruction and pedagogy

■      Management of archival labor

■      Media and visual materials in collections

■      Outreach, development and community engagement

■      Public history

■      Rare book and manuscript cataloging

■      Records management

■      Reparative work and remediation projects

■      Repository-specific issues (e.g. corporate, institutional, historical society)

■      Social justice

■      Space and stacks management

■      Subject specialists

■      Trans-disciplinary and intersectional foci

JCAS receives a steady stream of submissions throughout the year and publishes on a rolling basis. Associate Editors assign peer reviewers to submissions based on the content of the piece and the reviewers' expertise. The typical turnaround time for a peer review is three (3) weeks, with occasional submissions that need additional rounds of review after revisions have been completed. Reviewers should be able to give timely, generous responses that aim to strengthen submissions not tear them down. The journal is committed to building a strong community of archival scholars--peer review is an integral pillar of that structure.

For more information about the peer review process, you may visit our website: https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/peer_review_guidelines.html

If you are interested, please submit your CV and a brief statement (maximum 150 words) describing your area(s) of professional interest to email.jcas@gmail.com.

Peer reviewers are always needed and hence, applications are always open. Apply today.

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Sally Blanchard-O'Brien

Marketing & Outreach Associate

Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies

email.jcas@gmail.com

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