Arts

Arts is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal promoting significant research on all aspects of the visual and performing arts, published bimonthly online by MDPI.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within ESCI (Web of Science), and other databases.
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 37.3 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 6.8 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2025).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
Impact Factor: 0.3 (2024)
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Topic in Arts, Genealogy, Histories, Philosophies, Religions
Reimagining Totemism: Mystical Experience, Life Values, and Contemporary Art Practices Topic Editors: Zhilong Yan, Lidija Stojanović, Aixin Zhang
Deadline: 31 October 2026
Special Issue in Arts
New Discoveries in the Art of the Bronze Age Guest Editor: Marie N. Pareja
Deadline: 31 October 2025
Special Issue in Arts
Art and Visual Culture—Social, Cultural and Environmental Impacts Guest Editor: Mika Markus Merviö
Deadline: 31 October 2025
Special Issue in Arts
What is ‘Art’ Cinema? Guest Editor: Colette Balmain
Deadline: 31 October 2025
Special Issue in Arts
Active Women in the Art Market: 1950–2020. Mapping Gallerists, Collectors, Maecenas, Auctioneers, Curators in Emerging Markets Guest Editors: Adelaide Duarte, Marta Pérez-Ibáñez
Deadline: 15 November 2025
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