Call for Papers: Journal of Applied Arts & HealthAims & ScopeThe Journal of Applied Arts and Health (JAAH) serves a wide community of artists (e.g. applied theatre, dance, educational and community work), arts therapists, researchers, practitioners and policy-makers in the area of applied arts and health.
The journal intends to evidence the effectiveness of the use of arts in health and arts for health. It provides a forum for the publication and debate within an interdisciplinary field of arts in healthcare, health promotion and well-being.
The journal defines ‘health’ broadly which includes physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, occupational, social and community health.
Call informationThe journal invites contributions from artists, researchers, healthcare professionals, educators, therapists and programme administrators throughout the world seeking to broaden the evidence-base in the application of arts to well-being, health and healthcare practices.
JAAH publishes:• Peer-reviewed articles
• Interviews
• Book reviews
• Conference reports
Submissions should be sent to
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Before submitting, authors should 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.
The peer review process takes approximately 10-16 weeks, depending on a number of factors. The given deadlines are for articles that are accepted or accepted with minor changes. Articles which need major revision and/or a second round of reviews will require additional time and will be considered for a later issue.
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.
