Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies
ISSN 2474-1604 · eISSN 2474-1612 · Taylor & Francis
Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cinema History and Criticism, Spanish Culture and Identity and Spanish Literature and Culture Studies, together about 50.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies is a learned review dedicated to research on the visual histories, cultures and civilizations of Spain, Portugal and Latin America. Scheduled to appear twice-yearly from April 2017, it is a sibling journal of Bulletin of Spanish Studies , also known as the Bulletin of Hispanic Studies (1949–2001), which was founded at Liverpool in 1923 by the influential British Hispanist E. Allison Peers, and is now recognised internationally as a front-ranked journal in Hispanic research and scholarship. Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies publishes articles, review articles, video essays and book reviews on almost any and all authors, artists, works, topics, genres and periods concerned with the visual cultures of both the Old and the New Worlds of Hispanic cultures and civilizations. Peer Review Statement To be considered for publication, submissions to Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies need to be original scholarly works not previously published elsewhere. All articles, review articles and video essays accepted for publication will have been peer-reviewed and approved by recognized specialists in the appropriate fields. Book reviews are assessed by the Editors but are not externally peer reviewed Peer assessors involved in the evaluation processes include members of Bulletin ’s Executive Editorial Board and/or international Editorial Advisory Committee (names as published) and also external assessors world-wide, selected for their expertise and standing in the relevant aspects and areas of Ibero-American Visual Studies. Rigorous peer assessment procedures ensure that all studies published in the BSVS meet the highest standards of scholarship and make an enduring and influential contribution to Visual Studies and Researches on Spain, Portugal and Latin America.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Editor-in-chief Ann L. MackenziePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 3, United Kingdom 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities23.1%
- Spanish Culture and IdentityArts and Humanities19.7%
- Spanish Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities7.3%
- Historical Art and Architecture StudiesArts and Humanities7%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities5.5%
- Memory, violence, and historyPsychology3.4%
- Early Modern Spanish LiteratureArts and Humanities3.1%
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 | 260/697 | 62nd |
| Cultural Studies | Q3 | 799/1434 | 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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 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
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 ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.13Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.55LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 2.55Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 11,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 166 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 1 | 26 |
| 2025 | 20 | 7 | 21 |
| 2024 | 18 | 4 | 8 |
| 2023 | 14 | 3 | 13 |
| 2022 | 15 | 4 | 12 |
| 2021 | 21 | 6 | 9 |
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.
| 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)
Article types accepted6
- articlesBulletin of Spanish Visual Studies publishes articles, review articles, video essays and book reviewsLength not stated
- book reviewBook Review | Published online: 5 May 2026Length not stated
- book reviewsBulletin of Spanish Visual Studies publishes articles, review articles, video essays and book reviewsLength not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 29 Jul 2026Length not stated
- review articlesBulletin of Spanish Visual Studies publishes articles, review articles, video essays and book reviewsLength not stated
- video essaysBulletin of Spanish Visual Studies publishes articles, review articles, video essays and book reviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies 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 discover…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
Original work not previously published elsewhere Model summary
To be considered for publication, submissions to Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies need to be original scholarly works not previously published elsewhere.
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
- 2474-1604
- Electronic ISSN
- 2474-1612
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies
Where are the editorial board members of Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies 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 Portugal (3) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies is indexed in Scopus.
Is Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .