Art, Design and Communication in Higher Education

Aims & Scope

The journal Art, Design & Communication in Higher Education strives to promote and share pedagogic research in art, design and communication disciplines.

This peer-reviewed journal encompasses creative disciplines taught in a range of higher education contexts, including Art Schools, Colleges and Universities.

The journal focuses on the pedagogies associated with all aspects of creative practice education – from theory and practice to online elements of studio-based courses.

In its commitment to the enhancement of learning and teaching methods through research, the journal offers detailed accounts of specific research projects.

By using the findings of these enquiries, contributors reveal the potential value of new educational strategies and stimulate the advancement of creative teaching methods.

The journal offers a platform for critical engagement with the diverse teaching practices associated with art, design and communication.

Contributors are invited to examine the commonalties between art, design and communication pedagogy as well as being encouraged to consider the distinctive teaching approaches adopted within the various and many sub disciplines, including fashion, graphic design, media, product design and cultural studies.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.30

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	18750

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.246

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• Facilitating critically reflective learning: excavating the role of the design tutor in architectural education

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Helena

• Approaches to Teaching Design Subjects: a quantitative analysis

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Keith

• Design students' experience of engagement and creativity

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Anna, Ian

• Informal peer critique and the negotiation of habitus in a design studio

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Colin M.

• Coping with stress: the perspective of international students

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Silvia

• At the end of a huge crit in the summer, it was crap I'd worked really hard but all she said was fine and I was gutted.

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Bernadette

• Fostering creativity in the design studio: A framework towards effective pedagogical practices

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Ryan

• The importance of writing as a material practice for art and design students: A contemporary rereading of the Coldstream Reports

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Julia

• Representing creativeness: practice-based approaches to research in creative arts

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Peter

• Eight criteria for practice-based research in the creative and cultural industries

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Michael, Daniela

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