About this journal
Aims and scope
Stanislavski Studies is a peer-reviewed journal with an international scope. It focuses not only on Stanislavski’s work as actor, director and teacher but more broadly on his influence and legacy which can be seen in the work of many of the twentieth-century’s most influential theatre-makers: these will include Lee Strasberg, Sanford Meisner, Michael Chekhov, Stella Adler, Vakhtangov, Komissarjevsky, Meyerhold and the many others who were directly influenced by Stanislavski’s theories and practice.
Intended to be accessible to both the academic reader and the practitioner, Stanislavski Studies collects together some of the best contemporary, international scholarship, translations of original articles written in Russian, and information about major research resources. As a forum for the analysis and discussion of the history, legacy and application of Stanislavski’s theories it will publish articles that investigate, take issue with, and consider the applications of his theories to contemporary theatre. The journal will contain reviews of essential new publications in the field, interviews and profiles, occasional play texts and discussion papers.
The journal will be of interest to academics and professional practitioners and teachers interested in acting, directing, international theatre research, scenography, dramaturgy, voice and movement, Russian, non-Western and popular theatre forms.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 15K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 0.2 (2023) Impact Factor
- 0.2 (2023) 5 year IF
- 0.5 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.845 (2023) SNIP
- 0.177 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 85% 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
Stefan Aquilina, University of Malta
Editors
Luis Campos, Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance
Sergei Tcherkasski, The Russian State Institute of Performing Arts, Russia
Alisa B Lin, The Ohio State University, USA
Consultant Editor
Paul Fryer, The Stanislavski Research Centre, UK
Associate Editors
Michaela Antoniou, National and Kapodistrian University, Athens, Greece
Julian Jones, Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance, UK
Gerald “Jay” Paul Skelton, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, UK
Reviews Editor
Benjamin Askew, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Media Editor
Joelle Ré Arp-Dunham, Radford University, USA
Editorial Advisory Board
David Chambers, Yale School of Drama, USA
Alexander Chepurov, The Russian State Institute of Performing Arts , Russia
Carol Fisher Sorgenfrei, UCLA, USA
Adrian Giurgea, Colgate University, USA
Henrique Buarque de Gusmao, Federal University of Rio De Janeiro
Jan Hyvnar, DAMU Prague, Czech Republic
Nesta Jones, Rose Bruford College, UK
David Krasner, Five Towns College, USA
Tomasz Kubikowski, Theatre Academy, Warsaw
Bella Merlin, University of California, Riverside, USA
Vladimir Mirodan, University of the Arts, UK
Maria Pia Pagani, University of Naples,Frederico II
Nikolai Pesochinsky, The Russian State Institute of Performing Arts, Russia
Jonathan Pitches, University of Leeds, UK
Dassia Posner, Northwestern University, USA
Maria Shevtsova, Goldsmiths College, UK
Peta Tait, Latrobe University, Australia
Ian Watson, Rutgers University, USA
Andrew White, Valparaiso University, USA
Rose Whyman, University of Birmingham, UK
Abstracting and indexing
Stanislavski Studies is included in the following services:
Emerging Source Citation Index (ESCI), Clarivate Analytics
Open access
Stanislavski Studies 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.
Use our APC finder to calculate your article publishing charge
2 issues per year
Advertising information
Would you like to advertise in Stanislavski Studies?
Reach an engaged target audience and position your brand alongside authoritative peer-reviewed research by advertising in Stanislavski Studies.
Taylor & Francis make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the "Content") contained in our publications. However, Taylor & Francis, our agents (including the editor, any member of the editorial team or editorial board, and any guest editors), and our licensors, make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors, and are not the views of or endorsed by Taylor & Francis. The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor & Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to, or arising out of the use of the Content. Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/page/terms-and-conditions .
Ready to submit?
Start a new submission or continue a submission in progress
Go to submission site (link opens in a new window) Instructions for authors