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Archival Issues: The Journal of the Midwest Archives Conference

Overview / Awards / Submission Info / Abstracts and Indexes / Numbering and Dating Information

Archival Issues is published twice annually and circulates throughout the United States and internationally. Submissions to the journal come from across North America, and are welcome from anywhere in the world.  Requests to reprint articles have been received from as far away as New Zealand. Archival Issues is truly is one of the premier journals of archival literature in the United States, and its scope extends well beyond the boundaries of the Midwest.

The Editorial Board of the Midwest Archives Conference strives to publish articles that will interest and educate a wide variety of readers. Acceptable topics run the full range of archival activity and include articles that relate the concerns of other research and information fields to those of the archival profession.

Although Archival Issues receives contributions from both well established and first-time authors, the Editorial Board particularly encourages archivists who have never published an article to submit manuscripts for consideration. Although all submissions are refereed to determine merit, the Board has traditionally shown sensitivity to the needs of new authors. To underscore this aim, the Midwest Archives Conference has established a "New Authors Award" which carries a $250 prize for outstanding articles by those who have not previously contributed to a refereed journal or book. This commitment is important because it both opens professional opportunities to newer archivists and makes available to the journal's readers fresh perspectives on various issues.

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Awards

Margaret Cross Norton Award
The Margaret Cross Norton Award is presented in odd numbered years to the author of what is judged to be the best article in the previous two years of Archival Issues.

New Author Award
The New Author Award is presented in even numbered years to recognize superior writing by previously unpublished archivists.

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Submissions

If you have an idea for a submission or would just like to discuss the journal, please contact Editorial Board Chair William J. Maher (University of Illinois) at 217-333-0798 or w-maher@uiuc.edu.

Submissions need to conform to the MAC Style Guide.

The journal also publishes paid advertisements. See the MAC advertisement rate card for information on rates.

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Archival Issues Abstracts and Indexes

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