Submit a Manuscript to the Journal
Archives and Records
For a Special Issue on
Data Protection and Privacy in Archives and Records Management
Abstract deadline
Manuscript deadline
Special Issue Editor(s)
Peter Monteith,
Keble College, Oxford
petermonteith1@hotmail.com
Liz Taylor,
University College London
liz@tkmconsulting.co.uk
Rebekah Taylor,
NHS Resolution
rebekahxanthetaylor@gmail.com
Data Protection and Privacy in Archives and Records Management
For this issue, we invite scholars and practitioners to submit papers which reflect on the impact of data protection on archives and records. This issue is prompted by the progress the Data (Usage and Access) Bill is making through parliament, but it will have a broader focus, encompassing issues such as privacy, special category data, access for research and the working practices of information professionals.
The boundaries between information professions are often blurred and this is especially true where data protection is concerned. While cross-disciplinary submissions are welcome, there should be a clear connection to archives or records management.
We are calling for abstracts for papers covering topics such as, but not restricted to:
- Archiving in the public interest
- Data protection principles, including transparency
- Rights of data subjects
- Human rights
- Do the deceased have any rights?
- Data protection vs privacy vs confidentiality
- Implementing privacy: the relationship between privacy and legislation
- The globalisation of the concept of privacy: an opportunity to implement consistent standards of privacy or create multiple interpretations?
- Maintaining privacy in an ever-changing technological landscape
- Data protection and retention periods
- Special category data
- Access to closed collections
- AI and personal data, risks and opportunities
- Challenges posed in relation to specific types of collection
- Risk
- Training and knowledge sharing
- Codes of practice
- Relationship between GDPR and related legislation
- Cross-border working and the changing landscape
- Legislative changes, potential benefits and missed opportunities
- Avoiding accidental disclosure
- Managing false/inaccurate personal data in archives
- Adapting to changing legislation.
Submission Instructions
Articles should be no more than 8,000 words (including footnotes and references) and written in accordance with the style guide and reference guide (Chicago endnotes and bibliography) provided by Archives and Records. Shorter papers may be considered or authors may be encouraged to collaborate if they submit similar proposals. For an informal discussion about publishing in the special issue, contact petermonteith1@hotmail.com.
In the first instance, please send a 500 words (maximum) proposal to: petermonteith1@hotmail.com, by 31 July 2025. Proposals should contain a brief outline of the proposed article, up to five key words, a title and author affiliations.
All submissions will be double-blind peer reviewed prior to acceptance for publication. An invitation to submit an article does not guarantee publication in the final issue. All submissions should be presented in line with the Archives and Records Instructions for Authors.
Submission deadlines can be found at the top of this page. Invited articles will form the Archives and Records Special Issue, 47-3, due to be published in October 2026.