Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide

Aims & Scope

Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide (NCAW) is a scholarly, refereed, open-access journal devoted to the study of nineteenth-century art and visual culture across the globe. Open to various historical and theoretical approaches, the editors welcome contributions that reach across national boundaries and illuminate intercultural contact zones in the broadest sense of that term. The chronological scope of the journal is the “long” nineteenth century, stretching from the American and French Revolutions, at one end, to the outbreak of World War I, at the other, a period coinciding with the apex of European colonialism and the first phase of (unfettered) industrial capitalism. Because the nineteenth century represents the beginning of the formation of a “global culture,” the journal covers the visual culture of all parts of the world—from the Americas to the Far East and from Scandinavia to Africa and Australia. For too long nineteenth-century art-historical studies have focused on France and, to a lesser extent, Great Britain, the United States, and Germany. NCAW’s editors make a particular effort to solicit articles that cover the arts in other areas of the world. In addition to articles, NCAW publishes book and exhibition reviews. Here, the objective is not only to be timely (taking advantage of the speed of digital delivery), but to review books and exhibitions that might not get a great deal of press elsewhere, either because the subjects are outside of the mainstream or, in the case of exhibitions, because they take place in less accessible venues. The goal of the journal, in sum, is to be a worldwide journal that publishes articles by scholars across the world on the widest possible range of topics, with regard to makers, consumers, media, and points of view. In so doing, we aim to contribute to the creation of a truly global history of nineteenth-century art and to demonstrate the interconnectedness of the artistic achievements of different nations.

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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