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Empirical Studies of the Arts
ISSN 0276-2374 · eISSN 1541-4493 · SAGE
Empirical Studies of the Arts: CAS Zone 3 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.55; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 40 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Empirical Studies of the Arts is published by SAGE and is in Zone 3 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Aesthetic Perception and Analysis, Creativity in Education and Neuroscience and Color perception and design, together about 46.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Aesthetic Perception and AnalysisNeuroscience23.6%
- Creativity in Education and NeurosciencePsychology12.1%
- Color perception and designPsychology11.3%
- Multisensory perception and integrationPsychology7.1%
- Art History and Market AnalysisArts and Humanities5.2%
- Neuroscience and Music PerceptionNeuroscience4.4%
- Language, Metaphor, and CognitionPsychology3.9%
- Media Influence and HealthArts and Humanities3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.55LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 296OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.31%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 748 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 22 | 6 |
| 2025 | 40 | 23 | 82 |
| 2024 | 40 | 26 | 169 |
| 2023 | 36 | 23 | 218 |
| 2022 | 20 | 8 | 163 |
| 2021 | 14 | 7 | 362 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0276-2374
- Electronic ISSN
- 1541-4493
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Empirical Studies of the Arts
What CAS zone is Empirical Studies of the Arts in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Empirical Studies of the Arts is in Zone 3 of Psychology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary / Psychology, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Empirical Studies of the Arts?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.55; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 51.
Which databases index Empirical Studies of the Arts?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Empirical Studies of the Arts is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Empirical Studies of the Arts open access, and what is the APC?
Empirical Studies of the Arts is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .