About this journal
Aims and scope
The Canadian Journal of Art Therapy is the official journal of the Canadian Art Therapy Association/l'Association canadienne d'art-thérapie (CATA/ACAT).
Through a Two-Eyed Seeing Approach, the Journal aims to enhance the profession and practice of art therapy through both BIPOC and Western ways of knowing. Through one eye open, the scope of the journal focuses on publishing ethical, empirical, and original scholarly research. Through the other eye open, the journal will also honor anti-colonial, anti-oppressive, and Indigenized art therapy research and practice (Bartlett et al., 2012). Through both eyes open, the Canadian Journal of Art Therapy aims to create a culturally safe space for Art Therapy inquiry and research with the aim to enhance research and practice in the field.
The journal incorporates Canadian, BIPOC, and international voices of art therapy to:
- Advance the understanding and use of innovative art therapy theories, interventions and practices;
- Promote diverse ethical research methodologies and perspectives in art therapy, including arts-based research, quantitative and qualitative research;
- Further knowledge and education in the field of art therapy for mental health and allied professionals;
- Decolonize research practices and storytelling to avoid extractive approaches to research on BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) communities as well as to give space to the voices within BIPOC Art Therapy research.
Please note that we do not accept research that does not comply with Canadian Art Therapy Association’s Code of Ethics. We do not accept submissions that perpetrate oppressive and colonial perspectives and biases.
Peer Review Policy: All articles in this journal have undergone rigorous double anonymized peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 36K annual downloads/views
Speed/acceptance
- 42 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 65% 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
CATA JOURNAL COMMITTEE
CHIEF EDITOR
Haley Toll, PhD (Candidate), MA, CCC, RCAT, RP
Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
SECTION EDITOR - Re-Indigenization and Two-Eyed Seeing
Megan Kanerahtenhá:wi Whyte, MA, ATPQ, RCAT
Art Therapist at 13 Moons Studio & Instructor, Winnipeg Holistic Expressive Arts Therapy Institute, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
Ana Seara, SSW, BA, Dip. AT, RCAT, OATR, RP
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
RESEARCH CHAIR
Rakshanda Khan, MA, DTATI, RP
Research and Publications Chair, Canadian Art Therapy Association, Toronto, ON, Canada
EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD
Kerry Ashley, MA, MSc Psyc, HCPC Registered Art Psychotherapist, RCC, PGCE, BA (Hons)
Sea2Sky Therapy Services
Squamish, BC, Canada
Sherry L. Beaumont, PhD, DVATI, RCC
Department of Psychology
University of Northern British Columbia
Prince George, BC, Canada
Marygrace Berberian, LCAT, ATR-BC, LCSW
Graduate Art Therapy Program
NYU Art Therapy in Schools Program
Department of Art and Art Professions
New York University
New York, NY, USA
Sharona Bookbinder, BSc, DTATI, MBA, DAT (c.), OATR, RCAT, RP
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre & InnerArt Incorporated
Toronto, ON, Canada
Natalie Carlton, PhD, ATR-BC, LPCC
Creative Arts Therapies Department
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Anna Dos Santos, MA, RPC, MPCP, RWBP, CCPCC
Abbotsford Counselling and Coaching Group
Abbotsford, BC, Canada
Deborah Elkis-Abuhoff, PhD, LCAT, ATR-BC, ATCS, BCPC
Creative Arts Therapy Program
Department of Counseling and Mental Health Professions
School of Health Professions and Human Services
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY, USA
Virginia A. Froman, MSc, LSE
VFEnterprises
Toronto, ON, Canada
Alexandra Hanania, MA, DTATI, RP
Private Practice
Toronto, ON, Canada
Sandra Hewitt-Parsons, RCAT, EXAT, ND, PhD Student
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Cornerbrooke, NL, Canada
Jinnie Jeon, PhD, RCC, RCAT
Master of Counselling Psychology: Art Therapy
Adler University, Vancouver Campus
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Krupa Jhaveri, PhD, CAGS (EGS), MPS-AT, TIEAT-C
Sankalpa: Art Journeys
Pondicherry, India
Ronald P. M. H. Lay, MA, AThR, ATR-BC
MA Art Therapy
School of Creative Industries
Faculty of Fine Arts, Media & Creative Industries
LASALLE College of the Arts
Singapore
Josée Leclerc, PhD, ATR-BC (Ret), APPQ, ATPQ
Emeritus Professor
Concordia University
Private Practice
Montreal, QC, Canada
Seung Yeon Lee, EdD, ATR-BC, ATPQ
Art Therapy and Counseling Program
Long Island University
Brookville, NY, USA
Bani Malhotra, PhD, ATR-BC
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA, USA
Mary Norton, PhD, RCAT, MPS-AT
Heartspace Art Therapy
Wolfville, NS, Canada
Kristyn Stickley, MA, ATR-BC, LPCC
PhD Candidate & Research Fellow
Department of Creative Arts Therapies
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Patcharin Sughondhabirom, MD, RCAT
IPATT: International Program of Art Therapy in Thailand
Canadian International Institute of Art Therapy [CiiAT]
Bangkok, Thailand
EXTERNAL PEER REVIEWERS
Vera Heller, PhD, ATR, ATPQ
Art Therapy
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Montreal, QC, Canada
Marjorie Lavoie, Psy.D., DVATI
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue et Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Saguenay, QC, Canada
Heather McLeod, PhD
Faculty of Education
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John’s, NL, Canada
Pierre Plante, PhD, ATPQ
Université du Québec à Montréal
Montreal, QC, Canada
Judy Weiser, R Psyc., ATR
PhotoTherapy Centre
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Abstracting and indexing
- ARTbibliographies Modern
- CINAHL
- PsycINFO
- OCLC
Open access
Canadian Journal of 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.
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- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
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- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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News, offers and calls for papers
News and offers
2 issues per year
Currently known as:
- Canadian Journal of Art Therapy: Research, Practice, and Issues (2020 - current)
Formerly known as
- Canadian Art Therapy Association Journal (1985 - 2019)
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