ICOFOM Study Series
ICOFOM Study Series is a peer-reviewed, bi-annual international journal for museum scholars, professionals, students and researchers. It examines up-to-date issues in the field of museology (or museum theory), here defined following the Dictionary of Museology as broadly comprising all research and critical thinking that theorizes the museum and its practices. The ICOFOM Study Series is primarily theme-based with occasional open issues. Topics for papers and for the annual symposium are defined by the ICOFOM board and calls for papers are posted on the ICOFOM website six months before each year’s symposium. These symposia then form the foundation of at least one of the next year’s journals. Participation and presentation of a paper at the annual symposium may lead to an invitation to submit a full academic article for review, but it does not guarantee publication. Authors do not need to be ICOFOM members.
ICOFOM Study Series has been a platform for museological discussions since 1983, following a tradition established by its predecessor Museological Working Papers (MuWoP). At different times in its history, it has contained conference proceedings published before ICOFOM’s symposia or articles published afterwards. Since 2007, with the growing number and stature of ICOFOM’s worldwide membership, the journal has employed a process of double-blind, peer-reviewed selection for its publication.
The ICOFOM Study Series enables the International Committee for Museology to serve as a forum for a theoretical research and discussion that deepens understanding of museology from international and interdisciplinary perspectives.
Publication
The ICOFOM Study Series is currently edited by Elizabeth Weiser, The Ohio State University, USA. The journal is published twice per year via OpenEdition in open-access html, downloadable pdf, and ePub formats. Articles are submitted and published in English, Spanish, or French.
Click here for the latest issue on OpenEdition.
General Guidelines :
Articles selected for publication need to meet the following criteria:
- Adherence to the topics identified in the call for papers that is posted on the ICOFOM website before a symposium.
- Originality. Articles must be unpublished elsewhere in any form, and should strive to contribute a new element to the ongoing international conversation about a given topic.
- Theoretical and analytical perspective. Papers that merely describe a museal situation or report on some museum or museological activity will not be accepted. The theoretical lens should be explicitly specified in the abstract, which should make clear the following and then be expanded upon in the article itself:
– Why is this an issue important to museology?
– What is the main argument of paper presented?
– What research methods were applied?
-What theoretical lens was chosen for the analysis?
– How does this research contribute to the museological conversation?
Publication Frequency: semiannually
ISSN print: 2309-1290
ISSN online: 2306-4161
Citation style: APA (for reference examples see the most recent issue of the journal)
Guidelines for articles are available in in English, French, and Spanish
Articles and correspondence should be sent to: icofomstudyseries@gmail.com
ICOFOM Study Series Peer reviewer guidelines
ICOFOM Study Series Editorial Team
- Editor: Elizabeth Weiser, The Ohio State University, USA
- Editorial Coordinator: Allison Daniel, Clemson University, USA
- Melissa Aguilar, Museum of Identity and Pride (MIO), Costa Rica
- Marion Bertin, Avignon University, Norbert Elias Center, France
- Bruno Brulon Soares, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
- Supreo Chanda, University of Calcutta, India
- Scarlet Galindo, Museo Nacional de la Acuarela Alfredo Guati Rojo, México
- Ernest Kpan, National Institute of Art and Cultural Action (INSAAC), Côte d’Ivoire
- Lynn Maranda, Emerita Curator, Museum of Vancouver, Canada
- Zheng Yi, 复旦大学 Fudan University, China