The newly-established administrative unit of research and archival studies was founded in 2000 under the authority of the Archives’ Central Administrative Board. Its designated mission is to edit and publish documents in accordance with prevalent scientific methodologies. The future plan forthis unit is to transform it into a documents research centre, following the example of other global archives that have annexed research centres. The National Archives’ affiliate Scientific Committee organizes the work of this unit, supervises its published scientific studies, and plans its research agenda. The staff consists of researchers specialized in history and archival sciences. Since its establishment, the unit has published numerous documents including:

1. Rauf ‘Abbas (ed.), Misr fi al-Qarn al-‘Ishrin: al-Watha’iq al-Siyasiya (Egypt in the Twentieth Century: Political Documents), Cairo: Dar al-Kutub wa-al-Watha’iq al-Qawmiya, 2001, Vol. 1& Vol. 2.
2. Rauf ‘Abbas (ed.), Misr fi al-Qarn al-‘Ishrin: Thawrat Yuliu (Egypt in the Twentieth Century: The July Revolution), Cairo: Dar al-Kutub wa-al-Watha’iq al-Qawmiya, 2002, Vol. 2.
3. Rauf ‘Abbas and Mohammed Sabir ‘Arab (eds.), Abhath Nadwat Khamsun ‘Aman ‘ala Thawrat Yuliu (Proceedings of the “Fiftieth Anniversary of the July Revolution” Conference), Cairo: Dar al-Kutub wa-al-Watha’iq al-Qawmiya, 2003.
4. Ahmad Zakariya al-Shalq and Mohammed Sabir ‘Arab (supervisors), Sabry al-‘Adl, Nivin ‘Ilwan and Mahmud Fuda (eds.), Awraq wa-Rasa’il Taha Husayn al-Khassa (Private Papers and Letters of Taha Husayn)
5. Mohammed Sabir ‘Arab and ‘Abd al-Mun‘im al-Jumay‘i (supervisors), Ayman Ahmad Mohammed and ‘Abd al-Salam Mahmud (eds.), Watha’iq al-Ta‘lim al-‘Ali fi al-Qarn al-Tasi‘ ‘Ashr (Documents of Higher Education in the Nineteenth Century).
6. Rauf ‘Abbas (ed.) al-Awamir Mukatabat ‘Asaderah min Aziz Misr Mohammed Ali, Cairo: Dar al-Kutub wa-al-Watha’iq al-Qawmiya, 2005, Vol. 1&2.