Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies

About this Journal

The Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies is fully peer reviewed and Open Access. It contains research on conservation science, artefact studies, restoration, museum studies, environment studies, collection management and curation. Published from the UCL Institute of Archaeology from 1996 to 2002, the journal was relaunched in 2011 in collaboration with the British Library, with a newly constituted international editorial board.

To submit a research paper, review paper or short report, please follow our submission guidelines, and contact the managing editor if you have any questions.

Vacancies at the JCMS

JCMS is looking to expand its editorial team and is inviting applicants for the below positions:

Managing Editor with expertise in conservation, responsible for assessing new submissions and handling the peer review process
Communications Editor with a passion for museums/conservation to manage the journal's social media accounts and promote the journal
Copyeditors with excellent attention to detail and command of the English language to help prepare accepted articles for publication

Please get in touch with the Editor-in-Chief Caitlin O'Grady to discuss any of these positions. We are also always happy to welcome new reviewers - please register online.

Posted on 05 Apr 2018

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The Seashells of an Iconic Public Artwork: Diversity and Provenance of the Mollusks of the Watts Towers

‘Islamic Art Curation in Perspective: A Comparison with East Asian Models through the Case of the Leeum Samsung Museum’

Managing Small Radioactive Collections in the UK: Experiences from the Polar Museum, Cambridge

Presentation of Qatari Identity at National Museum of Qatar: Between Imagination and Reality

Conservation and Analysis on a Shoestring: Displaying Gut Parkas at the Polar Museum, Cambridge

Detecting Chloride Contamination of Objects and Buildings – Evaluating a New Testing Process

Why Collect Science?

Book Reviews

"We Will Remember Them" Memory and Commemoration in War Museums

The Conservation of Early Post-Medieval Period Coins Found in Estonia

Art for Whose Sake? Modern Art Museums and their Role in Transforming Societies: The Case of the Guggenheim Bilbao

Calcium Oxalate: A Surface Treatment for Limestone

Imaging Techniques in Conservation

The Factors Affecting Women's Success in Museum Careers: A Discussion of the Reasons More Women Do Not Reach the Top, and of Strategies to Promote their Future Success

Is Collection Management an "Art" or a "Science"?

Decision From Indecision: Conservation of Thangka Significance, Perspectives and Approaches

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