Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Nordic Journal of Aesthetics
ISSN 2000-1452 · eISSN 2000-9607 · The Nordic Society of Aesthetics
Nordic Journal of Aesthetics: fully open access; 40 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nordic Journal of Aesthetics is published by The Nordic Society of Aesthetics. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ethics, Aesthetics, and Art, Art, Aesthetics, and Perception and Art, Politics, and Modernism, together about 53.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Nordic Journal of Aesthetics seeks to illuminate and promote a versatile discussion of aesthetic problems as well as to convey current aesthetic research. The journal is thus not only addressed to academics working within the field of aesthetics but also to a wider range of researchers, students, and others interested in the many-sided philosophical and theoretical problems raised by art and the aesthetic field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ethics, Aesthetics, and ArtArts and Humanities20.3%
- Art, Aesthetics, and PerceptionArts and Humanities19.9%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities13.1%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities10.2%
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology5.2%
- Critical Theory and Political PhilosophySocial Sciences4.3%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities3.9%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Arts and Performing Arts | Q2 | 325/697 | 53rd |
| Philosophy | Q3 | 541/891 | 39th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 599 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 65 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 132 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 100 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 54 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 46 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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)
Article types accepted2
- articlesArticlesLength not stated
- reviewsReviewsLength not stated
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.
Before you submit
Three checks before submitting to Nordic Journal of Aesthetics
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Ethics, Aesthetics, and Art, Art, Aesthetics, and Perception.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.Submission rules
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- The Nordic Society of Aesthetics
- ISSN
- 2000-1452
- Electronic ISSN
- 2000-9607
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 70 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nordic Journal of Aesthetics
Which databases index Nordic Journal of Aesthetics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nordic Journal of Aesthetics is indexed in Scopus.
Is Nordic Journal of Aesthetics open access, and what is the APC?
Nordic Journal of Aesthetics is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .