About this journal
Aims and scope
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Public Art Dialogue serves as a forum for critical discourse and commentary about the practice of public art defined as broadly as possible to include: memorials, object art, murals, urban and landscape design projects, social interventions, performance art, and web-based work. Public Art Dialogue is a scholarly journal, welcoming of new and experimental modes of inquiry and production. Most issues are theme-based, and each features both peer-reviewed articles and artists' projects.
The journal is overseen by co-editors assisted by an international editorial board, which reflects the diversity and cross-disciplinarity of the public art field. We welcome submissions from art historians, critics, artists, architects, landscape architects, curators, administrators, and other public art scholars and professionals, including those who are emerging as well as already established. The journal is published twice a year in print and electronic formats in English language only, and is affiliated with the professional society of the same name.
Peer Review Policy
All research articles and artists' projects published in this journal have undergone peer review based on initial editorial screening.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 15K annual downloads/views
Speed/acceptance
- 16 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 100% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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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.
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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
Co-Editors
Peter Bengtsen, Lund University, Sweden
Brenda Schmahmann, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Tanja Schult, Stockholm University, Sweden
Reviews Editor
Monica Jovanovich, Golden West College, USA
Art Director
Sheila Novak, Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy
Editorial Assistant
Nina Peterson, University of Minnesota
Editorial Board
Rene Ater, Emerita, University of Maryland, USA
Maurice Benayoun, City University Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Kristen Pai Buick, University of New Mexico, USA
Monika Burczyk , California College of Arts, USA
Meredith Arms Bzdak, Mills + Schnoering Architects, LLC, USA
Cameron Cartiere, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Canada
Ananda Cohen-Aponte, Cornell University, USA
Erika Doss, University of Notre Dame, USA
Sharon M. Erwin, Law Offices of Sharon M. Erwin, LLC and Bala Cynwyd, USA
Ruth Fazakerley, University of South Australia, Australia
Scherezade García-Vazquez, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Mary Jane Jacob, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA
Cher Krause Knight, Emerson College, USA
Suzanne Lacy, University of Southern California, USA
Marisa Lerer, Manhattan College, USA
Peiyi Lu, National Taipei University of Education, Taiwan
Ken Lum, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Conor McGarrigle, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Kirk Savage, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Sarah Schrank, California State University, Long Beach, USA
Harriet F. Senie, The City College of New York, USA
Leon Tan, Te Pukenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology, New Zealand
Sally Webster, Emerita, Lehman College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York, USA
Jennifer Wingate, St. Francis College, USA
Martin Zebracki, School of Geography, University of Leeds, UK
Bo Zheng, City University Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Open access
Public Art Dialogue 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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