About this journal
Aims and scope
Art Therapy is the official journal of the American Art Therapy Association (AATA) and a leading publication in the field of art therapy. The purpose of the journal is to provide a scholarly forum to advance the understanding of how art therapy and visual art contribute to the treatment, education, development, and enrichment of people. A recognized academic publication for more than thirty years, Art Therapy provides a scholarly forum for diverse points of view on art therapy and strives to present a broad spectrum of ideas in therapy, practice, professional issues and research. Art Therapy is the most prestigious publication in the field and showcases leading research by professional art therapists from around the world.
The opinions, information, statements, views, positions, or contents of any articles or advertisers published in this Journal are those solely of the author, contributor or advertiser and do not necessarily reflect the policies, positions or opinions of the American Art Therapy Association. The American Art Therapy Association makes no warranty or representation concerning the accuracy, truthfulness or completeness of any content published by any author, contributor or advertiser in the Journal.
Peer Review Policy: Art Therapy uses a double anonymized peer review process. It includes initial editor screening for appropriateness of content and quality as well as incorporation of recommendations from a review panel of at least two anonymous referees.
Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Journal metrics
Usage
- 218K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 1.3 (2023) Impact Factor
- 1.6 (2023) 5 year IF
- 2.9 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 1.151 (2023) SNIP
- 0.444 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 28 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 52 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 40 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 41% acceptance rate
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
Editor in Chief
Jordan S. Potash, The George Washington University, Alexandria, VA, USA
Associate Editors
Cover Art: Sheila Lorenzo de la Peña, PennWest University, Edinboro, PA, USA
Experimental Studies: James Bulosan, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL, USA
Operations: Theresa Van Lith, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Review Editor: Emily Nolan, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
Social Media Coordinator: Gretchen M. Miller, Ursuline College, Pepper Pike, OH, USA
Editorial Review Board
Yasmine Awais, Notre Dame of Maryland University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Mercedes Ballbé, Nova Southeastern University, Lauderdale by the Sea, FL, USA
Michal Bat Or, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
Donna Betts, True Patriot Love Foundation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sarah P. Deaver, Independent Art Therapist, Norfolk, VA, USA
Martina Efodzi, Aya Healing Arts, Silver Spring, MD, USA
Deborah Elkis-Abuhoff, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, USA
Michael Franklin, Naropa University, Boulder, CO, USA
David Gussak, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
Gaelan Harmon-Walker, Independent Art Therapist, New York, NY, USA
Lisa Hinz, Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA, USA
Ephrat Huss, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Louvenia Jackson, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Girija Kaimal, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Ian Kwok, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
Heather Leigh, Mount Mary University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Susan Loesl, Mount Mary University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Catherine Moon, The School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL, USA
Joshua Kin-man Nan, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR
Mavis Osei, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
Sojung Park, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, USA
Annette Shore, Independent Psychotherapy Associates , Portland, OR, USA
Neil Springham, National Health Services , London, United Kingdom
Patricia St. John, College of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale, NY, USA
Christianne Strang, The University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, AL, USA
Linney Wix, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Chun-Shan Sandie Yi, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Journal Advisory Board
Cheryl Doby-Copeland, Department of Behavioral Health, Washington, DC, USA
Debra Kalmanowitz, Academic College of Society and the Arts, Netanya, Israel
Lynn Kapitan, Mount Mary University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Holly Feen-Calligan, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
Abstracting and indexing
Art Therapy is abstracted/indexed in:
- ARTbibliographies Current Titles (Email Edition)
- British Library * Health Care Information Service
- Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (ACMD) - CSA
- ARTbibliographies Modern
- PsycINFO - EBSCOhost
- Art & Architecture Complete
- Art & Architecture Index
- Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL)
- CINAHL Plus
- CINAHL Plus with Full Text
- CINAHL with Full Text
- Current Abstracts
- Education Research Complete
- Education Research Index
- TOC Premier - Elsevier
- Scopus - Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
- Exceptional Child Education Resources (Online)
- Emerging Citation Index
- OCLC
- ArticleFirst
- PsycINFO
Open access
Art Therapy 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.
Why choose open access?
- 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)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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News, offers and calls for papers
News and offers
- 50% discount on hardcopy for BAAT members: US$40/£25/€31.50. Available 2014-2016 with renewals available at same rate. Contact +44 (0)20 7017 5543
- Art Therapy congratulates Christina Blomdahl, Suzanne Guregård, Marie Rusner & Helle Wijk, authors of the Best Paper Award for 2022
- Art Therapy Best Paper Awards
4 issues per year
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