About the Journal

The journal ARTIS OBSERVATIO - Allgemeine Zeitschrift für Kunstsoziologie und Soziologie der Künste profiles a broadly based, interdisciplinary, empirical and theoretical social science investigation of artistic and aesthetic phenomena. It seeks to bring 'art sociology' as a sociological perspective, which reflects on the cultural significance of artistic and aesthetic phenomena, into dialogue with 'sociology of the arts', which aims at the specifically sociological investigation of aesthetic-artistic phenomena. In this endeavor, it also sees itself as being compatible with social science issues from other scientific disciplines, such as art history, musicology, literary studies, cultural studies, ethnology, anthropology, media studies, etc. The explicit goal of the journal is to make visible the theoretical and methodological diversity of research in the field of 'art sociology' and 'sociology of the arts' and to offer researchers within these fields a place for exchange.

History

The journal was initiated by Christian Steuerwald in 2020 and is edited by Christian Steuerwald and Nina Tessa Zahner.

Peer review process

Submissions are reviewed by the editors and at least one other reviewer (double blind peer review). As a rule, reviews are only assessed by the editors and are only subject to a double-blind peer review process in exceptional cases.

Open Access Policy

This journal offers free access (Open Access) to its content, in accordance with the basic assumption that the free public availability of research benefits a worldwide exchange of knowledge. All content is available free of charge. The full texts of articles may be read, downloaded, copied, distributed, printed, searched, linked or used for any other lawful purpose without prior permission from the editors or authors. This understanding is in line with the BOAI definition of Open Access.

Publication fees

There are no publication fees.