Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Journal of Somaesthetics
ISSN 2246-8498 · Aalborg University Press · Denmark
Journal of Somaesthetics: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Somaesthetics is published by Aalborg University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Art, Aesthetics, and Perception, Ethics, Aesthetics, and Art and Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, together about 33.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Somaesthetics is a peer-reviewed, online, academic research journal devoted to research that advances the interdisciplinary field of somaesthetics, understood as the critical study and meliorative cultivation of the experience and performance of the living body (or soma) as a site of sensory appreciation (aesthesis) and creative self-stylization. The journal therefore welcomes contributions exploring the field of somaesthetics through one -or more- of the many disciplines that already inform this field: philosophy, aesthetics, arts and design research, technology studies, somatic, health, and social sciences, history, physiology, psychology and pedagogy. The Journal of Somaesthetics continuously publishes accepted and peer-reviewed articles and collected issue structured on a particular theme or topic. The Journal of Somaesthetics is supported by a distinguished multidisciplinary and international editorial board of advisors. The full names and affiliations of the members are provided on the journal’s website. The editorial board maintains a set of directions available for authors and for reviewers, respectively, and it continuously recruits potential new reviewers. If on the other hand a reviewer should consistently write poor academic reviews, or late reviews, the editorial board should stop using the reviewer. It is the general duty of the editorial board to improve the journal continuously and actively seek out the best authors and actively encouraging their submissions. The editorial board consist of: Prof. Falk Heinrich (Denmark), Prof. Mark Tschaepe (USA), Prof. Richard Shusterman (USA), Else-Marie Bukdhahl (Denmark), Prof. Stefan Valdemar Snævarr (Norway), Professor Dag Svanaes (Norway), Principle Lecturer Max Ryynänen (Finland), Prof. Arto Happala (Finland), Anne Tarvainen (Finland), Prof. Mie Buhl (Denmark), Ass. Professor Laura Schultz (Denmark). Ass. Professor Jacob Lund (Denmark), Professor Kristina Höök (Sweden), Professor Palle Dahlstedt (Sweden), Associate Professor Yanping Gao (China), Professor Mathias Girel (France), Professor Leszek Koczanowicz (Poland).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Denmark 5, United States 3, Finland 3, Sweden 2, Norway 2 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Art, Aesthetics, and PerceptionArts and Humanities15.8%
- Ethics, Aesthetics, and ArtArts and Humanities9.1%
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology8.8%
- Corporeality, Perception, and EducationArts and Humanities8%
- Arts and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities7.2%
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities5.3%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities5.3%
- Diversity and Impact of DancePsychology5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 430/692 | 37th |
| Philosophy | Q3 | 561/891 | 36th |
| Education | Q4 | 1555/1698 | 8th |
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
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
KanalregistretPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 194 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 20 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 14 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 28 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- 60–90 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication ethics
Publishers and editors must take reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of papers where research misconduct has occurred. In no case must The Journal of Somaesthetics or its editors encourage such misconduct, or knowingly allow such misconduct to take place. In the event that The Journal of Somaesthetics’ publisher or editors are made aware of any allegation of research misconduc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Articles published in The Journal of Somaesthetics are following the license Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License: Attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivs (by-nc-nd). Further information about Crea…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
The Journal of Somaesthetics provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that knowledge is advanced by making research freely available to the public to retrieve, read and download. The Journal supports Aalborg University's Open Access Policy. Articles published in The Journal of Somaesthetics are following the license Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 Inte…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Continuous publication of accepted peer-reviewed articles and themed collected issues. Model summary
All research articles published in The Journal of Somaesthetics are submitted to a double-blind peer review procedure involving two reviewers. The editors of each issue moderate and supervise the review process, and authors are able to follow each step of it. The editors of each issue and the editor-in-chief can reject submitted article prior and after the review process. The journal’s editors and…
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
- Aalborg University Press
- Country or region
- Denmark
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2246-8498
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Somaesthetics
How long does peer review take at Journal of Somaesthetics?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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 Journal of Somaesthetics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 60–90 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Journal of Somaesthetics based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Denmark (5), United States (3) and Finland (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Somaesthetics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Somaesthetics is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Somaesthetics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Somaesthetics 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .