59 Visual Arts and Performing Arts journals (Arts and Humanities) in ORBIT Tier 1 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 1: top quarter of Arts and Humanities by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts | 2076-0752 | 178 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,61,455 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Journal of Graphic Novels & Comics | 2150-4857 | 97 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Arte individuo y sociedad | 1131-5598 | 95 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| International Journal of Art & Design Education | 1476-8062 | 95 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Media Practice and Education | 2574-1136 | 76 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| South Asian Review | 0275-9527 | 70 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Theatre Dance and Performance Training | 1944-3919 | 65 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| The British Journal of Aesthetics | 0007-0904 | 61 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Artnodes | 1695-5951 | 60 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Research in Drama Education The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance | 1356-9783 | 56 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| TDR/The Drama Review | 1054-2043 | 53 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,41,966 to publish | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism | 0021-8529 | 52 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Studies in Theatre and Performance | 1468-2761 | 51 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Art Education | 0004-3125 | 50 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media | 1479-4713 | 48 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Communication and Management | 2583-617X | 46 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| Studies in Art Education | 0039-3541 | 46 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| New Writing | 1479-0726 | 45 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Nexus Network Journal | 1522-4600 | 42 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Colonial Latin American Review | 1060-9164 | 39 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Text and Performance Quarterly | 0734-0796 | 37 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| International Journal of Education through Art | 1743-5234 | 36 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Visual Communication Quarterly | 1555-1393 | 34 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Estudios de Cultura Maya | 0185-2574 | 33 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Mexico |
| Performance Philosophy | 2057-7176 | 32 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Fotocinema Revista científica de cine y fotografía | 2172-0150 | 28 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Journal of Visual Culture | 1470-4129 | 28 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,51,599 to publish | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Indian Journal of Gender Studies | 0971-5215 | 27 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,51,599 to publish | No | No | India |
| Journal de la Société des Américanistes | 0037-9174 | 27 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | France |
| Journal of Visual Art Practice | 1470-2029 | 27 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Illustration | 2052-0204 | 26 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Ñawi | 2528-7966 | 26 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ecuador |
| VLC arquitectura Research Journal | 2341-2747 | 24 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Word & Image | 0266-6286 | 24 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Media and Communication Review | 2790-8356 | 23 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Pakistan |
| Scene | 2044-3714 | 23 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Proyecto Progreso Arquitectura | 2171-6897 | 22 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Spain |
| Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities | 0975-2935 | 22 | 1 | ≈ ₹14,449 to publish | Yes | Yes | India |
| World Art | 2150-0894 | 21 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal for Research in Arts and Sports Education | 2535-2857 | 19 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,20,090 to publish | Yes | Yes | Norway |
| Journal of Extreme Anthropology | 2535-3241 | 18 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Norway |
| Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies | 2380-8969 | 17 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Journal of AESTHETICS & CULTURE | 2000-4214 | 17 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Digital Media & Culture Technology | 2983-0664 | 17 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Visual Anthropology | 0894-9468 | 17 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Boletín de Arqueología PUCP | 1029-2004 | 16 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Peru |
| Bulletin de l’Institut français d’études andines | 0303-7495 | 16 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Peru |
| Grey Room | 1526-3819 | 16 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Nigeria Theatre Journal A Journal of the Society of Nigeria Theatre Artists | 0189-9562 | 16 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | |
| Technoetic Arts | 1477-965X | 16 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| eari educación artística revista de investigación | 1695-8403 | 15 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| The International Journal of the Image | 2154-8560 | 15 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Creative Arts and Communication (JCAC) | 3079-7977 | 14 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Pakistan |
| Art/Research International A Transdisciplinary Journal | 2371-3771 | 12 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Canada |
| Communiars Revista de Imagen Artes y Educación Crítica y Social | 2603-6681 | 12 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Journal of Mathematics and the Arts | 1751-3472 | 12 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Nordic Theatre Studies | 0904-6380 | 11 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Sweden |
| The Chitrolekha Journal on Art and Design | 2456-978X | 11 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| Body Space & Technology | 1470-9120 | 10 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |