Journal profile · THEATER
NJ-Drama Australia Journal
ISSN 1445-2294 · eISSN 2200-775X
NJ-Drama Australia Journal: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 4 articles a year; indexed in ESCI.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2021 (Volume 45, Issue 2): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
NJ-Drama Australia Journal 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 Theatre and Performance Studies, Creative Drama in Education and Art Education and Development, together about 51.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published by Drama Australia from 2022. nj: Drama Australia Journal is an internationally respected peer-reviewed journal, providing the drama education community of teachers, arts practitioners and researchers with reflection, discussion and research into innovative drama praxis, across the many fields of drama practice in Australia and internationally. nj: Drama Australia Journal includes: stories of classroom drama, applied theatre and theatre in the community; theoretical papers from Australian and overseas conferences; accounts of research from teacher–researchers and academics; and, reviews of newly published books on drama practice and research, theatre and performance texts, journals and conferences. Contributors to nj: Drama Australia Journal come from all sectors of the drama education community and from all parts of Australia and the world. The journal is currently produced twice yearly and the editors welcome submissions at any time. The Journal is published by Routledge Journals on behalf of Drama Australia.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): THEATER
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 5 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities28%
- Creative Drama in EducationArts and Humanities11.8%
- Art Education and DevelopmentArts and Humanities11.3%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences7.8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.5%
- Historical Psychiatry and Medical PracticesPsychology3.5%
- Literacy, Media, and EducationArts and Humanities3.1%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences2.5%
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 | Theater | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Theater | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 4LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 12,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 276 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | 4 | 44 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Overview Open journals Open Select Dove Medical Press F1000Research
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Editors welcome submissions at any time. Model summary
The journal is currently produced twice yearly and the editors welcome submissions at any time.
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
- ISSN
- 1445-2294
- Electronic ISSN
- 2200-775X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 45, Issue 2 (2021)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about NJ-Drama Australia Journal
What CAS zone is NJ-Drama Australia Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, NJ-Drama Australia Journal is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Theater. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Where are the editorial board members of NJ-Drama Australia Journal based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index NJ-Drama Australia Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, NJ-Drama Australia Journal is indexed in ESCI.
Is NJ-Drama Australia Journal open access, and what is the APC?
NJ-Drama Australia Journal 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, 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: .