Call for Papers: ALEA – Revue Internationale d'Art et de Recherche, Inaugural Issue 2026

Deadline: 15/11/2026

City: Paris  |  Country: France  |  Marie Goehner-David

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ALEA — Revue Internationale d'Art et de Recherche (ISSN 3130-477X) is a new annual, double-blind peer-reviewed, open-access journal published in Paris by the Association de la Lueur Éclairante de l'Art (ALEA). The editorial board invites short research articles (up to 3,000 words) in art history, visual and performing arts, music, curatorial studies, design, architecture, fashion, visual communication and media, arts education, and practice-based and interdisciplinary research for the inaugural issue (N° 1 | 2026), to be published online in the first quarter of 2027. Submission and peer review are free of charge. Deadline: 15 November 2026.

CALL FOR PAPERS — ALEA — Revue Internationale d'Art et de Recherche
Inaugural Issue N° 1 (2026) — Deadline: 15 November 2026

ALEA — Revue Internationale d'Art et de Recherche (ISSN 3130-477X, assigned by the Bibliothèque nationale de France) is an annual, double-blind peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by the Association de la Lueur Éclairante de l'Art (ALEA), a French loi 1901 association based in Paris. The editorial focus of the journal is the dialogue between European and Asian scholarly traditions in art and research. The editorial board invites submissions for the inaugural issue (N° 1 | 2026), scheduled for online publication in the first quarter of 2027.

Scope: original scholarly articles in art history, visual arts, performing arts, music, curatorial studies, design, architecture / interior / landscape design, fashion, visual communication and media, arts education, and practice-based and interdisciplinary research. Submissions are welcome from researchers, faculty members, curators, practitioners and postgraduate students worldwide.

Format: short research articles of up to 3,000 words in English or French, or up to 3,000 characters in Chinese or Japanese (excluding abstract, footnotes and references), with a maximum of eight illustrations. Every manuscript must include an English abstract of 150–200 words. Manuscripts must be original, unpublished and not under consideration elsewhere, and anonymised for double-blind review (A4, Times New Roman 12 pt, 1.5 line spacing; citations in footnotes and bibliography according to NF ISO 690).

Languages: manuscripts may be submitted in Chinese, English, French or Japanese. All accepted articles are published in both French and English; the French version is produced by professional native-French translators commissioned by the journal.

Review process: editorial pre-screening (1–2 weeks), followed by double-blind peer review by two anonymous reviewers (4–6 weeks). Submission and peer review are free of charge; no fee is charged for manuscripts that are not accepted. Article processing and translation charges apply only upon acceptance (details in the Submission Guidelines). Accepted articles are published under the Creative Commons CC BY-NC 4.0 licence.

How to submit: please use the submission form on this CuratorSpace page to upload your anonymised manuscript (Word or PDF) together with your English abstract and a short note on your relevant experience. Full Submission Guidelines: https://www.deglobalart-alea.com/journalsubmissionguidelines

Deadline: 15 November 2026
Editor-in-Chief: Dr Marie Goehner-David (Université de Strasbourg)
Publisher: Association de la Lueur Éclairante de l'Art (ALEA), 253 rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris, France
Website: https://www.deglobalart-alea.com

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Who is eligible for this opportunity?
Researchers, faculty members, curators, practitioners and postgraduate students from any country. Manuscripts must be original, unpublished and not under consideration elsewhere, and may be written in English, French, Chinese or Japanese.
When is the deadline?
15 November 2026 (23:59 Paris time).
How many works can I submit?
One manuscript per author (or author team) for the inaugural issue. Co-authored articles are welcome.
How much does it cost?
Submission and peer review are free of charge, and no fee is charged for manuscripts that are not accepted. Article processing and translation charges apply only upon acceptance; details are given in the Submission Guidelines at https://www.deglobalart-alea.com/journalsubmissionguidelines
Are there payments to artists?
No author fees are paid. Accepted articles are published open access (CC BY-NC 4.0) in both French and English, with the French version produced by professional native-French translators commissioned by the journal.
What publicity will be provided as part of the opportunity?
Accepted articles are published open access online in the inaugural issue (first quarter of 2027), in French and English, with an ISSN-registered journal, and are promoted through the association's international networks and channels.
How do you decide on proposals?
Editorial pre-screening (1–2 weeks) followed by double-blind peer review by two anonymous reviewers (4–6 weeks). Authors receive the reviewers' recommendations and, where applicable, requests for revision.
What happens if my proposal is chosen?
Authors are notified by e-mail, complete any requested revisions, and receive the article processing and translation details described in the Submission Guidelines. The article is then translated, copy-edited and published online in the first quarter of 2027.
What kind of proposals are you looking for?
Short research articles (up to 3,000 words in English or French, or up to 3,000 characters in Chinese or Japanese) in art history, visual arts, performing arts, music, curatorial studies, design, architecture / interior / landscape design, fashion, visual communication and media, arts education, and practice-based and interdisciplinary research, ideally contributing to the dialogue between European and Asian scholarly traditions.
What are the selection criteria?
Originality and scholarly rigour; clarity of argument and method; relevance to the journal's focus on the dialogue between European and Asian scholarly traditions in art and research; compliance with the format requirements (English abstract of 150–200 words, maximum eight illustrations, NF ISO 690 citations, anonymised manuscript).

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