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Getty Research Journal
ISSN 1944-8740 · eISSN 2329-1249 · University of Chicago Press
Getty Research Journal: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 7 articles a year; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Getty Research Journal is published by University of Chicago Press and is in Zone 3 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Art, Politics, and Modernism, Visual Culture and Art Theory and Art History and Market Analysis, together about 28.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts and History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Getty Research Journal is an open-access publication presenting peer-reviewed articles on the visual arts of all cultures, regions, and time periods. Topics often relate to Getty collections, initiatives, and broad research interests, although this is not a requirement for consideration. The journal welcomes a diversity of perspectives and methodological approaches, and seeks to include work that expands narratives on global culture.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ART
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities10.5%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities10%
- Art History and Market AnalysisArts and Humanities8.4%
- Historical Art and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities7.4%
- Photography and Visual CultureArts and Humanities6.7%
- Architecture and Art History StudiesArts and Humanities5.6%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities4.9%
- Historical and Religious Studies of RomeArts and Humanities4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 325 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | 28 | 9 | 12 |
| 2022 | 24 | 3 | 10 |
| 2021 | 24 | 3 | 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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 72 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-NC |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
- Publishing in the JournalDeadline
Article types accepted1
- research articlespresenting peer-reviewed articles on the visual arts of all cultures, regions, and time periodsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review Peer Review
External double-anonymous peer review after internal review; reviewer identities not disclosed to author or fellow reviewers; no direct correspondence between reviewers and authors; in some cases second review by Editorial Advisory Committee member; when reviews disagree, decision follows the more c Model summary
At the conclusion of internal review, manuscripts are sent for external, double-anonymous peer review. Reviewers are advised to follow COPE's Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers. Reviewers' identities are not disclosed to the author or to fellow reviewers. In some cases, the second double-anonymous review of a manuscript may be conducted by a member of the journal's Editorial Advisory Committee.…
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
- University of Chicago Press
- ISSN
- 1944-8740
- Electronic ISSN
- 2329-1249
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Getty Research Journal
What CAS zone is Getty Research Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Getty Research Journal is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Art. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Getty Research Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Getty Research Journal is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Getty Research Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Getty Research Journal 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: .