About the Journal

Aims and scope

Journal of Arts Economics and Creative Industries provides a scholarly forum for research on how artistic production, cultural value and creative enterprise interact with markets, institutions, public policy, technology and society. The journal serves researchers, students, cultural practitioners, arts managers and policy professionals around the world.

Topics of interest

  • Arts and cultural economics
  • Creative industries, the creator economy and cultural entrepreneurship
  • Arts management, cultural organisations and creative labour
  • Cultural policy, public funding, cultural finance, investment and philanthropy
  • Intellectual property, digital platforms, artificial intelligence and cultural production
  • Cultural tourism, urban development, audiences, consumption and cultural markets
  • Sustainability, inclusion and social impact in the arts

Article types

Original research articles, review articles, conceptual papers, case studies, policy analyses, research notes and book reviews. Manuscripts should present a clear question or purpose, an appropriate approach and a contribution supported by evidence or reasoned analysis.

Publication schedule

JAECI is a quarterly journal, with four issues each year in March, June, September and December. Articles are assigned to an issue after editorial assessment, acceptance and production.

Peer review

After editorial screening, suitable manuscripts undergo double-anonymous peer review by at least two independent reviewers. Author and reviewer identities are not disclosed to each other. Editors make the publication decision after considering the manuscript and reviews. Neither submission nor revision guarantees acceptance.

Open access and copyright

Published articles are immediately available to readers without subscription or registration. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication. Articles are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

Fees

The standard article processing charge (APC) is US$800 per accepted article. Submission is free.

During the current waiver period, all authors receive an automatic 100% APC waiver. The amount payable is US$0. No separate waiver application or payment is required.

Any change to the standard APC or waiver terms will be published on this page before it takes effect. Manuscripts submitted during the current waiver period will not be charged retrospectively. Fees and waiver status do not influence editorial screening, peer review or publication decisions.

Publisher

Legal name: Lunvera Academic Publishing Limited
Chinese legal name: 論域學術出版有限公司
Publishing imprint: Lunvera Press