Journal profile
Science Museum Group Journal
ISSN 2054-5770 · Science Museum, London · United Kingdom
Science Museum Group Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 11 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Science Museum Group Journal is published by Science Museum, London. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Museums and Cultural Heritage, Libraries and Information Services and Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies, together about 48.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Philosophy of Science and Museology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Science Museum Group Journal (SMGJ) is an open-access forum to present academic research relevant to the collections and practice of the Science Museum Group (SMG) and the wider international science museum community.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 13%); most named United Kingdom 5, Mainland China 1, Switzerland 1, Saudi Arabia 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Museums and Cultural HeritageArts and Humanities18.2%
- Libraries and Information ServicesArts and Humanities17.3%
- Diverse Historical and Scientific StudiesArts and Humanities13.2%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities12.2%
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities9.6%
- History of Science and Natural HistoryArts and Humanities3.6%
- Cultural Heritage Management and PreservationArts and Humanities2.6%
- History and Developments in AstronomyPhysics and Astronomy2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 279 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 43 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 79 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | 44 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 38 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 42 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3
- book, conference or exhibition reviews and comment piecesbook, conference or exhibition reviews and comment pieces of about 1,000–2,000 wordsLength not stated
- featured object or new acquisition piecea featured object or new acquisition piece of about 1,000 wordsLength not stated
- original (peer-reviewed) research articlesSMGJ will publish original (peer-reviewed) research articles covering conservation, collections research, audiences and learning, and exhibition and museum stud…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Peer review
- Authorship
Authors retain copyright. Model summary
Copyright in the content of all articles is retained by the author.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence for articles. Model summary
SMGJ articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review. Model summary
The SMGJ peer review process is double blind: the author and reviewers remain anonymous throughout.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Science Museum, London
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2054-5770
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Science Museum Group Journal
How long does peer review take at Science Museum Group Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Science Museum Group Journal based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 13%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (5), Mainland China (1) and Switzerland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Science Museum Group Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Science Museum Group Journal is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Science Museum Group Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Science Museum Group Journal is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .