Journal of Natural Science Collections

The Journal of Natural Science Collections is the peer-reviewed journal published by NatSCA, once a year. The first volume of the journal was published in December 2013 (see associated news story here).

The Journal of Natural Science Collections is a place for those working with these collections to share projects and practices that will benefit the museum community. The Journal represents all areas of work with natural science collections, and includes articles on best practice and latest research across disciplines, including conservation, curation, learning, and exhibitions. Articles should be relevant and accessible to our diverse membership. All submissions are peer reviewed, resulting in high quality articles.

If you would like to contribute to the Journal, please contact the editor (editor@natsca.org) and see our guidelines for authors, which you can download as a PDF here.

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Volume
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Unlocking Designation through a collaborative ‘ecosystem’: Secrets from Ipswich Museums’ application and Ice Age story

Authorship: 
Jackson, S.
Issue: 
12
Start Page: 
74
End Page: 
86

How to use object biographies to manage your data

Authorship: 
Winters, L.
Issue: 
12
Start Page: 
66
End Page: 
73

How to change vergency by urging divergency to inspire urgency in a climate emergency: A reflective account of using museum engagement and natural science collections to raise awareness of the biodiversity crisis and climate change

Authorship: 
Batchelor, W.
Issue: 
12
Start Page: 
57
End Page: 
65

Working with local communities to enhance the understanding and interpretation of natural history collections: lessons learnt from the Rights and Rites project

Authorship: 
Pardoe, H. S.
Nicol, P.
Kitto, N.
Roberts, F. A.
Dunrod, J.
Issue: 
12
Start Page: 
37
End Page: 
56

Labours of excavation: Reflections on “Unearthing the collection”

Authorship: 
Armstrong, E. S.
Oromeng, K. V.
Issue: 
12
Start Page: 
19
End Page: 
36

Applying a novel methodology to decipher colonial collection practices: Uncovering the collecting motives of the TU Delft Geological Suriname Collection

Authorship: 
Versluis, F. C.
Issue: 
12
Start Page: 
3
End Page: 
18

NatSCA 2022 AGM and Minutes

Issue: 
11
Start Page: 
121
End Page: 
128

No Môr Plastic: Museum conservation practise supporting youth led museum environmental activism

Authorship: 
Carter, J.
Issue: 
11
Start Page: 
108
End Page: 
120

One Earth one future: A new approach to inspiring biodiversity, through artwork, digital technology and museum specimens

Authorship: 
Jackson, S.
Green, L. H.
Issue: 
11
Start Page: 
98
End Page: 
107

Mineral-specific issues in 3D scanning and printing for digital collections, outreach and display

Authorship: 
Hearth, S.
Densmore, B.
Issue: 
11
Start Page: 
88
End Page: 
97

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