About the Journal
About the Journal / Focus & Scope
Focus & Scope
Journal of Arts (J. Arts) is an international, open-access academic platform that publishes original research in art disciplines such as visual arts, performing arts, literature, music and new media.
J. Arts welcomes high-quality theoretical, empirical and applied articles in English and Turkish, and follows rigorous double-anonymised peer review.
It aims to bring together the perspectives of artists, academicians, researchers, and professionals working across all fields of the arts, fostering cross-disciplinary creativity and dialogue.
Thematic Areas
Aligned with its interdisciplinary vision, J. Arts covers diverse themes across the arts:
1. Visual Arts, Media & Aesthetics
- Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Design, Digital Art
- Art Theory, Aesthetics, Semiotics, Visual Culture
- Curatorial Studies, Museum Studies, Exhibition Practice
2. Performing Arts & Embodied Practices
- Theatre, Dance, Performance Art
- Music, Composition, Improvisation
- Intermediality, Site-Specific and Community-Engaged Practices
3. Design, Architecture & Creative Technologies
- Graphic, Product, Fashion, Interaction & Service Design
- Architecture, Urban Aesthetics, Heritage-Sensitive Design
- Digital Humanities, XR/VR/AR, AI-Assisted Creativity
4. Culture, Policy, Education & Creative Economies
- Cultural Policy, Copyright & Ethics, Arts Funding & Governance
- Art Education, STEAM, Pedagogies of Making & Critique
- Creative & Cultural Industries, Audience Studies, Participation
Short Info
J. Arts is an international,double-maskedd, peer-reviewed, open-access journal in the arts; it fully adheres to COPE ethics and is licensed under CC BY 4.0.
