Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Arts Education Policy Review
ISSN 1063-2913 · eISSN 1940-4395 · Taylor & Francis
Arts Education Policy Review: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 49 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 22% (journal website); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Arts Education Policy Review is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Art Education and Development, Diverse Music Education Insights and Arts, Culture, and Music Studies, together about 64.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Arts Education Policy Review (AEPR) presents discussion of major policy issues in arts education in the United States and throughout the world. Addressing education in music, visual arts, theatre, and dance, the journal presents a variety of views and emphasizes critical analysis. Its goal is to produce the most comprehensive and rigorous exchange of ideas available on arts education policy. Policy examinations from multiple viewpoints are a valuable resource not only for arts educators, but also for administrators, policy analysts, advocacy groups, parents, and audiences—all those involved in the arts and concerned about their role in education. AEPR focuses on analyses and recommendations focused on policy. The goal of any article should not be description or celebration (although reports of successful programs could be part of an article). Any article focused on a program (or programs) should address why something works or does not work, how it works, how it could work better, and most important, what various policy stakeholders (from teachers to legislators) can do about it. AEPR does not promote individuals, institutions, methods, or products. It does not aim to repeat commonplace ideas. Editors want articles that show originality, probe deeply, and take discussion beyond common wisdom and familiar rhetoric. Articles that merely restate the importance of arts education, call attention to the existence of issues long since addressed, or repeat standard solutions will not be accepted. AEPR respects scholarship and research, but these alone do not constitute policy content. Policy analysis often involves educated opinion about the meanings of ideas, events, decisions, decision-making frameworks, and educational content, such as the following: gathering and interpreting information about simple or complex issues in order to suggest what should be done; taking a body of research or scholarship and exploring its ramifications; focusing on decisions in process or decisions already made, explaining agreement or disagreement or developing a list of potential promises and pitfalls. Peer Review Policy: All Research Articles and Review Articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial Editor screening and double-anonymous peer review by at least two independent reviewers. The journal reserves the right to reject submissions after editorial screening should the submission not meet certain minimum requirements to be sent for e
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Editor-in-chief Kenneth ElpusPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, Macau, China 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Art Education and DevelopmentArts and Humanities34%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities20.5%
- Arts, Culture, and Music StudiesSocial Sciences9.7%
- Music Education and AnalysisSocial Sciences7.5%
- Education Pedagogy and PracticesSocial Sciences3.2%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences2.8%
- Contemporary art, education, critiqueSocial Sciences1.9%
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences1.8%
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 | Q1 | 14/697 | 98th |
| Education | Q1 | 354/1698 | 79th |
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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERICPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, Dietrich's Index Philosophicus, Current Abstracts, Education Abstracts (H.W. Wilson), Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson), Education Source, Music Index, Public Affairs Index, OmniFile Full Text Select (H.W. Wilson), Readers' Guide Full Text Select (Online), TOC Premier (Table of Contents), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Advanced Placement Fine Arts and Music, Biography in Context, Expanded Academic ASAP, Fine Arts and Music Collection, General Reference Center, InfoTrac Custom, InfoTrac Student Edition, MLA International Bibliography (Modern Language Association), Professional Collection, Magazine Index Plus, Ovid, Periodica Islamica, Arts Premium Collection, Education Collection, Education Database, International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP), International Index to the Performing Arts (IIPA), Professional ProQuest Central
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
- 4.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.79Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.55LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.55Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 349OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.59OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 98,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,069 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 5 | 691 |
| 2025 | 27 | 13 | 978 |
| 2024 | 14 | 2 | 933 |
| 2023 | 24 | 6 | 1,104 |
| 2022 | 30 | 7 | 1,130 |
| 2021 | 32 | 6 | 927 |
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
49 daysfirst decision after review
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 49 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Arts Education Policy Review is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabilit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All Research Articles and Review Articles undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial Editor screening and double-anonymous peer review by at least two independent reviewers. The journal reserves the right to reject submissions after editorial screening should the submission not meet certain mini Model summary
All Research Articles and Review Articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial Editor screening and double-anonymous peer review by at least two independent reviewers. The journal reserves the right to reject submissions after editorial screening should the submission not meet certain minimum requirements to be sent for external review.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1063-2913
- Electronic ISSN
- 1940-4395
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 127, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Arts Education Policy Review
How long does peer review take at Arts Education Policy Review?
The publisher reports about 49 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 22%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Arts Education Policy Review based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2) and Macau, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Arts Education Policy Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Arts Education Policy Review is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Arts Education Policy Review open access, and what is the APC?
Arts Education Policy Review is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .