The Municipal Journal (also known as The MJ) is a weekly print news magazine and online publication covering local government and civic administration in the United Kingdom.

[1][3] It is now published by the Hemming Group, with a stated target audience of "council chief executives and their teams of decision-makers in local authorities and allied sectors".

'elsewhere, Griffiths notes:[6] ...the significance of British world publications such as the Municipal Journal, appearing after 1890, in the facilitation of British world progressivismFrom 1950-1952, it was published as the Municipal Journal and Public Works Engineer.

[7] As well as news and opinion pieces, the journal has also published articles by academic researchers.

[8][9] The journal also sponsors and hosts an annual "MJ Achievement Awards".