Journal of Modern Craft

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Modern Craft is the first peer-reviewed academic journal to provide an interdisciplinary and international forum in its subject area.

It addresses all forms of making that self-consciously set themselves apart from mass production—whether in the making of designed objects, artworks, buildings, or other artefacts.

The journal covers craft in all its historical and contemporary manifestations, from the mid-nineteenth century, when handwork was first consciously framed in opposition to industrialization, through to the present day, when ideas once confined to the “applied arts” have come to seem vital across a huge range of cultural activities.

Special emphasis is placed on studio practice, and on the transformations of indigenous forms of craft activity throughout the world.

The journal also reviews and analyses the relevance of craft within new media, folk art, architecture, design, contemporary art and other fields.

The Journal of Modern Craft is the main scholarly voice on the subject of craft, conceived both as an idea and as a field of practice in its own right.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2
2024	0.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	30117

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	6

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.101

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

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.

• The Geo-cultural Conditions of<b><i>Kintsugi</i></b>

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Guy

• Fiber Art and the Hierarchy of Art and Craft, 1960–80

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Elissa

• Showing Making: On Visual Documentation and Creative Practice

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Ann-Sophie

• The Craftsmanship Aesthetic: Showing Making at the American Museum of Natural History, 1910–45

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Victoria E.M.

• A Collective Fabric on a Cane Loom: a Weaving Workshop by Marta Palau in the 1986 Bienal de La Habana

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Paloma

• Editorial Introduction

  Citation: 12

  Authors:

• Collaborative Craft Capabilities: The Bodyhood of Shared Skills

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Otto

• Craft and the Dialogics of Modernity: The Arts and Crafts Movement in Late-Victorian and Edwardian England

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Tom

• Virtual Guilds: Collective Intelligence and the Future of Craft

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Leonardo, Amanda

• The Emergence of “Craft” and Migrant Entrepreneurship along the Global Commodity Chains for Fast Fashion in Southern China

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Nellie

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