ScholarlyPublishing/Archival

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Archival Journal

An archival journal is a scholarly periodical that publishes original and significant papers that have lasting value to its field. It is a journal of record that researchers can go back to, years later. Libraries generally keep back issues of archival journals even when they might discard other publications such as conference proceedings. The papers submitted to an archival journal are formally evaluated by referees appointed by the journal’s editor. The referees are expected to consider not only the originality and significance of each submission, but also its soundness and technical accuracy.

This description of "archival journal," an excerpt from the "President's [Paul Abrahams] Letter" in the April 1988 (Vol 31, no 4) issue of Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery is included with permission.