Journal Policies

The Getty Research Journal seeks to make accessible the scholarly study of works from across Getty collections. The Editorial Board is committed to the publication of recent acquisitions and unpublished works, and views all items in Getty collections as fit for inclusion in the journal. We encourage authors to address issues of provenience and ownership history when publishing objects, and will make available all pertinent information.

If you have published with the Getty Research Journal before, or are planning multiple submissions, please note that authors are permitted to publish a maximum of two times with the journal over a period of six years. An exception may be made for content in special issues. If you have any questions about this policy, we encourage you to contact the GRJ Editorial Office.

Authors are expected to identify any potential conflicts of interest when prompted in Scholastica to signal reviewers to avoid. A conflict of interest is a personal, collaborative, or competing relationship that could detract from the objectivity and/or anonymity of the review process. Examples include dissertation advisers, project collaborators, institutional colleagues in direct academic competition, funding relationships, or Getty staff members who may have encouraged/solicited a certain submission.

Peer reviewers will be asked to identify any conflicts of interest when invited to review. If a reviewer discerns the identity of an author at any point during the review process, they are asked to disclose this to the editor. While the editors will make every reasonable effort to identify conflicts of interest where possible, the journal must rely on the honesty of authors and reviewers to disclose this information, including the type of competing interest, extent, and recency. Editors may request additional information about conflicts of interest.

Disclosures of conflicts of interest to the editor remain confidential. In the event that there is a conflict of interest with the editor, the editor will enlist a board member to conduct additional internal review.

There are no submission, processing, withdrawal, or other publication fees for an author who publishes in the journal. Only the fees associated with image acquisition are the responsibility of the author.

Authors are invited to include their ORCID iDs in the relevant form field in Scholastica when they upload their submission materials to the journal. ORCID iDs are persistent digital identifiers unique to each researcher. For more information about ORCID iDs and how to register for one, see https://orcid.org/.