Journal profile · ART
Art Design & Communication in Higher Education
ISSN 1474-273X · eISSN 2040-0896 · Intellect Publishers
Art Design & Communication in Higher Education: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Art Design & Communication in Higher Education is published by Intellect Publishers and is in Zone 4 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Creativity in Education and Neuroscience, Design Education and Practice and Art Education and Development, together about 40.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
What are the challenges of learning and teaching in art, design and communication? The peer-reviewed journal of Art, Design & Communication in Higher Education aims to inform, stimulate and promote the development of research in the field by providing a forum for debate arising from findings as well as theory and methodologies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ART
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Creativity in Education and NeurosciencePsychology16.3%
- Design Education and PracticeEngineering12%
- Art Education and DevelopmentArts and Humanities11.9%
- Artistic and Creative ResearchArts and Humanities7.3%
- Reflective Practices in EducationSocial Sciences7.1%
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Architecture, Art, EducationArts and Humanities4.2%
- Cultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentSocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 449 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024 | 18 | 2 | 40 |
| 2023 | 19 | 3 | 31 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1 | 44 |
| 2021 | 17 | 2 | 70 |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Intellect Publishers
- ISSN
- 1474-273X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2040-0896
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Art Design & Communication in Higher Education
What CAS zone is Art Design & Communication in Higher Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Art Design & Communication in Higher Education is in Zone 4 of Arts, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Art. 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 Art Design & Communication in Higher Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Art Design & Communication in Higher Education is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Art Design & Communication in Higher Education open access, and what is the APC?
Art Design & Communication in Higher Education 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .