We welcome manuscripts to be considered for publication in the Museum History Journal, a new, refereed international publication of critical evaluative histories relating to museums, to be published semi-annually by Left Coast Press, Inc., beginning in 2008.

The term “museum” will be interpreted to include not only a broad range of museum types, including natural history, anthropology, archaeology, fine art, history, medical, and science and technology, but also related cultural institutions, such as aquaria, zoos, botanical gardens, arboreta, historical societies and sites, architectural sites, archives, and planetariums. A variety of scholarly approaches, such as analytical, narrative, historical, cultural, social, quantitative, and intellectual, are anticipated.

Topical submissions will be expected to fall into one of ten broad categories:
1. Cultural and social histories that evaluate the impact of museums and/or related institutions in the context of a particular time period
2. Intellectual histories that emphasize museum philosophy
3. Histories of museum related professions—museum management, collection management, curation, field collection, preparation, collections conservation, education, and exhibit design
4. Histories of museum exhibits and educational programs
5. Histories of development, management, and use of collections
6. Architectural histories
7. Abbreviated biographies of significant museum figures with emphasis on contributions made to respective institutions
8. Professionalization of the field (organizations, academic museology, museum studies)
9. Comparative history of two or more museums or related cultural institutions
10. Critical institutional histories (A set of fairly rigid guidelines for the style and content for these articles must be followed. Please contact the editors for a copy of the guidelines.)

Articles of 25 to 30 manuscript pages are solicited in all categories. Figures and tables are included in the page counts. Footnotes should follow the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed. Additional manuscript preparation guidelines will be available on the Left Coast Press, Inc., website (www.lcoastpress.com) or from the editors.

Submissions will be processed throughout the year and will appear on a first-accepted basis. To be considered for the inaugural issue of the journal (January 2008), manuscripts should be submitted by March 1, 2007. All communications with authors, submission of manuscripts, and the peer review process will be done electronically. Manuscripts should be submitted as e-mail attachments in Microsoft Word or rich text format without additional document formatting to <hgenoways1@unl.edu>.

The journal also welcomes suggestions for thematic issues and for reviews of books, websites, and exhibits relevant to the mandate of the journal.

Hugh H. Genoways
Co-editor Museum History Journal
Professor Emeritus
University of Nebraska State Museum

Mary Anne Andrei
Co-editor Museum History Journal
Lecturer, Corcoran Department of History
University of Virginia

Mitch Allen
Publisher
Left Coast Press, Inc.