Journal for Artistic Research

What Journal for Artistic Research does

The Journal for Artistic Research (JAR) is an international, online, Open Access and peer-reviewed journal that publishes artistic research expositions across all arts disciplines, including fine arts, music, theatre, dance, performance, photography, and curatorial practice. Founded in 2010 by the Society for Artistic Research (SAR), a Swiss-governed independent non-profit, JAR operates on a dual-platform architecture: the journal and its Network are hosted at jar-online.net, while submissions and expositions are managed through the Research Catalogue (researchcatalogue.net), a documentary database with rich-media, text-based, graphical, and block editors that enable multimedia expositions breaking traditional hierarchical relationships between text and media. The journal publishes peer-reviewed 'expositions' as its primary product, alongside the JAR Network (reflections, book reviews, and themed channels) and JAR Network Channels for thematic curation, and has reached 38+ issues with features including Accessible Pages (since JAR32 in 2024) and multilingual support in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and German.

JAR is free to both authors and readers, with all publications registered for DOIs through CrossRef, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 2.0, and indexed in ERIH PLUS, the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and the Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals at Level 2. The journal's backoffice is located in Amsterdam, and its editorial board spans institutions across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Oceania, supported by an extensive peer reviewer network and SAR Special Interest Groups (SIGs) that curate Network Channels and initiate special issues. Revenue is generated indirectly through SAR via individual and institutional membership fees, sponsorship, and strategic alliances such as the Artistic Research Catalogue (ARC), with no publication fees, subscription charges, or advertising.

The organisation operates as a community-led, academically governed publication vehicle with approximately 12 employees, no external investors, and no disclosed funding rounds or M&A activity. Its value proposition centers on providing the only peer-reviewed, Open Access, multimedia-capable publication specifically designed for practice-based artistic research at global scale, positioning JAR as the de facto standard venue for articulating artistic practice as research in academic contexts.

Name

Journal for Artistic Research

Legal name

Society for Artistic Research

Website

https://jar-online.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Journal for Artistic Research (JAR) is an international, Open Access, peer-reviewed journal founded in 2010 by the non-profit Society for Artistic Research, publishing multimedia artistic research expositions across all arts disciplines to a global community of practicing artists, artistic researchers, and academics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Journal Publishing

NAICS

All Other Publishers (513199)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Humanities & Arts Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAE)

Keywords

• Academic journal publishing
• Open access research
• Artistic research
• Peer-reviewed exposition
• Multimedia scholarship

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: JAR is financed by the Society for Artistic Research (SAR), which receives income from individual and institutional membership fees. SAR is comprised of both individual and institutional members from around the globe who support SAR through the payment of a membership fee, sponsorship, and the gifting of their time and expertise.
2. Sponsorship: SAR receives sponsorship as part of its funding model to support JAR's operations and publication activities.
3. Strategic Alliances: Strategic alliances with research projects such as the Artistic Research Catalogue (ARC) allow JAR to develop its infrastructure.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Journal for Artistic Research (JAR) is an international, online, Open Access and peer-reviewed journal that publishes artistic research as multimedia expositions through the Research Catalogue platform. Submissions and reading are free of charge, with publications receiving DOIs via CrossRef and indexed in ERIH PLUS, the Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals (Level 2), and DOAJ. The journal operates alongside the JAR Network, an extension for reflections, book reviews, and thematic channels that supports non-peer-reviewed community exchange.

Product overview

The Journal for Artistic Research (JAR) is a single unified academic journal product that publishes peer-reviewed artistic research. The journal operates alongside the JAR Network, an extension for community discussions. Both the journal and Network are built on the Research Catalogue platform, which provides the submission infrastructure and exposition hosting with rich-media capabilities (graphical and block editors). JAR publishes multimedia 'expositions' that break from traditional article formats, allowing artistic research to be articulated through multiple media. The platform introduced 'accessible pages' (since JAR32, 2024) as derivative linear text versions of expositions for improved accessibility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JAR Network: An extension of JAR that publishes writing responding to issues in the field of artistic research, allowing for local engagements and non-English materials.
• Research Catalogue

