ABOUT THE JME
The Journal of Museum Education is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality, original work of interest and relevance to museum practitioners. Each issue consists of a guest edited section focused on a specific theme as well as individual articles about new research, current trends, tools, frameworks, and case studies, perspectives, and book, exhibit, and program reviews. In particular, the JME strives to strike a balance between the theory and practice of museum work. Therefore, we value guest editors who are or have been museum practitioners. JME is a publication of the Museum Education Roundtable.
DIRECTIONS
Please complete this form to submit your proposal for a guest edited issue of the JME. The Museum Education Roundtable Board Members and JME co-chairs assess and approve guest editor proposals on a quarterly and as needed basis. Please note, production time for the JME is generally between 12 and 16 months from the date of proposal. You will receive feedback and if your proposal is accepted, one of the journal’s co-editors will guide you through the process.
CRITERIA
In weighing the merits of theme issue proposals the Editorial Team considers the following qualities:
- Timeliness of the topic
- Strength of the overarching argument linking the proposed articles together
- Guest editor’s and authors’ experience and expertise with the subject matter
- Diversity of the institutions and voices represented in the proposed articles
In alignment with MER’s equity statement and work, the editorial team also prioritizes submissions that do either or both of the following:
- Center work by contributors (considering guest editor(s) and/or authors) who face violence and exclusion, including BIPOC, queer and trans, disabled, and migrant contributors as well as contributors from outside of our dominant contributor regions (US, UK, Canada).
- Amplify work by new and emerging scholars
