Aims
- To provide a reliable venue for publishing research findings and professional experience in art therapy in Persian;
- To connect theory, research and the clinical and educational use of the arts in the service of mental health and well-being;
- To introduce new approaches, tools and methods in art therapy and to adapt them to the cultural context of Iranian society;
- To foster interdisciplinary dialogue between psychology, the arts, education, rehabilitation and the health sciences;
- To promote professional ethics and high-quality documentation in arts-based therapeutic work.
Scope
The journal publishes work in the following areas; the list will be expanded over time:
- Visual art therapy (drawing, painting, clay…)
- Music therapy
- Drama therapy and psychodrama
- Narrative therapy
- Dance/movement therapy
- Poetry and writing therapy
- Expressive arts approaches
The journal is addressed to art therapists, psychologists and counsellors, researchers, lecturers and students in related disciplines, artists, and professionals working in mental health.
Article types
- Research article
- Review article
- Case study
- Commentary / note
- Experience report
Licensee and publishing licence
The licensee, managing director and editor-in-chief of the journal is Dr. Mahdieh Sadat Shahmoradi. The journal is published under a licence issued by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance (I.R. Iran).
- Licensing authority
- Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance (I.R. Iran)
- Licensee, Managing Director & Editor-in-Chief
- Dr. Mahdieh Sadat Shahmoradi
- Frequency
- Quarterly (four issues per year)
- Language of articles
- Persian, with abstracts in Persian and English
- Open access
- CC BY-NC 4.0
Open-access policy
All articles are made freely available to everyone immediately upon publication, without registration. Readers may read, download, copy, distribute and link to the full texts, provided that the source is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. Articles are published under the CC BY-NC 4.0 licence, and authors retain copyright.
Disclaimer
The content of this journal is scientific, educational and cultural in nature and is not a substitute for professional advice or psychotherapy.
Responsibility for the content and opinions expressed in each article lies with its authors; they do not necessarily reflect the views of the journal.