Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Teaching Artist Journal
ISSN 1541-1796 · eISSN 1541-180X · Taylor & Francis
Teaching Artist Journal: impact factor 0.3 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 268 days to acceptance (13 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 62% (journal website); 6 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Teaching Artist Journal is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Art Education and Development, Diverse Music Education Insights and Creativity in Education and Neuroscience, together about 41.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Teaching Artist Journal (TAJ) is dedicated to understanding and advancing inclusive and innovative teaching artistry by fostering critical dialogue, sharing practical insights, and advocating for equitable access to performing and visual arts education across global communities and disciplines. The mission of the Teaching Artist Journal is as follows: To explore, define, and engage with the unique role and global practice of teaching artistry through real-world case studies that illustrate its impact and application. To advance and document innovative, inclusive, and effective teaching artistry that recognizes the unique contributions of teaching artists in shaping dynamic, participatory learning environments. To serve as a vital international forum, promote interdisciplinary critical-praxis, and connect diverse teaching artists through new and transferable methods, theories, and models grounded in equity, accessibility, and cultural responsiveness. To advocate for the complex and evolving interests of teaching artists and their communities, with a commitment to uplifting underrepresented voices and perspectives. To share field-specific artistic, educative, and psycho-social insights with theorists, practitioners, and learners, fostering reciprocal exchange and deep engagement within broader areas of study. To celebrate the achievements of teaching artists, particularly those who pioneer inclusive, student-centered approaches that empower all learners. To advocate for universal access to arts experiences and emphasize the importance of equitable opportunities for creative expression. Peer Review Policy: All original research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double-anonymous peer review by at least two independent expert reviewers in the teaching artist or arts education field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Editor-in-chief Lucia Scheckner Co-ExecutivePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Art Education and DevelopmentArts and Humanities22.9%
- Diverse Music Education InsightsArts and Humanities11.8%
- Creativity in Education and NeurosciencePsychology6.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities4.8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.8%
- Occupational Therapy Practice and ResearchHealth Professions3.8%
- Psychometric Methodologies and TestingDecision Sciences3.1%
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.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERICPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, EBSCOhost, Elsevier BV, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Ovid, Taylor & Francis
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 9,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 633 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
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
268 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 231 days – 365 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 56 days (13 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 356 days
- Sample
- 13 articles with submission and acceptance dates (14 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)
- 62%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 161 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
Teaching Artist Journal 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 discoverability and…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymous peer review by at least two independent expert reviewers, with initial editor screening. Model summary
All original research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double-anonymous peer review by at least two independent expert reviewers in the teaching artist or arts education field.
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
- 1541-1796
- Electronic ISSN
- 1541-180X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 1-2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Teaching Artist Journal
What is the impact factor of Teaching Artist Journal?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.1, h-index 15.
How long does peer review take at Teaching Artist Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 13 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 268 days (interquartile range 231–365 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 62%. 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.
Which databases index Teaching Artist Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Teaching Artist Journal is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Teaching Artist Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Teaching Artist Journal is a subscription journal. 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: .