Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Theatre and Performance Design
ISSN 2332-2551 · eISSN 2332-2578 · Taylor & Francis
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Theatre and Performance Design: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 90 days (submission to first decision, publisher); acceptance rate 67% (journal website); 26 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Theatre and Performance Design is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Theatre and Performance Studies, Arts and Performance Studies and Theater, Performance, and Music History, together about 65.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims & Scope Theatre and Performance Design is an international peer-reviewed journal of scenography. Publishing innovative artistic practice alongside theoretical research, the journal critically evaluates the effect of scenography on the aesthetics and politics of performance and facilitates dialogue amongst practitioners, scholars, and audience. The journal will publish articles on all aspects of design for performance in the fields of: theatre opera dance music theatre site-specific, immersive and virtual theatres spatial design and architecture In addition to peer-reviewed articles and visual essays the journal engages with the practicalities of construction and production by considering the impact of new materials, techniques, and technologies on the process and realisation of the performance event.
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 3%); most named United Kingdom 17, United States 6, Germany 2, Canada 2, Australia 2 (36 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities34.9%
- Arts and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities18.5%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities11.8%
- Artistic and Creative ResearchArts and Humanities7.7%
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering3.8%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities3.5%
- Art, Technology, and CultureArts and Humanities3.5%
- Musicology and Musical AnalysisArts and Humanities2.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Arts and Performing Arts | Q2 | 302/697 | 56th |
| Architecture | Q3 | 157/210 | 25th |
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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 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
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.11Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 27,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 342 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 4 | 48 |
| 2025 | 26 | 14 | 41 |
| 2024 | 29 | 15 | 62 |
| 2023 | 24 | 5 | 85 |
| 2022 | 26 | 12 | 44 |
| 2021 | 23 | 7 | 50 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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".
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 67%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 90 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 111 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
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)
Article types accepted2
- book reviewBook Review | Published online: 11 Sep 2026Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 11 Sep 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Theatre and Performance Design 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. Model summary
Theatre and Performance Design 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 ·
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
Five checks before submitting to Theatre and Performance Design
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Theatre and Performance Studies, Arts and Performance Studies.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.
- 4FeesYes, amount not published (Publisher website)Fee details
- 5Expected review time90 days · Publisher-reported, submission to first decision (includes desk rejections)Review data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 2332-2551
- Electronic ISSN
- 2332-2578
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Theatre and Performance Design
How long does peer review take at Theatre and Performance Design?
The publisher reports about 90 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 67%. 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 Theatre and Performance Design based?
Of the 36 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (17), United States (6) and Germany (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Theatre and Performance Design?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Theatre and Performance Design is indexed in Scopus.
Is Theatre and Performance Design open access, and what is the APC?
Theatre and Performance Design 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: .