Journal profile · THEATER
Applied Theatre Research
ISSN 2049-3010 · eISSN 2049-3029 · Intellect Publishers
Applied Theatre Research: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 13 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Applied Theatre Research is published by Intellect Publishers and is in Zone 3 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Theatre and Performance Studies, Creative Drama in Education and Art Therapy and Mental Health, together about 52.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ATR: Socially Engaged Performance is a peer-reviewed journal featuring leading insights from practitioners and scholars navigating power, pedagogy and complex contemporary contexts. The journal aims to interrogate theatre that grapples with topics including, but not limited to, incarceration, political debates, social action and dissent, health, globalization and decolonization, development, education, neo-capitalism and climate issues. Equally vital are contributions that capture joyful, beautiful and hopeful artistic encounters. The editors invite practitioner accounts, scholarly articles and hybrid visions for new and radical futures from established and emerging practitioners and scholars moving the centre.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): THEATER
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities37.6%
- Creative Drama in EducationArts and Humanities8.2%
- Art Therapy and Mental HealthArts and Humanities7.1%
- Art Education and DevelopmentArts and Humanities6%
- Participatory Visual Research MethodsSocial Sciences5.5%
- Artistic and Creative ResearchArts and Humanities4.4%
- Diversity and Impact of DancePsychology3.8%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Theater | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Theater | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 238 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 3 | 16 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 23 |
| 2021 | 14 | 1 | 54 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer-reviewed journal Model summary
ATR: Socially Engaged Performance is a peer-reviewed journal
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Intellect Publishers
- ISSN
- 2049-3010
- Electronic ISSN
- 2049-3029
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Applied Theatre Research
What CAS zone is Applied Theatre Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Applied Theatre Research is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Theater. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Applied Theatre Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Applied Theatre Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Applied Theatre Research open access, and what is the APC?
Applied Theatre Research is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .