Art History

Aims & Scope

Art History is an international, refereed journal that promotes world-class art-historical scholarship from across the globe.

It publishes essays and critical reviews that foreground methodological self-reflexivity and highlights specific areas of concern and interest to the field through its special issue programme.

It represents the diversity of the discipline at large and welcomes submissions from both established and emerging scholars.

Art History stands at the forefront of disciplinary challenges and is a model of excellence for original and innovative research.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

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

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.

• THE UNIVERSAL SURVEY MUSEUM

  Citation: 155

  Authors: Carol, Alan

• Notes on Surface: toward a genealogy of flatness

  Citation: 80

  Authors: David

• SEEING AND READING: SOME VISUAL IMPLICATIONS OF MEDIEVAL LITERACY AND ILLITERACY

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Michael

• Pathways of Portability: Islamic and Christian Interchange from the Tenth to the Twelfth Century

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Eva R.

• THE REAL AND THE IMAGINARY: Production and Religion in the Graeco‐Roman World

  Citation: 49

  Authors: R. L.

• Decolonizing Art History

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Catherine, Dorothy

• Art History as Ekphrasis

  Citation: 36

  Authors: JaÅ›

• ABSTRACTION AND IMAGINATION IN LATE ANTIQUITY

  Citation: 34

  Authors: John

• IMAGO CONTRAFACTA: IMAGES AND FACTS IN THE NORTHERN RENAISSANCE

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Peter

• ‘TO UNDERSTAND ULTIMATE THINGS AND ENTER SECRET PLACES’: EKPHRASIS AND ART IN BYZANTIUM

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Liz, Ruth