Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Art Inquiry
ISSN 1641-9278 · eISSN 2451-0327 · Lodzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
Art Inquiry: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Art Inquiry is published by Lodzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Art, Politics, and Modernism, Art, Aesthetics, and Perception and Visual Culture and Art Theory, together about 52.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The publication is devoted to the theoretical and historical aspects of fine arts, film, audiovisual arts, theatre, and music. The successive volumes of monographic character have dealt e.g. with the subjects of globalization in art, cyberculture, re-definition of the artist, post-humanism, new communities in art, artistic ‘allergies’, performative aspects of art, etc. The Polish and international authors contribute to the scholarly knowledge in their respective fields or point out new areas of research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities25.8%
- Art, Aesthetics, and PerceptionArts and Humanities16.4%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities10.1%
- Contemporary art, education, critiqueSocial Sciences5.9%
- Ethics, Aesthetics, and ArtArts and Humanities5.5%
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities4.6%
- Art, Technology, and CultureArts and Humanities3.6%
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering3.4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Arts and Performing Arts | Q2 | 261/697 | 62nd |
| Music | Q3 | 100/196 | 49th |
| Cultural Studies | Q3 | 800/1434 | 44th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 231 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 55 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 45 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 35 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
| 2021 | 20 | 19 | 8 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- PLN 400
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted1
- articleThe articles are mainly in English, although other major languages have also been sporadically represented.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright LICENSING AND COPYRIGHT
CC BY 4.0 from 2024; previously CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Model summary
Starting from 2024, all articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. In previous years, articles were published under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Information about the applicable license is provided with each individual article. Authors retain full copyright to their works. By submitting a manuscript, authors grant the publisher a non-exclus…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access OPEN ACCESS STATEMENT
Diamond open access; all content freely available online immediately upon publication without charge. Model summary
Art Inquiry is a diamond open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Łódź Scientific Society (Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe). All content is freely available online immediately upon publication without charge to the user or their institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles without asking prior permissio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Abstracts in English and Polish accompany every article. Model summary
Every article is accompanied by abstracts in English and Polish.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism PLAGIARISM CHECKING
Plagiarism checking via Crossref Similarity Check (iThenticate) Model summary
Manuscripts are subject to plagiarism checking. Journal editors use Crossref Similarity Check (powered by iThenticate) to ensure the originality of submissions.
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
- Lodzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
- ISSN
- 1641-9278
- Electronic ISSN
- 2451-0327
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Art Inquiry
Which databases index Art Inquiry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Art Inquiry is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Art Inquiry open access, and what is the APC?
Art Inquiry 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, DOAJ, 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: .