About this journal
Aims and scope
Researching performance, anticipating tendencies, mapping practices, documenting processes, stimulating inquiry, performing research.
Since 1996 Performance Research has set a precedent that has become standard for thematic and cross-disciplinary ways of bringing together the varied materials of artistic and theoretical research in the expanded field of performance. Working closely with designers, artists, academics, theorists, performance practitioners and writers Performance Research resists disconnected, disembodied, and disinterested forms of scholarship. We prefer instead the possibilities of imagining the journal as a dynamic space of performance that produces inspiring conversations, unlikely connections, and curious confluences. Our emphasis on contemporary performance arts within changing cultures and technologies is reflected in the interdisciplinary vision and international scope of the journal. Performance Research continues to combine writings and works for the page in an interplay of analysis, anecdote, polemic and criticism; interweaving the oblique with the conflicting, the pivotal with the resistant, and the eclectic with the indispensable.
All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening (by the guest editor), refereeing by at least two referees, and consultation with the journal editors and board.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 139K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 0.1 (2023) Impact Factor
- 0.2 (2023) 5 year IF
- 0.2 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- 0.246 (2023) SNIP
- 0.140 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 88 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
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
GENERAL EDITOR:
Richard Gough, Centre for Performance Research, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK University of South Wales, Cardiff UK
DEPUTY EDITOR:
Helena Grehan, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia
ASSOCIATE EDITORS:
Frank Camilleri, University of Malta, Malta
Felipe Cervera, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
Kyoko Iwaki, University of Antwerp, Belgium
Carl Lavery, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Jazmin Badong Llana, De La Salle University, Manilla, Philippines
Ella Parry Davies, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK
Theron Schmidt, UNSW Sydney, Australia
Adele Senior, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK
Kristof van Baarle, University of Antwerp, Belgium and KASK - School of Arts, Ghent, Belgium
Asher Warren, University of Tasmania, Australia
REVIEWS EDITOR:
Anna Jayne Kimmel, Stanford University, California, USA
MANAGING EDITORS:
Helen Gethin, Centre for Performance Research Associate, UK
Becci Curtis, Centre for Performance Research Associate, UK
Helen Pendry, Centre for Performance Research Associate, UK
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Ric Allsopp, Independent Writer and Editor
Philip Auslander, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA
Eugenio Barba, Director, Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium, Holstebro, Denmark
Una Bauer, Independent Scholar and Writer, Zagreb, Croatia
Rustom Bharucha, Independent writer and dramaturge, India
Johannes Birringer, Artistic Director, Alien Nation Co., Houston, USA
Paul Carter, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
Laura Cull Ó Maoilearca, DAS Graduate School, Academy of Theatre and Dance, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Scott deLahunta, Coventry University, UK and Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
Jim Drobnick, OCAD University, Toronto, Canada
Peter Eckersall, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, USA
Josette Féral, University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada
Rachel Fensham, University of Melbourne, Australia
Solveig Gade, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
John Hall, Falmouth University, UK
Marijke Hoogenboom, Zurich University of the Arts, Zurich, Switzerland
Peter Hulton, Director, Arts Documentation Unit, Exeter, UK
Nesreen Hussein, Middlesex University, London, UK
Janez Janša, Performance Artist and Director of Maska, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Bojana Kunst, Institute for Applied Theatre Studies in Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Germany
André Lepecki, New York University, USA
Claire MacDonald, Independent Scholar and Writer
Sharon Mazer, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Patrice Pavis, Independent Scholar
Paul Rae, University of Melbourne, Australia
Alan Read, King’s College, University of London, UK
Caroline Wake, UNSW Sydney, Australia
David Williams, Independent Researcher and Artist
Performance Research was founded in 1995 by Ric Allsopp, Richard Gough and Claire MacDonald.
Abstracting and indexing
Performance Research is currently abstracted and indexed in
ARTbibliographies Modern; British Humanities Index; Current Abstracts; Humanities International Index; International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance; International Index to the Performing Arts; SCOPUS; Thomson Reuters Arts & Humanities Citation Index.
Open access
Performance Research is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our 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.
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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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News, offers and calls for papers
News and offers
- Included in the Thomson Reuters Arts & Humanities Journal Citation Index
8 issues per year
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