À propos

Material Culture Review/Revue de la culture matérielle (MCR) est la seule revue savante du Canada consacrée à l'étude de la culture matérielle. Elle documente les artefacts culturels, en décrivant leur contexte historique et leur rôle dans la société.

MCR est publiée deux fois par année par Cape Breton University Press à Sydney (Nouvelle-Écosse) en partenariat avec la Chaire de recherche du Canada en patrimoine culturel immatériel.

Politique éditoriale et éthique

Editorial and Advisory Board Mandate

The Editorial and Advisory Board of Material Culture Review / Revue de la culture matérielle is committed to improving the journal’s accessibility, popularity, and administration. The following mandate outlines policies and procedures that helps assure the continued success of MCR/RCM:

Admittance to the Board and Length of Term
Editorial and Advisory Board members serve a three-year term, at the end of which their position may be renewed for an additional three years. Membership renewal is conditional to the member’s adherence to the policies and regulations outlined in the MCR/RCM Editorial and Advisory Board Mandate.

Roles and Responsibilities of Editorial and Advisory Board Members
1) Board members will help generate interest in the journal, encourage submissions and subscriptions and suggest themes for special issues.

2) Board members will peer review articles and suggest peer reviewers to the Editor-in-Chief.

3) Board members will meet via conference call twice a year. The Editor-in-Chief will be responsible for arranging meetings and setting the meeting agenda.

4) Board members will work to create and implement all policies of MCR/RCM and will play an active role in the journal’s ongoing development.

If you are interested in serving on the MCR/RCM Editorial or Advisory Board, please contact the Editor-in-Chief for more information.

Peer Review Process

Peer review is a crucial part of the MCR/RCM publication process.

The editorial assistant of MCR/RCM receives electronic submissions and a confirmation of receipt is acknowledged. The submission is then forwarded to the Editor-in-Chief who determines if the submission fits the journal’s publication scope. The Editor-in-Chief then identifies peer reviewers that have expertise in the field of study of the submission. The Editor-in-Chief uses the expertise and advice of the Editorial and Advisory Board members in selecting peer reviewers. Advisory Board members often serve as peer reviewers. Reviewers are also sought through scholarly networks and Internet searches. All peer reviewers are expected to be well qualified, typically PhDs or acknowledged experts in the particular subject area.

Once reviewers are selected, the editorial assistant begins correspondence with potential peer reviewers. Once the reviewers have been confirmed, the editorial assistant sends the manuscript, review instructions, and assessment form via email to the reviewers for blind assessment. Peer reviewers are expected to complete their assessments in a timely way. If the peer reviewer does not complete a review in 3 months following receipt, then a new peer reviewer is sought.

The comments and suggestions for revisions made by the reviewers are returned to the editorial assistant, who forwards them to the Editor-in-Chief. On the basis of the comments, the Editor-in-Chief decides whether or not the submission is acceptable for publication. If acceptable, the comments and suggested revisions are returned to the author who has an opportunity to revise for publication. If unacceptable after revision, the Editor-in-Chief corresponds with the author on this matter. Because the journal is bilingual, the Associate Editor, normally based at a Canadian French language university, receives the French language submissions and follows the same process outlined above.

Each article typically has two peer reviewers; when peer reviewers are not in agreement, the editor asks a third peer reviewer to make a judgement on the submission. Peer reviewers are sought for both articles and research reports. Reviewers receive masked submissions, with the author’s name and any identifying information removed. The review process is also blind, with all identities of any reviewers masked in all communication.

Peer reviewers are expected to submit clear and detailed notes suggesting modifications to the articles regarding argument, style, literature, and structure that will ultimately strengthen the submission if followed by the author. Most, if not all submissions require revisions from the author; some are extensive and some are minor.

Copyright Policy

No part of works published by Cape Breton University Press may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or retention on any information storage retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Responsibility for the research and the permissions obtained for this publication rests with the authors.

Comité de rédaction

Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief
Patricia Kelly Spurles
Mount Allison University

Book Review Editor
Meghann Jack
St. Francis Xavier University

Advisory Board

Jean-François Lozier, CANADIAN MUSEUM OF HISTORY / MUSEÉ CANADIEN DE L'HISTOIRE

Anne Marie Lane Jonah, PARKS CANADA / PARCS CANADA

Jeremy Aynsley, ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART

Joy Davis, UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA

Bernard Herman, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

Matthew Johnson, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Rhona Richman Kenneally, CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY / UNIVERSITÉ CONCORDIA

Brian Osborne, QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY

Gerald L. Pocius, MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND

Pravina Shukla, INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Dell Upton, UCLA