Submitting to JAR

 

Dr. Michael Schwab, Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Barnaby Drabble, Managing Editor

 

1. Who we are

2. What we seek

3. What you need to submit

4. How we work

5. How we evaluate

 

1. Who we are
  • JAR is a peer-reviewed journal 
  • Published by  SAR
  • Our editorial team consists of artists and researchers from all over the world active in a wide range of practices
  • Active since 2011, we have published 199 expositions
  • Open Access and free of charge for both authors and readers
  • JAR seeks to support artists and creatives in all fields through its rich-media, multimodal and non-linear publication capabilities

2. What we seek
  • Expositions of practice as research. 
  • This goes beyond simply documenting, describing, or writing about work. It engages with questions and claims about knowledge within practice. 

3. What you need to submit

Basic Requirements:

 

  • Use the Research Catalogue (RC).
  • Languages: English, German, Portuguese, Spanish, and French. 
  • Length of an exposition
  • Media-files
  • RC profile page
  • Previous publication
  • Creative commons license: CC BY-NC-ND
  • MHRA style guide
  • Copyright

 

Suitability:

  • Does the exposition expose artistic practice as research.
  • Is the exposition conceptually and artistically strong, considered, and significant to the field.
  • Have the multimedia and design capacities of the RC been used effectively and meaningfully to support the argument or understanding of the research.

 

Help & Support:

  • quick start guide, help guide, video tutorials 
  • RC support 
  • JAR contact form  

4. How we work

Editorial workflow:

  • Inital assessment by managing editor, editor-in-chief, and when required additional editors.
  • Peer-review and editorial assessment
  • Revision
  • Production

5. How we evaluate

We ask reviewers to consider the following: 

 

  • Are there any ethical or legal concerns?
  • How well do design and navigation support the submission?
  • How does the submission expose practice as research?
  • Has the potential of the submission been sufficiently developed?
  • Which aspects of the submission are of interest / relevance and why?
  • List revisions that should be requested and indicate if you deem them to be essential or merely desirable.
  • How substantial do you believe possible revisions to the submissions are, where 0 = no revisions and 10 = fundamental rework is required?
 
The editorial board then assesses the reviews and provides a report