Museum Worlds: Advances in Research
Museum Worlds: Advances in Research is a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed, annual journal that publishes work that significantly advances knowledge of global trends, case studies, and theory relevant to museum practice and scholarship around the world.
Responding to the need for a rigorous, in-depth review of current work in its field, Museum Worlds: Advances in Research contributes to the ongoing formation of Museum Studies as an academic and practical area of research that is rapidly expanding and alive with potential, opportunity, and challenge that parallels the rapid growth of museums in just about every part of the world.
Museum Worlds: Advances in Research aims to trace and comment on major regional, theoretical, methodological, and topical themes and debates, and to encourage comparison of museum theories, practices, and developments in different global settings. Each issue includes a conversation piece on a current topic, as well as peer-reviewed scholarly articles and review articles, book and exhibition reviews, and news on developments in museum studies and related curricula in different parts of the world. Drawing on the expertise and networks of a global Editorial Board of senior scholars and museum practitioners, the journal both challenges and develops the core concepts that link different disciplinary perspectives on museums by bringing new voices into ongoing debates and discussions. Articles are of exceptional quality and general interest from around the world (Provided by Publisher).
The University of Manchester Library provides full access to this journal from 2013 (Volume 1, Issue 1) to the present day.
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Key Journals relating to Arts Management and Museology:
The above list was compiled in consultation with academics, together with a selection of the top journals relating to 'Museology' based on Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) ranking (sourced from Scopus). For more information on the SNIP ranking metric, please visit Elsevier's Measuring a Journal's Impact page.
A selection of hard copy journals in these disciplines – including Oxford Art Journal, The Burlington Magazine, Journal of Education in Museums and Museums Journal – are available for in-person consultation in the Art & Archaeology Library.
You can also browse a selection of the Art Management and Museology related journals we subscribe to using Browzine.
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