RESEARCH
V&A Online Journal
What is going on behind the scenes at the V&A? What are we researching? How do we pursue our fields of interest? What comes next?
The V&A online Journal is a yearly publication featuring recent research undertaken in connection with the V&A - its collections, public programme and history. Our writers are V&A staff, colleagues involved in V&A projects and external contributors writing about V&A activities. Our audience comprises everyone interested in research at the Museum, with diverse interests covering every possible Museum activity. We balance in-depth research with more informal articles from a broad range of subjects, hoping to meet the needs of scholars and entice general readers to find out more.
Online Journal Issue No. 1
Issue dates
The second issue is due out in Autumn 2009.
Submission date
Submission date for articles for the Autumn 2009 edition is 31 July 2009
Strands
The journal will incorporate a range of different types of article:
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Articles on the history of art, architecture and design, relating to the V&A's collections or institutional history (word length: 5,000-7,000)
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Features focusing on individual objects, including new acquisitions and objects linked to future exhibitions (word length: 2,000-3,000)
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Debates on policy issues relating to the V&A's activities and its links with education or the creative industries (word length: 2,000-3,000)
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Excerpts from doctoral research completed on the V&A/RCA and AHRC CDA postgraduate programmes, and from recent V&A publications (word length: 2,000-3,000)
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Reviews and previews of V&A books, gallery developments and exhibitions (word length: 1,000-2,000)
Find out more
If you have an object, subject or book you are researching, make it into an article for the V&A Online Journal. For further guidance, download the following resources:
Download the guidelines to contributing to the V&A Online Journal [PDF 44KB]
Download the V&A Online Journal Style Guide [PDF 42KB]
Contact us
If you have any comments or feedback about the V&A online journal or any of the articles featured, please email the Journal editors at vandajournal@vam.ac.uk