Journal profile · ART
BRAC-Barcelona Research Art Creation
ISSN 2014-8992 · Hipatia Press · Spain
BRAC-Barcelona Research Art Creation: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BRAC-Barcelona Research Art Creation is published by Hipatia Press 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 Photographic and Visual Arts, Architecture, Art, Education and Cinema History and Criticism, together about 33.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
BRAC. Barcelona Research Art Creation is an electronic journal created in 2013 in the academic context of the University of Barcelona, with national and international participation and framed in Editorial Hipatia. This Open Access publication was established to foster a space for critical reflection on the dialectic between Theory and Praxis in Contemporary Art. Its foundational mission is to systematize, disseminate, and interrogate the epistemological discourses that shape this field of study, while integrating transdisciplinary perspectives.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ART
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 6%); most named Spain 24, Mainland China 2, United Kingdom 2, South Korea 1, France 1 (36 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Photographic and Visual ArtsArts and Humanities18.5%
- Architecture, Art, EducationArts and Humanities9.4%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities6%
- Historical Art and Architecture StudiesArts and Humanities6%
- Literature, Culture, and AestheticsArts and Humanities5.1%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences4%
- Cultural and Social DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Architecture and Art History StudiesArts and Humanities3.7%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 4 |
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
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 90.63%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 303 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 5 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 3 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 12 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 14 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- 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, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional, 2
Article types accepted2
- articlesThe first has articles on completed or ongoing scientific researchLength not stated
- visual pagesand the visual pages are original works of art with a coherent discourse or narrativeLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Code availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship AUTHORSHIP
Abstract 150-200 words Model summary
An independent document will be added with the name (in order of signature) of the authors, ORCID ID, their affiliation, postal address, email, and contact telephone number (of the person in charge, if there are several) Twitter or social networks. The name or names of the authors do not have to appear in the manuscript. This information is included in the electronic platform and does NOT have to …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Code availability
Gender equality policy Model summary
This journal is pledged to defend gender equality, to give visibility to the scientific works of female researchers and promote the use of inclusive language in scientific publications.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics PUBLICATION ETHICS
COPE ethics Model summary
BRAC is committed to meeting high standards of ethical conduct at all stages of the publication process. In our ethical standards and procedures, we set out general expectations for authors, editors, external reviewers of the journal, publishers and society partners. BRAC guarantees at all times the confidentiality of the evaluation process: the anonymity of the reviewers and the authors, the cont…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license since Oct 3, 2024 Model summary
SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS IMPLIES KNOWLEDGE AND ACCEPTANCE OF THIS COPYRIGHT NOTICE Since October 3, 2024 all contents of the Articles and the Visual Pages is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en). Since October 5, 2013, and in line with the principles of the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access OPEN ACCESS POLICY
Open access journal Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review PEER REVIEW EVALUATION PROCESS
Anonymised manuscript required Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous double-blind peer review, external reviewers of the journal, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two anonymous referees. (double-blind peer review).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism detection (Urkund recommended) Model summary
Being original and unpublished, we recommend the use of plagiarism detection programs. like Urkund.
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
- Hipatia Press
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish, German, Catalan
- ISSN
- 2014-8992
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 BRAC-Barcelona Research Art Creation
What CAS zone is BRAC-Barcelona Research Art Creation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BRAC-Barcelona Research Art Creation is in Zone 4 of Arts, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Art. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at BRAC-Barcelona Research Art Creation?
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 BRAC-Barcelona Research Art Creation?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional, 2. 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 BRAC-Barcelona Research Art Creation based?
Of the 36 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (24), Mainland China (2) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index BRAC-Barcelona Research Art Creation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BRAC-Barcelona Research Art Creation is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is BRAC-Barcelona Research Art Creation open access, and what is the APC?
BRAC-Barcelona Research Art Creation 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: .