Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Journal of Visual Art Practice
ISSN 1470-2029 · eISSN 1758-9185 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Visual Art Practice: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 280 days to acceptance (38 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 16% (journal website); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Visual Art Practice is published by Taylor & Francis and is classed under Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Art, Politics, and Modernism, Artistic and Creative Research and Visual Culture and Art Theory, together about 34.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Visual Art Practice is a forum for advances in visual art practices and their critical contexts, engaging with diverse, global and interdisciplinary perspectives. It addresses the multiplicity of debates in art histories, theory and critique, and the inquiries of art practices, methods, and approaches. The journal is concerned with the specificities of art making as well as cross-cutting, inter- and trans-disciplinary explorations, and with the exchange and contestation of ideas and knowledge this forms. The Journal recognises the value of research into visual art practices through different modes of enquiry and documentation. It welcomes submissions in a variety of formats, including standard articles, reviews, interviews, visual essays, and practice research. We encourage contributions covering a wide range of interests in art and visual art as they pertain to critical, philosophical and cultural contexts, the exploration of methods and methodologies, and interdisciplinary exchange. Overall, the journal seeks to represent the inherent breadth and expansion of visual art practices, their critical reception and social and philosophical impact. All contributions to the journal are subject to rigorous peer review. We welcome and support submissions from practitioners/scholars across the full range of visual art practices, as well as new voices and collaborative approaches. The journal regularly publishes themed issues – if you are interested in editing a special issue contact the editors with your initial ideas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 33%); most named Mainland China 1, United Kingdom 1, New Zealand 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities12.2%
- Artistic and Creative ResearchArts and Humanities11.3%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities11%
- Art Education and DevelopmentArts and Humanities7.1%
- Cultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentSocial Sciences6.7%
- Museums and Cultural HeritageArts and Humanities5.3%
- Photography and Visual CultureArts and Humanities5.2%
- Aesthetic Perception and AnalysisNeuroscience4%
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)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Art | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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 (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.22Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.98Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 47,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 596 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 27 | 16 | 14 |
| 2024 | 31 | 14 | 36 |
| 2023 | 27 | 9 | 20 |
| 2022 | 18 | 9 | 47 |
| 2021 | 25 | 7 | 117 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
280 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 168 days – 352 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 43 days (38 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 325 days
- Sample
- 38 articles with submission and acceptance dates (50 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
The journal regularly publishes themed issues; contact editors with initial ideas to edit a special issue. Model summary
Journal of Visual Art Practice is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabil…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All contributions are subject to rigorous peer review. Model summary
All contributions to the journal are subject to rigorous peer review.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1470-2029
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-9185
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 25, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Visual Art Practice
What CAS zone is Journal of Visual Art Practice in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Visual Art Practice?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 18.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Visual Art Practice?
Based on the dates recorded on 38 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 280 days (interquartile range 168–352 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Visual Art Practice based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 33%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), United Kingdom (1) and New Zealand (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Visual Art Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Visual Art Practice is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Visual Art Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Visual Art Practice is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .