Belvedere Research Journal

Aims & Scope

The Belvedere Research Journal (BRJ) is an international, peer-reviewed e-journal with diamond open access, founded in 2022. The thematic and chronological scope of the BRJ draw on the Belvedere collection. We seek articles that shed new light on the visual culture of the former Habsburg Empire and Central Europe broadly defined from the medieval period to the present day. Each issue of the BRJ consist of up to ten articles and provides two different publication options: Research Articles and Discoveries (see Categories below). We are especially interested in the work of authors from outside the institution, who would contribute to a better understanding of the Belvedere collection. All articles appear in an open annual edition immediately after their final acceptance (running from January 1 to December 31). The BRJ facilitates the publication of new material, as well as the rethinking of established knowledge. The journal is open to various art historical and theoretical approaches. We especially welcome contributions that situate Austrian art practices within the broader international context to reveal its truly global character. Moreover, we are interested in innovative approaches to art history, such as the decentralization of established narratives or the investigation of transnational transfers that reveal the interconnected and cross-cultural character of the art world. Finally, the BRJ seeks contributions that draw attention to artists and agents whose activities have previously been overlooked, especially women. We support interdisciplinary research that introduces novel theoretical approaches by combining art history with methodologies from other disciplines, such as the digital humanities, social sciences and cultural economics among others. The BRJ’s aim is to share knowledge among scholars of all nationalities and affiliations and thus contribute to the dissolution of the boundaries between scholarly, curatorial, art professional, and student communities.

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