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

Editorial board

Editors:

Thea BrejzekUniversity of Technology, Sydney

Jane CollinsUniversity of the Arts London,UK


Associate Editors:

Arnold AronsonColumbia University, USA

Simon BanhamAberystwyth University, UK

Christopher BaughUniversity of Leeds, UK

Dorita HannahUniversity of Tasmania, Australia

Sodja LotkerPrague Quadrennial, Czech Republic

Joslin McKinneyUniversity of Leeds, UK

Scott PalmerUniversity of Leeds, UK

David RoesnerLudwig 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

Theatre and Performance Design 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?

  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
  2. Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

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