Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Journal of Aesthetic Education
ISSN 0021-8510 · eISSN 1543-7809 · University of Illinois Press
Journal of Aesthetic Education: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Aesthetic Education is published by University of Illinois 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 Education and Development, Visual Culture and Art Theory and Ethics, Aesthetics, and Art, together about 35.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Art Education and DevelopmentArts and Humanities19.7%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities8%
- Ethics, Aesthetics, and ArtArts and Humanities7.4%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities6.5%
- Aesthetic Perception and AnalysisNeuroscience6%
- Creativity in Education and NeurosciencePsychology5.7%
- Digital Media and Visual ArtComputer Science5.4%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities4.8%
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 | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 616OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,525 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 30 | 28 | 9 |
| 2024 | 28 | 2 | 14 |
| 2023 | 27 | 3 | 37 |
| 2022 | 25 | 6 | 66 |
| 2021 | 33 | 2 | 59 |
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- University of Illinois Press
- ISSN
- 0021-8510
- Electronic ISSN
- 1543-7809
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Aesthetic Education
What CAS zone is Journal of Aesthetic Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Aesthetic Education is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. 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 Journal of Aesthetic Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Aesthetic Education is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Aesthetic Education open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Aesthetic Education is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .