The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism


Number of submissions received annually: 


2013: 189

2012: 212

2011: 210


Percentage of submissions accepted 

2013: 18%

2012: 16%

2011: 12%


Percentage of submissions that receive at least one referee report: 80-90% 


Average time for manuscript review in months: 3


If possible, give details.

a. Editorial decision within 2 months: 20%

b. Editorial decision between 2 and 6 months: 80%

c. Editorial decision between 7 months and 1 year: 0%

d. Editorial decision of more than 1 year: 0%


The journal has a printed version. 

Average time from acceptance to print publication in months: 6 


The journal does not have an 'online first' system. 


Submissions are not anonymous to the editors. 


Submissions are anonymous to the reviewers. 


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Percentage of submissions by women: 29% 


Percentage of accepted articles by women: 27% 


Percentage of submissions by people from minority ethnic groups: n/a 


Percentage of accepted articles by people from minority ethnic groups: n/a 


Publisher: Wiley 

Editor(s)-in-chief: Robert Stecker and Theodore Gracyk 

Full name: Theodore Gracyk 

Title/position: Co-Editor, The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 

Email address: jaac@mnstate.edu 

Street address:1104 7th Avenue South 

City: Moorhead 

State/province: MN 

Zip/postal code: 56563 

Country: USA The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism