Journal profile
Contemporary Aesthetics
ISSN 1932-8478 · Contemporary Aesthetics, Inc. · United States
Contemporary Aesthetics: fully open access; no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 38 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Contemporary Aesthetics is published by Contemporary Aesthetics, Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ethics, Aesthetics, and Art, Art, Aesthetics, and Perception and Art, Politics, and Modernism, together about 49.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
An international, interdisciplinary, peer- and blind-reviewed open-access online journal of contemporary theory, research, and application in aesthetics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 10%); most named United States 3, Mainland China 2, Japan 2, Germany 2, Hong Kong, China 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ethics, Aesthetics, and ArtArts and Humanities21.7%
- Art, Aesthetics, and PerceptionArts and Humanities19%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities8.7%
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology5.3%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities5.3%
- Environmental Philosophy and EthicsEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Art, Technology, and CultureArts and Humanities5.3%
- Aesthetic Perception and AnalysisNeuroscience3.3%
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.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
DOAJPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, J-Gate, OCLC, JournalSeek
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
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 135 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 38 | 29 | 1 |
| 2024 | 36 | 26 | 4 |
| 2023 | 21 | 15 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted7
- announcementsContemporary Aesthetics welcomes articles, symposia, forums, proposals for special volumes, and announcements.Length not stated
- articleThe length of articles is normally no greater than 5,000 words but should not exceed 7,000 words including an abstract and notes.Length not stated
- articlesContemporary Aesthetics welcomes articles, symposia, forums, proposals for special volumes, and announcements.Length not stated
- forumsContemporary Aesthetics welcomes articles, symposia, forums, proposals for special volumes, and announcements.Length not stated
- short notesCA also welcomes shorter (300-800 words), less formal, and more targeted submissions to be included in the section of Short Notes.Length not stated
- special volumesContemporary Aesthetics welcomes articles, symposia, forums, proposals for special volumes, and announcements.Length not stated
- symposiaContemporary Aesthetics welcomes articles, symposia, forums, proposals for special volumes, and announcements.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, License & copyright, Peer review
- AI use
AI-generated text not accepted; AI use must be transparently cited Model summary
In no case, will we accept work generated by AI.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Original work only; not under consideration elsewhere Model summary
In sending work to Contemporary Aesthetics for possible publication, the submitter attest that it has not previously been published in English and that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and Subscription
CC BY-NC 3.0 US license Model summary
The author retains copyright for the article. All articles in Contemporary Aesthetics (unless otherwise indicated) are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License. Downloading, copying in whole or in part, and distribution for scholarly or educational purposes are encouraged, provided full acknowledgement is made to Contemporary Aesthetics. If you wish to …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review for all articles except invited papers Model summary
Except for invited papers, all articles will be double-blind refereed.
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
- Contemporary Aesthetics, Inc.
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1932-8478
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Contemporary Aesthetics
How long does peer review take at Contemporary Aesthetics?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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 Contemporary Aesthetics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. 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 Contemporary Aesthetics based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 10%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), Mainland China (2) and Japan (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Contemporary Aesthetics?
The journal's website lists DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Contemporary Aesthetics open access, and what is the APC?
Contemporary Aesthetics is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .