Forum for conservator-restorers

Definition and mission

• Forum for Conservator-Restorers is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Technical Museum in Brno, publishing original or review articles dealing with the care of cultural heritage from various perspectives. Since the journal is prepared by the Methodological Centre for Conservation in cooperation with the Commission of Conservators-Restorers of the Czech Association of Museums and Galleries, special attention is paid to the care of collection objects of memory institutions. The main thematic areas are focused on material and technological research, mechanisms of deterioration, conservation and restoration interventions, preventive conservation, new methods and means in the field of cultural heritage protection. It also deals with the history, theory and ethics of conservation-restoration. The aim of the journal is also to provide examples of good practice with methodological overlap.
• The Forum for Conservator-Restorers is a platform for the dissemination and sharing of knowledge and experience of practicing conservator-restorers, historians, scientists, technologists and other professionals involved in improving the care of cultural heritage, as well as educators and students.
• In order to create a balance between theory and practice, academic research and the application sphere, the journal is divided into three sections:
  • peer-reviewed original or review articles, which are reviewed by two independent referees and evaluated by the editorial board, are prepared in accordance with the current methodology for evaluating the outputs of science and research
  • other papers that are reviewed only by the Editorial Board
  • informative contributions reflecting the developments in the field (medallions of personalities, book reviews, information on interesting developments, etc.).
• The journal is indexed in EBSCO and AATA online databases.

Brief history of the journal

• Forum for Conservator-Restorers continues the tradition of publishing professional publications focused on conservation and restoration issues, which have been published in the Technical Museum in Brno with variant titles since 1992. Following the development of the scientific concept of conservation-restoration, the peer-reviewed periodical Forum for Conservator-Restorers was founded in 2011. This journal was subsequently included in the List of Czech peer-reviewed periodicals of the Government Council for Research, Development and Innovation.
• The Forum for Conservators-Restorers was published once a year until 2018 in a printed version. From 2019 onwards, two online issues and one special printed issue are being prepared to be published on the occasion of the Conference of Conservator-Restorers. The publisher of the journal is still the Technical Museum in Brno.

General information

• ISSN (Print) 1805-0050, ISSN (Online) 2571-4384, ISBN 978-80-87896-71-6
• Periodicity: 2 x per year online + 1 special print issue, circulation: 500 copies
• Publisher: Technical Museum in Brno, Methodological Centre for Conservation, Purkyňova 105, 612 00 Brno
• Creative Commons BY 4.0 International CC BY 4.0
• Copyright and licence terms are concluded by implication, i.e. at the moment when the author sends his/her Work to the editor. No written or verbal contract is concluded in this case. By submitting his/her Work, the author confirms that he/she acknowledges and agrees to these terms and conditions.