Abstract: 【Purpose/significance】To sort out the research content and characteristics of "archive governance" will help to clarify
some theoretical issues related to archives governance academically, and construct a discourse system of archives governance with Chi⁃nese characteristics.【Method/process】Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis method, on the premise of describ⁃ing the volume development and the distribution of literature topics in archive governance research, the content of archive governance research is sorted out based on the research object, and the characteristics of the research are summarized, and pointed out the defi⁃ciencies in the research.【Result/conclusion】Divide the research into "research unpopular period with low publication volume", "re⁃search development period with small increase in publication volume" and "hot research period with increase in publication volume",and divide the research object into archive management Eight aspects of the rule of law and the rule of law, the internal analysis of ar⁃chives governance, the capability and system of archives governance, the mode and realistic path of archives governance, have identi⁃fied the four major characteristics of the research, namely, "follow the policy orientation and deepen the research content", "Both theo⁃retical research and practical experience", "Both international perspectives and Chinese characteristics" and "Both top-level concept updates and bottom-level method design".【Innovation/limitation】From the perspective of research perspective, it sorts out the re⁃search status and characteristics of archives management, and points out the deficiencies of the research to point out the direction forthe next development. The research only covers Chinese literature and lacks comparative research at home and abroad.