International Journal of Art Therapy
The International Journal of Art Therapy is our official journal and is a leading publication of international art therapy literature. The journal has over 150K downloads per year and is ranked in the top 25% of journals in its CiteScore subject category.

The journal has three main aims:
- To advance the understanding of how art therapy may contribute to effective interventions for service users through publishing high-quality research papers, innovative practice papers, and evidence-informed opinion pieces.
- To further develop knowledge in the fields of art therapy research, practice, theory, and pedagogy in a global context for art therapists, educators and trainees, service users and members of the public, and other professionals.
- To include service user and lived experience perspectives in all aspects of this work.
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