Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices is an international refereed journal published twice a year.

It has been in publication since 2009 for scholars and practitioners whose research interests focus on the relationship between dance and somatic practices, and the influence that this body of practice exerts on the wider performing arts.

In recent years, somatic practices have become more central to many artists' work and have become more established within educational and training programmes.

Despite this, as a body of work it has remained largely at the margins of scholarly debate, finding its presence predominantly through the embodied knowledge of practitioners and their performative contributions.

This journal provides a space to debate the work, to consider the impact and influence of the work on performance and discuss the implications for research and teaching.

The journal serves a broad international community and invites contributions from a wide range of discipline areas.

Particular features include writings that consciously traverse the boundaries between text and performance, taking the form of ‘visual essays', interviews with leading practitioners, book reviews, themed issues and conference/symposium reports.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1
2024	0.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	21776

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	24

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.190

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	8

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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, 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.

• A brief history of somatic practices and dance: historical development of the field of somatic education and its relationship to dance

  Citation: 112

  Authors: Martha

• Restructuring the self-sensing: Attention training in contact improvisation

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Nita

• Reflections and theoretical approaches to the study of spiritualities within the field of somatic movement dance education

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Amanda

• Pilates, mindfulness and somatic education

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Karen, Marianne, Rebecca, Mandy, Jeffrey

• The experience of discourses in dance and somatics

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Sylvie, Adriane, Martyne

• The touch of sound: Dalcroze Eurhythmics as a somatic practice

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Karin, John

• Formative support and connection: somatic movement dance education in community and client practice

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Amanda

• From representation to relationality: Bodies, biosensors and mediated environments

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Teoma Jackson, John

• Integrating somatics and science

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Glenna, Edel, Margaret

• Sensing weight in movement

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Susanne

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