Journal of Applied Arts & Health (Journal)

ISSN 20402457 , ONLINE ISSN 20402465

This international peer-reviewed journal intends to serve a wide global community of artists, researchers, practitioners, healthcare professionals, educators, therapists and policymakers profiling the effectiveness of art as the mode of inquiry and evidence (art-based research) within the interdisciplinary areas of arts in health and arts for health. It provides a forum for publication and debate of arts in health care and health promotion. The journal defines ‘health’ broadly to include physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, occupational, social and community health.

Journal of Applied Arts & Health is supported by the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA).

This title is indexed with Scopus.

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Principal Editor

Ross W. Prior
jaah.submissions@yahoo.com

Associate Editor

Mitchell Kossak
Lesley University, USA
jaah.submissions@yahoo.com

Assistant Editor

Teresa A. Fisher
Bronx Community College – CUNY, USA
jaah.submissions@yahoo.com

Reviews Editor

Gary Nash
University of Hertfordshire, UK
gary.jnash@googlemail.com


Aims & Scope

Journal of Applied Arts & Health (JAAH) is the preeminent international academic journal representing research interests that focus on the interplay between arts and health. The journal’s remit is art-based research. Research articles for peer review should seek to emphasize art as the mode of inquiry when applying art forms to health practices and be grounded in the relevant literature. JAAH encourages the use of art as research in providing an evidence base and discourages research studies that are predominantly non-artistic in nature. More specifically, we require authors to have the art processes speak more predominantly in their submissions (e.g. illustrations of various forms of artistic expression versus reductive tables with numbers). Our readers want to know about the artwork that was done and the participants’ experience in their own words (be those verbal or non-verbally expressed authentically in art). In addition, notes from the field, visual essays, interviews, in Memoria, book reviews, conference reports and key documents, all contribute to JAAH’s mission to stimulate scholarly interest and understanding in the field. JAAH only publishes in English. The views expressed in the journal are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Editor or Editorial Board. Please review Intellect’s ethical guidelines to ensure your research aligns with them. You will find more about them further down on this page. 

Submissions

To submit an article, please follow the 'Submit' button on the left of this page.
 
Download the Notes for Contributors for information on format and style of submissions. If you need this document in a more accessible format, please contact info@intellectbooks.com. Find more information on Intellect's Accessibility page.
 
Intellect has partnered with Enago to offer a 20% discount on their services for our authors and contributors. Enago provide English editing services, including copy editing and translation. This service is intended for potential contributors who would like translation and/or copy editing assistance prior to submitting their work for consideration. Visit their page here to find out more.
 
All articles submitted should be original work and must not be under consideration by other publications.
 
Journal contributors will receive a free PDF copy of their final work upon publication. Print copies of the journal may also be purchased by contributors at half price.

Peer Review Policy

All articles undergo initial editorial screening either by the journal's Editorial Team and/or incumbent Guest Editors. Articles then undergo a rigorous, anonymous, external peer review by two referees, following the guidance in Intellect's 'Peer review instructions'. Based on this feedback, the Editors will communicate a decision and revision suggestions to authors. To appeal an editorial decision, please contact the main Editor who will consider your case.

Ethical Guidelines

The journal follows the principles set out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Read our Ethical Guidelines for more on the journal's standards.

 

Shaun McNiff's response to Journal of Applied Arts and Health 14.3, Special Issue: 'Celebrating Shaun McNiff':


 

Introduction by Shaun McNiff to the Special Issue of Journal of Applied Arts and Health 4.1:

 

Guest-editor Shaun McNiff launches issue 3.1 on art-based research:

Principal Editor

Ross W. Prior
jaah.submissions@yahoo.com

Associate Editor

Mitchell Kossak
Lesley University, USA
jaah.submissions@yahoo.com

Assistant Editor

Teresa A. Fisher
Bronx Community College – CUNY, USA
jaah.submissions@yahoo.com

Reviews Editor

Gary Nash
University of Hertfordshire, UK
gary.jnash@googlemail.com

Principal Editor

Ross W. Prior
jaah.submissions@yahoo.com

Associate Editor

Mitchell Kossak
Lesley University, USA
jaah.submissions@yahoo.com

Assistant Editor

Teresa A. Fisher
Bronx Community College – CUNY, USA
jaah.submissions@yahoo.com

Reviews Editor

Gary Nash
University of Hertfordshire, UK
gary.jnash@googlemail.com

Principal Editor

Ross W. Prior
jaah.submissions@yahoo.com

Associate Editor

Mitchell Kossak
Lesley University, USA
jaah.submissions@yahoo.com

Assistant Editor

Teresa A. Fisher
Bronx Community College – CUNY, USA
jaah.submissions@yahoo.com

Reviews Editor

Gary Nash
University of Hertfordshire, UK
gary.jnash@googlemail.com

Special Issue: ‘Creativity, the Arts and the Environment’ Download

Notes for Contributors Download


General Call for Papers

The journal invites contributions from artists, researchers, healthcare professionals, educators, therapists, programme administrators and others throughout the world seeking to broaden understanding of art as the mode of inquiry in the application of artistic expression to all types to well-being, health and healthcare practices. Research articles for peer review should seek to emphasise art as the mode of inquiry (art-based research) when applying artistic expression to health practices and be grounded in the relevant literature. JAAH encourages the use of all art forms, including multi-modal practices, as research in providing such evidence and discourages research studies that are predominantly non-artistic in nature. We do not publish qualitative or quantitative research unless it was used as a springboard from which art-based research (ABR) developed and ABR must be the focus of the article. JAAH prefers the use of the collective term ‘art-based’ research (instead of the siloing ‘arts-based’) and discourages the use of the term ‘intervention’ to describe research processes involving the creation of art. With respect to the latter, we recommend language that avoids the quasi scientific approach that the term ‘intervention’ currently indicates. Most importantly, we encourage authors to have the art processes speak more predominantly in their submissions (e.g. illustrations of various forms of artistic expression versus tables with numbers). JAAH focuses on artistic research and our goal is to promote confidence in art AS the evidence. In other words, our readers want to know about the artwork that was done and the participants’ experience in their own words (be those verbal or non-verbally expressed in art). JAAH publishes:

  • Peer-reviewed articles
  • Peer-reviewed ‘Notes from the Field’ discussions
  • Visual essays
  • Interviews
  • In Memoria
  • Book reviews
  • Conference reports

We have three submission deadlines each year: 1 February, 1 June and 1 October. The peer review process takes approximately 10–32 weeks following the start of each round of peer review (which begins after each submission deadline passes). Before submitting, authors must carefully review and follow the notes for contributors found on our website. Submissions that do not follow our formatting will be returned to the authors.

To propose a book review or conference report, contact the Reviews Editor
at gary.jnash@googlemail.com.

Please note that we also publish Special Issues curated by guest editors. Should you have an idea for a special issue that focuses on one particular topic or area of focus, please submit that idea to JAAH.Submissions@yahoo.com. You can find the guest editor submission form on the Intellect website or request it via email from JAAH.

Special Issue Call for Papers

There are no active Special Issue calls for the journal at this time.

Principal Editor

Ross W. Prior
jaah.submissions@yahoo.com

Associate Editor

Mitchell Kossak
Lesley University, USA
jaah.submissions@yahoo.com

Assistant Editor

Teresa A. Fisher
Bronx Community College – CUNY, USA
jaah.submissions@yahoo.com

Reviews Editor

Gary Nash
University of Hertfordshire, UK
gary.jnash@googlemail.com

Editorial Board

Katherine Boydell
Black Dog Institute, University of New South Wales, Australia

Libby Byrne
La Trobe University, Australia

Laura Caulfield
University of Wolverhampton, UK

Patricia Fenner
La Trobe University, Australia

Viggo Krüger
University of Bergen, Norway

Robert Landy
New York University, USA

Vivien Marcow-Speiser
Lesley University, USA

Ruth Mateus-Berr
University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria

Reji Mathew
New York University, Lesley University and Barry University, USA

Shaun McNiff
Lesley University, USA

Abbe Miller
Independent Scholar, USA

Louise Moody
Coventry University, UK

Gary Nash
University of Hertfordshire, UK

Matthew Reason
York St John University, UK

Bruce Rumbold
La Trobe University, Australia

Nisha Sajnani
New York University, USA

Juliana Saxton
University of Victoria, Canada

Ilene Serlin
California Institute of Integral Studies, USA

Mark Seton
University of Sydney, Australia

Peter Sinapius
MSH Medical School Hamburg, Germany

Jacqueline Taylor
Birmingham City University, UK

Wenche Torrissen
Volda University College and Norwegian Resource Centre for Arts and Health, Norway

Michael Viega
Montclair State University, USA

Kim Wiltshire
Edge Hill University, UK

Yanyi Yang
Shanghai Conservatory of Music, China

Principal Editor

Ross W. Prior
jaah.submissions@yahoo.com

Associate Editor

Mitchell Kossak
Lesley University, USA
jaah.submissions@yahoo.com

Assistant Editor

Teresa A. Fisher
Bronx Community College – CUNY, USA
jaah.submissions@yahoo.com

Reviews Editor

Gary Nash
University of Hertfordshire, UK
gary.jnash@googlemail.com

 
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Contents

  • Volume (15): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2024


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  • Volume (15): Issue (2)
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Principal Editor

Ross W. Prior
jaah.submissions@yahoo.com

Associate Editor

Mitchell Kossak
Lesley University, USA
jaah.submissions@yahoo.com

Assistant Editor

Teresa A. Fisher
Bronx Community College – CUNY, USA
jaah.submissions@yahoo.com

Reviews Editor

Gary Nash
University of Hertfordshire, UK
gary.jnash@googlemail.com

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