Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Art and Interpretation
ISSN 2822-2865 · Atatürk University · Türkiye
Art and Interpretation: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2026 Xinrui edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 337 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Art and Interpretation is published by Atatürk University and is classed under Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are History and Cultural Heritage, Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies and Diverse Cultural and Social Studies, together about 33.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims, Scope, and AudienceArt and Interpretation aims to contribute to the literature by publishing manuscripts at the highest scientific level in art. The scope of the journal includes to Applied Arts, Stage Arts, Plastic Arts, traditional Arts, Art History, Theory of Art, Art Criticism and Music Science.The journal publishes original articles and reviews that are prepared in accordance with ethical guidelines. The target audience of the journal includes researchers and specialists who are interested or working in all fields of art.Abstracting and Indexing Art and Interpretation is covered in the following abstracting and indexing databases;• Web of Science - Emerging Sources Citation Index • Scopus • DOAJ• ERIH PLUS• TUBITAK ULAKBIM TR Index • EBSCO - H. W. Wilson Databases - Art & Architecture Source• Gale Cengage• CNKITo guarantee that all papers published in the journal are maintained and permanently accessible, articles are stored in Dergipark which serves as a national archival web site and at the same time permits LOCKSS to collect, preserve, and serve the content. Last Update Time: January 27, 2025 Period Months March September
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Türkiye 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- History and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences13.7%
- Cultural and Sociopolitical StudiesArts and Humanities11.4%
- Diverse Cultural and Social StudiesArts and Humanities8%
- Turkish Literature and CultureArts and Humanities6.9%
- Media Discourse and Social AnalysisSocial Sciences5.7%
- Music Education and AnalysisSocial Sciences5.7%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities4%
- Diverse Musicological StudiesArts and Humanities4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Art | 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, TR Dizin
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 86.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 121 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 31 | 2 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 30 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 18 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 12 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 13 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
337 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 13 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 33 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 337 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 3–6
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- research articleResearch Article 7500 200 - 300 40 6 10 or total of 35 imagesmain text ≤ 7,500 words
- review articleReview Article 10000 200 - 300 50 6 15 or total of 40 imagesmain text ≤ 10,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International License Model summary
Content of this journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International License
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
- Atatürk University
- Country or region
- Türkiye
- Language
- Turkish, English
- ISSN
- 2822-2865
- Print ISSN
- 1302-2938
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Art and Interpretation
What CAS zone is Art and Interpretation in?
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.
How long does peer review take at Art and Interpretation?
The publisher reports about 337 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Art and Interpretation?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 3–6; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Art and Interpretation based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Türkiye (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Art and Interpretation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Art and Interpretation is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Art and Interpretation open access, and what is the APC?
Art and Interpretation is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .