Museum Management and Curatorship

Journal overview

Aims and scope

Museum Management and Curatorship (MMC) is a peer-reviewed, international journal for museum professionals, scholars, students, educators and consultants that examines current issues in depth, and provides up-to-date research, analysis and commentary on developments in museum practice. It is published five times a year and all submitted manuscripts will undergo double anonymized review. The journal encourages a continuous reassessment of collections management, administration, archives, communications, conservation, diversity, ethics, globalization, governance, interpretation, leadership, management, purpose/mission, public service, new technology and social responsibility.

MMC is committed to an intelligent balance between theory and practice and is relevant to both academics and museum practitioners. It provides an authoritative forum for challenging and debating theories, models and practices that have significant implications for museology throughout the world, while also striving to be as multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary as possible.

A leading journal in the museum field for nearly thirty years, MMC is edited by Dr. James M. Bradburne, museum consultant and former Director General of Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, Italy.

Peer Review Statement

Museum Management and Curatorship

is an international peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research contributions to scientific knowledge.

All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees.

All peer review is double anonymized and submission guidelines can be found here.

“Museum Management and Curatorship is a contribution of incalculable value to the field. Scholarly and sophisticated, the journal appeals to working professionals and is also attractive to those beginning a career and those associated with museums as volunteers, patrons, and supporters. Its articles are timely and well-informed, and MMC’s long-held reputation for excellence is renewed with every issue.”
Robert R. Archibald, President, Missouri History Museum, USA

“ Can I say that the peer review process has really stimulated me - it is just unfair that I do not have you and the reviewers to discuss things with on a regular basis. As you can imagine, having been fired-up by the reviewers, I have continued to build from the article and eventually I hope it will head towards a book.”
Mr Graham Black, Nottingham Trent University, UK

“ It is very good to hear the MMC is moving to five issues a year. It is one of the best and most widely read in the field.”
Dr Fiona Cameron, University of Western Sydney, Australia

“ It would be an honor for me to serve as a reviewer for Museum Management and Curatorship. It is a very important journal.”
Finn Frandsen, Aarhus University, Denmark

“ I am very grateful to you for your invitation to become a referee for such a prestigious and well-known journal.”
Tamara Yureneva, Russian Institute for Cultural Research, Russia “ We have really enjoyed the process of working with MMC editors and reviewers. We will check over the proofs when they arrive, but I expect they will be grand!”
Cara Krmpotich, University of Toronto, Canada

“ I would like to thank you for spending time to deal with my submission. Your papers also inspire me about museums and their social relevance. MMC is fortunate enough to have you as Editor-in-Chief."
Hsu HUANG, National Museum of Natural Science, Taiwan " I really appreciated the precise, helpful and expeditious review process with your journal, for our article "A museum for the twenty-first century" . We'd like to submit another article for the consideration of your journal"
Martin Tröndle, Zeppelin University, Germany

Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.

Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.

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