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

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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  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
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  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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