What does the journal publish?
Provenance is a free journal published online by Public Record Office Victoria (PROV). The journal will publish peer-reviewed articles, as well as other written contributions, that contain research drawing on records in PROV's holdings. Peer-reviewed articles accepted for publication in the journal will be eligible for DEST points. For more information on current DEST criteria, please refer to the Higher Education Research Data Collection webpage. For further information about these submission categories and criteria for acceptance, please download the 'Brief for contributors' by clicking the link at the bottom of this page.

The purpose of the journal is to foster access to PROV's archival holdings and broaden its relevance to the wider Victorian community.

The records held by PROV contain a wealth of information regarding Victorian people, places, communities, events, policies, institutions, infrastructure, governance, and law. Provenance provides a forum for scholarly publication drawing on the full diversity of these records.

Contact the Editor
Please send any queries, comments and submissions regarding Provenance to the Editor, Sebastian Gurciullo, who can be contacted by email at provenance@dvc.vic.gov.au or by telephone on (03) 9348 5600.

Editorial Board
The editorial board includes representatives of:

• Public Record Office Victoria access services;
• the peak bodies of PROV's major user and stakeholder groups;
• and the archives, records and information management professions.

An editor is appointed to the board to co-ordinate production of the journal and the activities of the editorial board. All board members are appointed to the board by the PROV Director and Keeper of Public Records for a period of two years.

Dr Sebastian Gurciullo, Editor, Archivist Online Exhibitions and Publications, PROV
Diane Gardiner, Manager Community Access, PROV
James McKinnon, Manager Public Programs, PROV
Lesle Berry, Victorian Association of Family History Organisations Inc.
Dr Dianne Reilly, La Trobe Librarian, State Library of Victoria
Bruce Smith, Australian Society of Archivists Inc.
Prof Lynette Russell, Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies at Monash University
Katherine Sheedy, Professional Historians Association (Vic) Inc.

Authors' Brief
A detailed brief (including guidelines) for prospective contributors to Provenance can be downloaded in Adobe PDF format:

Brief for contributors (84 KB)