Calling scholars, practitioners, and emerging professionals working collections in museums, libraries, archives to submit your work to Collections, published by SAGE. We would love to bring your research, scholarship & practice around ANY collections to an audience! We have rolling submissions and a helpful peer-review process.
We are seeking two types of submissions: articles on the subject of collections in the areas of scholarly research, case studies, guidelines, and discussions and interviews and focus issues of the journal that seek to present a range of perspectives on a single topic. Please note: manuscripts submitted to Collections should not be under consideration by any other publishers, nor may the manuscript have been previously published elsewhere. If a manuscript is based on a lecture, reading, or talk, specific details should accompany the submission.
A complete manuscript submission shall include the following:
- An abstract of no more than 150 words
- Manuscript (At the head of your submission, please include appropriate contact details that will appear in print. Contact details should include: name, title, institutional affiliation, and email.)
- Notes, References (Bibliographies and references should conform to Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition, Notes and Bibliography)
- Illustrations (up to five figures or tables may be included with your submission). Captions should include appropriate credit s. Authors are responsible for observing the laws of copyright when quoting or reproducing material and for any reproduction fees incurred.
Consider pitching a topic for a focus issue of the journal around a theme or area of research and practice, such as provenance research, collections and women, archaeological collections. A proposal for a focus issue of the journal shall include the following:
- 300-word proposal as to the timeliness and relevance of this topic
- Draft Call for Papers to be used for solicitation of manuscripts OR a list of authors to be approached about writing on this topic. When appropriate, make specific reference to current work in this field, previously published scholarship, or the absence of such work.
- CV of proposer(s) who will serve as Guest Editor/s and will work with the Editor to develop the Issue of the Journal.
Information may be found here https://journals.sagepub.com/home/cjxa or reach out to me with any questions. I look forward to hearing from you!
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Juilee Decker PhD (she/her)
Director, Museum Studies Program
Rochester Institute of Technology
Editor, Collections - published by SAGE
Editorial Board: https://journals.sagepub.com/editorial-board/CJX
Rochester NY jdgsh@rit.edu www.juileedecker.com
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