International Journal of Visual Arts

Peer Reviewed | IJVA | Open Access

International Journal of Visual Arts (IJVA) is an English-language, quarterly, peer-reviewed, open-access journal for research on painting, drawing, image-making, visual culture and related studio practices.

IJVA welcomes historical, critical, theoretical, technical, material and practice-led studies with clear methods and a substantial contribution to visual-arts knowledge.

IJVA is published by Shodh Publishing.

About the Journal

International Journal of Visual Arts (IJVA) is a quarterly, online-only, peer-reviewed journal for research on painting and the wider field of visual arts.

IJVA publishes original research articles, critical and historical studies, practice-led and studio-research papers, technical and material investigations, exhibition and collection research, review articles, case studies and short communications.

Manuscripts should frame a clear question, document methods and sources carefully, identify artworks and materials accurately, and explain how the study contributes to visual-arts knowledge beyond a single work or exhibition. Articles are freely available under CC BY 4.0, with no submission fee or article processing charge.

IJVA is published by Shodh Publishing.

Journal Particulars

Journal title
International Journal of Visual Arts (IJVA)

Abbreviation
Int. J. Vis. Arts

Starting year
2026

Publication format
Online only

Publication frequency
Quarterly (four issues per year)

Language
English

Subject
Painting

Publisher
Shodh Publishing

Publisher address
Piri Bazar, District Lakhisarai, Bihar 811112, India

Official email
info@shodhpublishing.com

Current Issue

Volume 1 · Issue 1

First issue in preparation

IJVA has not yet published its first issue.