About the Journal
Archifacts is the journal of the Archives and Records Association of New Zealand Te Huinga Mahara. It is published yearly in physical form and distributed free to members. For non-members, scanned electronic versions are available on the ARANZ website and searchable in this system after eighteen months.
The journal aims to support understanding of archives and recordkeeping theory and practice and aid increased awareness of the value of archives and information heritage. It is produced in line with the objectives and constitution of Archives and Records Association of New Zealand Te Huinga Mahara.
Contributions
The journal welcomes contributions on archives, recordkeeping, and related preservation issues. Heritage components of information and/or document management will also be considered. This includes discussion of theory, practice, events, people, ideas, viewpoints and research.
Contributions can be in the form of articles, opinion pieces, reviews, and summarised person-related content such as obituaries and celebratory pieces. The Journal is keen to accept content from practitioners, consultants, students, academics, and researchers. Authors do not have to be members of ARANZ to submit content.
Preference is given to content relating to Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific, but articles can be of a more international nature.
A double-blind peer review option is available for longer and more academic articles.
Ethics
The editorial board of Archifacts takes ethical practice seriously, working within ARANZ’s Code of Ethics and referring to COPE’s Ethics Toolkit for a Successful Editorial Office and industry standards for data privacy, including the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Use of Generative AI and LLMs
Works discussing research into Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT are acceptable for submission. Other work using content generated by Generative AI and LLMs (whether wholly or partly) will not be accepted by the Journal, even if referenced. This is because this content cannot be linked back to its original sources or recreated by a third party.
Copyright
Except where otherwise noted, article content in Archifacts is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution, Non-commercial – No derivatives 4.0 International license. This means that authors retain copyright of their work, with the expectation that first publication rights will be granted to Archifacts, and that any other copies of the work will not be published elsewhere for a year after publication in Archifacts, except for pre-print versions in institutional repositories.
Copyright clearance
Archifacts does not assume copyright over author contributions. Authors retain copyright. As such, Archifacts will not require authors to assign copyright of their research or other writing to the journal.
The Archives and Records Association of New Zealand Te Huinga Mahara retains copyright over Archifacts design and front matter, including editorials.
Copyright payments
ARANZ has signed a Copyright Owners Agreement with CLL, authorising it to include Archifacts in licences negotiated with institutional users of copyright material, including overseas, and ensuring priority payment where works are identified in sampling. As a result, from time-to-time ARANZ is advised of copyright fees that it is entitled to claim through the Copyright Licensing Ltd (CLL) sampling programme. ARANZ is required to invoice CLL and sign a warranty and indemnity form to receive the monies.
Authors are responsible for ensuring their contact details are kept up to date if they are eligible and wish to receive any copyright distributions that may be forwarded to ARANZ.
Publication charges
There are no fees or charges associated with publication in this journal, either in electronic or print form.
