Drama Therapy Review

Aims & Scope

Drama Therapy Review (DTR) is published in partnership with the North American Drama Therapy Association (NADTA).

Drama Therapy Review documents and disseminates research on the relationship between drama, theatre and wellness.

The aim of this journal is to encourage scholarship about drama therapy theory and practice, facilitate interdisciplinary dialogue and provide a forum for lively debate in the field.

DTR profiles and critically reflects upon current and emerging practices involving the therapeutic uses of improvisation, playwriting, directing and performance in health, educational, community, organizational and theatre contexts.

The primary audience consists of practitioners, educators and scholars of drama therapy, health practitioners and policy makers, theatre makers, applied theatre and allied arts practitioners, and cultural workers interested in the health benefits and risks associated with drama and performance.

Contributors include eminent theorists, educators and practitioners in the field but the journal also features innovative work from lesser-known authors.

The editorial board assesses articles for the quality of scholarly and critical content.

The principal language is English; however, the journal will consider articles in other languages for which reviewers can be accessed, with abstracts in English.

Abstracts will be translated into French and Spanish where possible.

Editorial assistance may be given to those whose work is worthy of inclusion, but for whom the language of the article is not their first, or for whom the written word is not their forte.

There is an explicit policy of making the articles stylistically accessible and readable to the range of readership.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.5
2024	0.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	18289

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	31

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.257

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	9

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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 Health Professions, 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.

• Self-revelatory performance: A form of drama therapy and theatre

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Renée

• Prominent themes in drama therapy effectiveness research

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Calli Renee, Jason S., Shea

• The clinical use of digital resources in drama therapy: An exploratory study of well-established practitioners

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Amir, Susana

• Challenges and strategies delivering group drama therapy via telemental health: Action research using inductive thematic analysis

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Laura L., Savannah, Danielle, Meghan, Sarah, Zaira, Olivia, Jennifer, Jamila, Travis, Frances, Abby

• Qualitative data from a mixed methods study of resilience in ENACT’s therapeutic theatre process Show UP!

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Darci, Daniel, Emilie, Carrie, Diana

• ‘Great red anemone and its beautiful black pollens’: On tele-drama therapy sessions with older adults in times of COVID-19

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Shiri, Shoshi

• Drama therapy in late life: Taking life-story work one step further

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Dovrat, Shoshi

• The Co-Active Therapeutic theatre model: A manualized approach to creating therapeutic theatre with persons in recovery

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Laura L., Dave

• Emotional arousal in two drama therapy core processes: Dramatic embodiment and dramatic projection

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Calli Renee, Sonomi, Lindsay, Leslie, Jade, Mira, Margaret A.

• Digital interventions in drama therapy offer a virtual playspace but also raise concern

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Nisha

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