ARS (Bratislava)

Aims & Scope

ARS is an art historical, scientific peer-reviewed journal published by the Institute of Art History of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (since 2018 part of the Art Research Centre of SAS) in Bratislava since 1967.

It is devoted to the history of visual arts and architecture in Central Europe and their European context from the early Middle Ages to the present.

Papers on art in Slovakia and Slovak art are particularly welcome.

ARS also provides a forum for articles that focus on the theory, methodology and the history of art history.

Contributions to world art are also invited.

ARS is an open-access journal with freely available content without charge to the user or institution.

Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles or use them for any research or non-commercial purpose without asking the publisher’s or the author’s prior permission.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Arts and Humanities, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• A Tale of Two Churches: Court and Parish Projects at St. Stephen’s in Vienna

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Tim

• ÄŽaleká cesta k farskému kostolu

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Bibiana

• Reformations of Medieval Art New Research on the Church of St. James in Levoča (Slovakia)

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Tim

• Der Chor von St. Moritz in Olmütz (Olomouc) im Spannungsfeld architekturgeschichtlicher Erfindungen des mitteleuropäischen Spätmittelaltelters. Alte Beobachtungen und neue Erkenntnisse

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Sophie

• Medieval Narrative Structures and Visual Time (a historiographical outline) / Stredoveké naratívne Å¡truktúry a vizuálny čas (historiografický náčrt)

  Citation: 0

  Authors: Ivan

• Obrazy horníků v zelené svÄ›tnici Thurzova domu v Banské Bystrici

  Citation: 0

  Authors: Andrea

• Jesus’ Side Wound Gender and Theological Perspectives on the Divine Body in the Middle Ages

  Citation: 0

  Authors: Dominik

• Formula extatického pátosu vo vyobrazeniach Ludoviky v tvorbe Veroniky Rónaiovej / The Formula of Ecstatic Pathos in Depictions of Ludovika in the Work of Veronika Rónaiová

  Citation: 0

  Authors: Katarína

• Apokalypsa a umÄ›ní v českých zemích. „…a vidÄ›l jsem nové nebe a novou zemi…“

  Citation: 0

  Authors: Peter

• Interpretácia – maľovanie – pozorovanie. Maľba Rastislava Podobu: Pozorovanie

  Citation: 0

  Authors: Michal