Studies in Theatre and Performance

Aims & Scope

An international, peer-reviewed journal, Studies in Theatre and Performance publishes work that explores theatre and performance practice across histories, cultures and disciplinary boundaries.

Our articles reflect a broad spectrum of methodological enquiry, and encompass research informed by personal practice, direct observation of/engagement with practitioners, and critical engagement with play-texts and performances.

STP is sponsored by the Standing Conference of University Drama Departments UK and reflects that organisation’s commitment to supporting teaching and learning in Drama in its broadest sense.

We are particularly keen to encourage early career researchers and teachers working in the discipline.

STP aspires to contribute to the expansion of academic vocabularies, methodologies and ways of writing beyond the established forms of standard Anglophone scholarship, and we welcome submissions from scholars writing from African, Asian, Oceanic and Latin American contexts.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2
2024	0.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.143

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	13

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	25065

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	20

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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 Methodology for Practice as Research

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Melissa

• <i>Crash</i> , theatre audiences, and the idea of ‘liveness’

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Martin

• Young audiences and live theatre, Part 2: Perceptions of liveness in performance

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Matthew

• Immersion, ‘smooth’ spaces and critical voyeurism in the work of Punchdrunk

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Spyros

• The <i>Sarungano</i> and Shona Storytelling: an African Theatrical Paradigm

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Kennedy C.

• A manifesto to decentre theatre and performance studies

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Swati

• Performativity and the historical body: Detecting performance through the archived costume

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Donatella

• Debating critical costume: negotiating ideologies of appearance, performance and disciplinarity

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Rachel

• The spectator as witness? <i>Binlids</i> as case study

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Karine

• Actor Training

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Alison

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