SAMAB: The South African Museums Association Bulletin

SAMAB is an accredited journal approved by the South African Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and has been published by SAMA since 1936.

The South African Museums Association Bulletin (SAMAB) provides a forum for the publication of peer reviewed articles that promote the discussion, debate and the dissemination and exchange of information on aspects of museology, with particular but not exclusive reference to South Africa.

SAMAB also enables the communication of current issues, practices and policies regarding collections management, curatorial discourse, museum administration, research, exhibitions, visitor studies, community engagement, education, conservation and other topics relevant to the museum and wider heritage sector.

SAMAB welcomes all submissions related to the topic of museology, research papers and academically sound opinion pieces about the topic of museums. See below for guidelines on submitting articles. Call for submissions for the 2024 edition here.

Paid up individual and institutional members receive free access to SAMAB.

UNISA holds a full set of SAMAB from 1936-present. Click here for full list held in the SAMA Archive at UNISA and a scanned copy of the first edition.

Submit an article

All contributions will be submitted to appropriate referees in a double blind peer review process. The editors’ decision whether or not to accept an article for publication is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Copyright of the articles accepted for publication will vest with SAMAB. It is regretted that no payment is made for contributions.

For more information contact the Editor: Prof Bernadine Benson: bensobc@unisa.ac.za

Only papers that adhere strictly to the SAMAB Author Guidelines will be considered:

EDITORS
Editor in Chief – Prof Bernadine Benson, University of South Africa

Co Editor – Dr Sian Tiley-Nel, University of Pretoria

Language Editor – Janine Smit Editorial Services (Pty) Ltd

EDITORIAL BOARD
Mr Alexandros Andreou – Heritage and Art, Nedbank Limited, Johannesburg
Dr Annie Antonites – Ditsong Museum of Natural History, Pretoria
Dr Marcus Granato – Museum of Astronomy and Related Sciences, São Paulo, Brazil
Ms Ana Isabel Diaz-Plaza Varon – Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain
Mr Davison Chiwara – Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, USA
Dr Siseko Kumalo – University of Fort Hare, East London
Dr Lourenço Pinto – Department of Heritage Studies, Sol Plaatje University, Northern Cape
Dr Noel Solani – Ditsong Museums of South Africa, Pretoria
Mr Sipho Mpanda – Freedom Park, Pretoria
Dr Helene Vollgraaff – Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Western Cape
Dr Ria van der Merwe – University of Pretoria Archives, Pretoria