Products and services

• Journal for Artistic Research (JAR) An international, online, Open Access and peer-reviewed journal that disseminates artistic research from all disciplines. JAR provides a digital platform for multimedia expositions where multiple methods, media and articulations function together to generate insights in artistic research, with a peer-review process involving close exchange between authors and editors.
• JAR Network An extension of the journal that facilitates exchange among the artistic research community through reflections, book reviews, and channels. Unlike the peer-reviewed journal, the Network publishes writing that actively responds to issues in the field without formal peer review, and accepts submissions in any language.
• JAR Network Channels Grouped collections of past and current JAR content (expositions and network texts) along with links to external content. Channel editors can write editorials, upload documents, comment on elements, and add Calls for Papers. Channels allow interlinking published content with ongoing research and serve as thematic entry points into artistic research.
• Research Catalogue A searchable, documentary database of artistic research work and its exposition. An inclusive, open-ended, bottom-up research tool that supports JAR's academic contributions. Used for submission creation and hosting of published expositions with rich-media capabilities including graphical and block editors.

Quantifiable outcome

• JAR is indexed in ERIH PLUS, Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals (Level 2), and Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Society for Artistic Research (SAR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2010JAR is published by the Society for Artistic Research (SAR), established in March 2010 as an independent, non-profit organization. SAR is comprised of both individual and institutional members from around the globe who support SAR through membership fees, sponsorship, and volunteering. SAR provides governance, funding, and strategic direction for JAR.
• Research Catalogue (RC)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe Research Catalogue is a searchable documentary database of artistic research work and its exposition. It serves as JAR's submission platform and hosts all JAR expositions. JAR was linked to the development of the RC from its inception.
• SAR Special Interest Groups (SIGs)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAR's Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are offered JAR Network Channels as a vehicle for public-facing collections of relevant materials. SIGs can also initiate special issues of JAR. JAR Network channels allow SIGs to create themed collections and launch Calls for Papers.
• Artistic Research Catalogue (ARC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic alliances with research projects such as the Artistic Research Catalogue (ARC) allow JAR to develop its infrastructure and expand its capabilities.
• Ruukku - Studies in Artistic ResearchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRuukku is cited as an alternative journal for artistic research, alongside VIS and HUB, for those interested in special issues. These journals engage with the rich-media capabilities of the Research Catalogue.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Third Text: Peer-reviewed journal on contemporary art and postcolonial perspectives, with an international editorial board and similar focus on cross-disciplinary arts scholarship.
• Art Journal (College Art Association): Premier peer-reviewed journal on contemporary art, published by the College Art Association; serves a similar academic art-research audience with rigorous editorial review.
• Arts (MDPI): Open Access peer-reviewed journal covering arts research and practice-based scholarship, distributed globally through MDPI's publishing infrastructure; overlaps with JAR's mission.
• Journal of Visual Culture: Peer-reviewed SAGE journal covering critical scholarship on visual culture and contemporary art; comparable audience of humanities/arts academics and similar editorial infrastructure.
• Ruukku - Studies in Artistic Research: Open Access peer-reviewed journal for artistic research that explicitly cites JAR as a comparable publication; also engages with the Research Catalogue platform and publishes rich-media expositions in a similar format.
• Leonardo (MIT Press): Long-standing peer-reviewed journal at the intersection of art, science, and technology research; similarly serves practice-based and experimental researchers with multimedia scholarship and a global contributor base.

Broad incumbents

• Springer Nature (Arts portfolio): Major commercial publisher with multiple arts and humanities journals and extensive institutional reach; competes for the same author and reader attention from artistic researchers.
• Open Library of Humanities: Open Access platform publishing peer-reviewed humanities journals; directly comparable funding model (library partnerships) and an alternative venue for arts-research authors.
• Taylor & Francis Online (Arts & Humanities portfolio): Large commercial academic publisher with a broad arts and humanities journal portfolio; overlapping capabilities in scholarly publishing, indexing, and author services at much greater scale.

Others

• Research Catalogue: The documentary database and submission platform on which JAR is built; not a direct competitor but a closely coupled enabling infrastructure with overlapping user community.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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