De Arte

Aims & Scope

de arte is an international peer-reviewed journal offering a distinctive, integrated forum for original research in the visual arts, art history, art criticism, visual culture and related disciplines.

The primary focus is on South Africa, Africa and the Global South, where arts and culture have had an instrumental role in forging identities and post-colonial realities.

The journal aims to be representative of a variety of viewpoints and emphasises an interdisciplinary approach, cognisant of the value of a dynamic interface between the visual arts and other fields including philosophy, politics, history, religion, and literature.

It further seeks to provide a platform for under-represented African visual arts and art criticism on the global stage.

In addition to original scholarly research, de arte invites critical reviews of books focused on the above-mentioned scope.

We welcome contributions from established and emerging scholars, and we are open to proposals for Themed Issues guest edited by leading scholars in relevant fields.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1
2024	0.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.101

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	6

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	29973

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1

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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 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.

• In Order to Know, We Must Imagine for Ourselves: How Artworks by Penny Siopis and Anton Kusters Re-present Traumatic Histories for Participatory, Open-Ended Re-imaginings

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Dale

• “Your Shadow Blocks My Sun”: Reading Alternative Narratives in <i>The New Parthenon</i> and Other Films by Penny Siopis

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Irene Enslé

• “Post-conflict Curating”: The Arts and Politics of Belfast’s Peace Walls

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Stefanie, Antoinette

• The queering of space: Investigating spatial manifestations of homosexuality in De Waterkant, Cape Town

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Theo

• The Wits Art Museum: The continent's foremost collection of African and southern African art

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Federico

• Putting on appearances: Mimetic representations of hysteria

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Amanda

• ‘Savagery and civilisation’: race as a signifier of difference in Afrikaner nationalist art

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Liese

• Jan van der Merwe and the patina of time

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Koos

• Macho men and the queer imaginary: A critique of selected gay ‘colonial’ representations of homomasculinity

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Theo

• Erecting the “Comfort Women” Memorials: From Seoul to San Francisco

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Rangsook

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