Research in Drama Education

Aims & Scope

RiDE: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance is a refereed journal aimed at those who are interested in applying performance practices to cultural engagement, educational innovation and social change.

It provides an international forum for research into drama and theatre conducted in community, educational, developmental and therapeutic contexts.

The journal offers a dissemination of completed research and research in progress, and through its Points and Practices section it encourages debate between researchers both on its published articles and on other matters.

Contributions are drawn from a range of people involved in drama and theatre from around the world.

It aims to bring the fruits of the best researchers to an international readership and to further debates in the rich and diverse field of educational drama and applied theatre.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3
2024	0.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.274

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	22

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	17535

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	110

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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 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.

• Towards an aesthetics of care

  Citation: 104

  Authors: James

• Acting together: ensemble as a democratic process in art and life

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Jonothan

• The politics of intention: looking for a theatre of little changes

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Michael

• Cultivating the art of safe space

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Mary Ann

• Playing a part: the impact of youth theatre on young people's personal and social development

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Jenny, Karen

• Drama for change? Prove it! Impact assessment in applied theatre

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Michael, Tim

• Not without the art!! The importance of teacher artistry when applying drama as pedagogy for additional language learning

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Julie, Madonna

• Miracles are happening: beyond the rhetoric of transformation in the Western traditions of drama education

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Jonothan

• Process drama: the use of affective space to reduce language anxiety in the additional language learning classroom

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Erika

• The impact of drama on pupils' language, mathematics, and attitude in two primary schools

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Mike, Christine, Peter

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