About this journal

The International Journal of Heritage Studies ( IJHS ) is the interdisciplinary academic, refereed journal for scholars and practitioners with a common interest in heritage. The Journal encourages debate over the nature and meaning of heritage as well as its links to memory, identities and place. Articles may include issues emerging from Heritage Studies, Museum Studies, History, Tourism Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Memory Studies, Cultural Geography, Law, Cultural Studies, and Interpretation and Design.

“The International Journal of Heritage Studies is the leading and cutting-edge international source for current research into the politics, cultures, management, and economics of heritage. It is compulsory reading for academics, practitioners and students across a range of disciplines including: heritage and museum studies; cultural geography; archaeology; history; and tourism.”
Professor Brian Graham, University of Ulster, UK Peer Review Statement

All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two referees.

Editor:
Professor Laurajane Smith - The Australian National University, Australia

Reviews Editors:
Dr Michelle Stefano - American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, USA
Dr Ross Wilson - University of Chichester, UK

Founding Editor:
Professor Peter Howard

Editorial Advisory Board:
Dr Natsuko Akagawa - The University of Queensland, Australia
Associate Professor Melissa F. Baird - Michigan Technological University, USA
Associate Professor Janet Blake - Shahid Beheshti University, Iran
Dr Denis Byrne - Department of Environment and Climate Change, New South Wales, Australia
Dr John Carman - University of Birmingham, UK
Professor Sidney Cheung - The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dr Elizabeth Crooke - University of Ulster, UK
Professor Robert Freestone - University of New South Wales, Australia
Professor Rodney Harrison - University College London, UK
Professor David Harvey - Aarhus University, Denmark
Professor Michael Herzfeld - Harvard University, USA
Professor Benjamin Isakhan - Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
Professor Emerita Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett - New York University, USA
Dr Lucas Lixinski - University of New South Wales, Australia
Professor Sharon Macdonald - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Professor Lucie Morisset - University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada
Dr Webber Ndoro - African World Heritage Fund, Johannesburg, South Africa
Professor Andrew Newman - Newcastle University, UK
Professor Jorge Otero-Pailos - Columbia University, USA
Professor John Schofield - University of York, UK
Professor Paul Shackel - University of Maryland, USA
Professor Helaine Silverman - University of Illinois, USA
Dr Ahmed Skounti - Institut national des sciences de l'archéologie et du patrimoine, Rabat, Morocco
Dr Michelle Stefano - American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, USA
Dr James Symonds - University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Professor John Tunbridge - Carleton University, Canada
Dr Emma Waterton - University of Western Sydney, Australia
Professor Ola Wetterberg - University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Dr Ross Wilson - University of Chichester, UK
Professor Andréa Witcomb - Deakin University, Australia
Dr Haiming Yan - China World Heritage Center, Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage, China
Associate Professor Rouran Zhang - Shenzhen University, China

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