Visual Studies
Impact Factor & Key Scientometrics

I. Basic Journal Info

Country

United Kingdom

Journal ISSN: 1472586X, 14725878

Publisher: Routledge

History: 2002-2021

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Scope/Description:

Visual Studies is a major international peerreviewed journal published on behalf of the International Visual Sociology Association. The journal publishes visuallyoriented articles across a range of disciplines and represents a longstanding commitment to empirical visual research studies of visual and material culture the development of visual research methods and the exploration of visual means of communication about social and cultural worlds. Visual Studies is a key resource for all disciplines that engage with images society and culture and sets the standard for the scholarly use of visual material.The multidisciplinary character of the journal is reflected in its attention to visuallybased research in sociology anthropology cultural and media studies documentary film and photography information technology education communication studies as well as other fields concerned with imagebased study.The aims of Visual Studies are toProvide an international forum for the development of visual research.Promote acceptance and understanding of a wide range of methods approaches and paradigms that constitute imagebased research.Reduce the disparity in emphasis between visual and written studies in the social sciences.Promote an interest in developing visual research methodology in all its various forms.Encourage research that employs a mixture of visual methods and analytical approaches within one study.Critically reflect and contribute to the dialogue surrounding the visual across the social sciences and humanities.Provide an arena for indepth exploration of various approaches particular methods themes and visual phenomena.Most articles published in the journal are accompanied by appropriate visual material and the journal encourages visuallyled submissions.