34 free-to-publish Scopus journals in Conservation
34 peer-reviewed journals in the SCImago category Conservation charge no APC and no other author fees, according to the DOAJ. The quartile shown is the journal’s quartile in this category (not its best one elsewhere): 6 are Q1 and 6 Q2 here. Data snapshot: October 2026.
Of the Scopus-ranked journals here, 53% are Q1 or Q2 (site-wide: 40%). Their median self-reported time from submission to publication is 20 weeks. Most are published in Spain (7), United States (4) and Italy (3). 97% accept manuscripts in English and 68% accept at least one other language.
All 34 free-to-publish journals in Conservation
Sorted by best SCImago quartile, then SJR. Click a column header to sort by it; click a second column to add a tiebreak. The search box narrows the list. Time to publish is the journal’s own DOAJ figure (average weeks from submission to publication).
| # | Journal | Quartile | SJR | H-index | Publisher | Country | Time to publish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virtual Archaeology Review 1989-9947 | Q1 | 0.599 | 22 | Universitat Politècnica de València | Spain | 20 wk |
| 2 | Built Heritage 2096-3041 · 2662-6802 | Q1 | 0.532 | 17 | SpringerOpen | United Kingdom | 12 wk |
| 3 | Muzeológia a Kultúrne Dedičstvo 1339-2204 · 2453-9759 | Q1 | 0.425 | 9 | Muzeológia a kultúrne dedičstvo, o.z. | Slovakia | 30 wk |
| 4 | Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture 2195-2957 · 2195-2965 | Q1 | 0.424 | 15 | De Gruyter | Germany | 20 wk |
| 5 | SCIRES-IT 2239-4303 | Q1 | 0.387 | 14 | CASPUR-CIBER Publishing | Italy | 16 wk |
| 6 | Santander Art & Culture Law Review 2391-7997 · 2450-050X | Q1 | 0.349 | 10 | BACHLaw Foundation | Poland | 26 wk |
| 7 | Museum Worlds 2049-6729 · 2049-6737 | Q2 | 0.251 | 7 | Berghahn Books | United States | 18 wk |
| 8 | Budownictwo i Architektura 1899-0665 · 2544-3275 | Q2 | 0.248 | 5 | Lublin University of Technology | Poland | 24 wk |
| 9 | Ciudades 1133-6579 · 2445-3943 | Q2 | 0.232 | 6 | Universidad de Valladolid | Spain | 28 wk |
| 10 | Conservar Património 1646-043X · 2182-9942 | Q2 | 0.217 | 10 | Associação Profissional de Conservadores - Restauradores de Portugal | Portugal | 12 wk |
| 11 | JLIS.it 2038-1026 | Q2 | 0.212 | 11 | Firenze University Press | Italy | 12 wk |
| 12 | Art-Sanat 2148-3582 | Q2 | 0.176 | 5 | Istanbul University Press | Türkiye | 24 wk |
| 13 | Ge-conservación 1989-8568 | Q3 | 0.165 | 8 | Grupo Español del IIC | Spain | 6 wk |
| 14 | Culture & Musées 1766-2923 · 2111-4528 | Q3 | 0.138 | 5 | Avignon Université | France | 24 wk |
| 15 | SPAFA Journal 0858-1975 · 2586-8721 | Q3 | 0.132 | 4 | SEAMEO Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts | Thailand | 15 wk |
| 16 | Il Capitale Culturale: Studies on the Value of Cultural Heritage 2039-2362 | Q3 | 0.131 | 8 | eum edizioni università di macerata | Italy | 19 wk |
| 17 | Loggia, Arquitectura & Restauración 1136-758X · 2444-1619 | Q3 | 0.129 | 3 | Universitat Politècnica de València | Spain | 30 wk |
| 18 | Arqueología de la Arquitectura 1695-2731 · 1989-5313 | Q3 | 0.126 | 12 | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | Spain | 48 wk |
| 19 | Laboratorio de Arte 1130-5762 · 2253-8305 | Q3 | 0.121 | 4 | Editorial Universidad de Sevilla | Spain | 24 wk |
| 20 | Boletim do Arquivo da Universidade de Coimbra 0872-5632 · 2182-7974 | Q3 | 0.12 | 4 | Coimbra University Press | Portugal | 35 wk |
| 21 | Jiàoyù zīliào yǔ túshūguǎn xué 1013-090X · 2309-9100 | Q3 | 0.12 | 10 | Tamkang University Press | Taiwan | 16 wk |
| 22 | Proceedings from the Document Academy 2473-215X | Q3 | 0.117 | 5 | University of Akron Press | United States | 10 wk |
| 23 | ARQ 0716-0852 · 0717-6996 | Q3 | 0.113 | 8 | Ediciones ARQ | Chile | 20 wk |
| 24 | Studies in History and Theory of Architecture 2344-6544 · 2457-1687 | Q3 | 0.112 | 3 | Editura Universitară "Ion Mincu” | Romania | 20 wk |
| 25 | Santander, Estudios de Patrimonio 2605-4450 · 2605-5317 | Q4 | 0.111 | 2 | Universidad de Cantabria | Spain | 5 wk |
| 26 | المجلة العراقية لهندسة العمارة والتخطيط 2617-9547 · 2617-9555 | Q4 | 0.11 | 3 | University of Technology, Baghdad | Iraq | 6 wk |
| 27 | Journal of Science and Technology of the Arts 1646-9798 · 2183-0088 | Q4 | 0.107 | 9 | Universidade Católica Portuguesa | Portugal | 12 wk |
| 28 | AR: Arhitektura, Raziskave 1580-5573 · 1581-6974 | Q4 | 0.105 | 1 | University of Ljubljana | Slovenia | 24 wk |
| 29 | Manuscript Studies 2381-5329 · 2380-1190 | Q4 | 0.103 | 7 | University of Pennsylvania Press | United States | 39 wk |
| 30 | Bulletin KNOB 0166-0470 · 2589-3343 | Q4 | 0.101 | 5 | KNOB | Netherlands | 12 wk |
| 31 | Comparative Oriental Manuscript Studies Bulletin 2410-0951 | Q4 | 0.101 | 5 | COMSt | Germany | 30 wk |
| 32 | Getty Research Journal 1944-8740 · 2329-1249 | Q4 | 0.101 | 6 | Getty Research Institute | United States | 72 wk |
| 33 | Ars Adriatica 1848-1590 · 1848-7459 | Q4 | 0.1 | 4 | University of Zadar | Croatia | 24 wk |
| 34 | Terra Sebus: Acta Musei Sabesiensis 2066-9143 · 2344-5432 | Q4 | 0.1 | 9 | Muzeul Municipal ”Ioan Raica” Sebeș | Romania | 10 wk |
Where these journals come from
Top publishers
- Universitat Politècnica de València 2
- Associação Profissional de Conservadores - Restauradores de Portugal 1
- Avignon Université 1
- BACHLaw Foundation 1
- Berghahn Books 1
- CASPUR-CIBER Publishing 1
About this list
Diamond open access (also called Platinum) means the journal is free to read and free to publish in: the DOAJ records it with “APC: no” and “other fees: no”. Quartiles come from the latest SCImago edition: Q1 is the top 25% of journals in a subject category, Q4 the bottom 25%; the lists show a journal’s best quartile. Read more in our open access guide.
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