About this journal
Aims and scope
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.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 21K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 0.4 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 1.143 (2023) SNIP
- 0.124 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 29 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 59% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editors:
Thea Brejzek – University of Technology, Sydney
Jane Collins– University of the Arts London,UK
Associate Editors:
Arnold Aronson – Columbia University, USA
Simon Banham – Aberystwyth University, UK
Christopher Baugh – University of Leeds, UK
Dorita Hannah – University of Tasmania, Australia
Sodja Lotker – Prague Quadrennial, Czech Republic
Joslin McKinney – University of Leeds, UK
Scott Palmer – University of Leeds, UK
David Roesner – Ludwig Maximilians Universität of Munich, Germany
Reviews Associate Editors:
Richard Allen – Wimbledon College of Art, University of the Arts, London, UK
Lucy Thornett – University of the Arts London, UK
Editorial Associate:
Nick Tatchell – University of the Arts London,UK
Editorial Board Members
John Conklin, Tisch School of the Arts, New York, USA
Greer Crawley, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
Sean Crowley, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, UK
Adrian Curtin, University of Exeter, UK
Andrew Filmer, Aberystwyth University, UK
Katherine Graham, University of York, UK
Rachel Hann, University of Surrey, UK
Pamela Howard, University of the Arts, London, UK
Kathleen Irwin, University of Regina, Canada
Christine Jones, Tisch School of the Arts, New York, USA
Sophie Jump, University of the Arts, London, UK
Anuradha Kapur, Ambedker University, India
Marjorie Bradley Kellogg, Colgate University, USA
Wolfgang Münch, LaSalle College of the Arts, Singapore
Andrew Nisbet, Northbrook College, UK
Sofia Pantouvaki, Aalto University, Finland
Barbora Prihodova, Villanova University, USA
Carolina E. Santo, Independent Scholar and Scenographer, France
JC Serroni, Scenographer, Brazil
Paul Steinberg, New York University, USA
Chen Tian, Nanjing University, China
Nicholas Till, University of Sussex, UK
David Vivian, Brock University, Canada
Lawrence Wallen, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Beth Weinstein, University of Arizona, USA
Karin Winkelsesser, Editor, Buhnentechnische Rundschau, Germany
Open access
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- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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