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Museum and Society

University of Leicester · United Kingdom · Est. 2003

ISSN1479-8360

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total40

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.354

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.774

Total Works

611

Total Citations

5,087

2yr Mean Citedness

0.48

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores the multifaceted roles and impacts of museums and heritage institutions. It examines how museums engage with audiences through popular culture, digital media, and participatory programs, and how they represent diverse cultural heritages, including those of marginalized groups. The journal also investigates the function of museums in societal contexts, such as democratization, national identity formation, and confronting environmental challenges.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

Annual Volume~ 32 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications611

Publisher OrgUniversity of Leicester

OA Since2008

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~24 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

PKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Leicester

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1479-8360

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PKP PN

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

MuseologyQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

MuseologySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Museums and Cultural HeritageCultural Heritage Management and PreservationCultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentMemory, Trauma, and CommemorationArt Education and DevelopmentGeographies of human-animal interactionsPhotography and Visual CultureArchaeological Research and ProtectionArt History and Market AnalysisConservation Techniques and Studies