InSEA's Flagship Open-Access Journal · Est. 2014
Art Education,
Seen Through
Visual Form
The International VISUAL JOURNAL for Art Education (IMAG) is a peer-reviewed visual journal publishing image-led essays at the intersection of art, practice, and education from classrooms to galleries, across every culture.
About IMAG
A Journal where images do the talking
Format: Online, open-access PDF
Language: Primarily English; content in other languages are encouraged. Abstracts are published in English and the original language.
ISSN: 2414-3332
Indexed: Julkaisufoorumi (Level 1)
Publisher: InSEA Publications, Portugal
Quinta da Cruz. Estrada de São Salvador, 3510-784
São Salvador, Viseu Portugal
Email: imag[at]insea.org
IMAG, the International Visual Journal for Art Education, is InSEA's flagship open-access, peer-reviewed publication. Since 2014, it has provided a unique platform where images are more than just supplementary to text.
In keeping with InSEA's mission, IMAG encourages international cooperation and understanding by sharing experience and practice of art across all educational contexts in formal classrooms, community studios, informal learning spaces, and beyond.
Submissions represent art education theory and practice principally using visual methods and media. Every issue of IMAG is co-shaped by editors, authors, and our graphic designer, resulting in publications that are as visually considered as the work they represent.
Share your practice with the world
IMAG invites visual essays from art educators, researchers, practitioners, and students at all career stages. We welcome work that reflects on art education in any context; formal or informal, local or global.
Submissions open to all. Publishing is a membership benefit: accepted authors are invited to join or renew their InSEA membership before publication.
Open to everyone. You do not need to be an InSEA member to submit. If your work is accepted, you'll be invited to join our community, connecting you with art educators in over 90 countries.
Editorial Process
From submission to publication
Step 01
Submit
Prepare your visual essay using the Author Guidelines. Submit via the submission form found on the InSEA website. All work is subject to originality and dual-submission checks.
Step 02
Editorial Review
Submissions receive an initial review by the Principal Co-Editors for scope and quality before being assigned to peer reviewers. Average review time: 1–3 months.
Step 03
Peer Review
Papers are evaluated by members of our international editorial board. Reviewers assess visual and textual quality, scholarly rigour, and educational relevance.
Step 04
Publication
Accepted essays are collaboratively designed with our graphic editor. Published online within 3–6 months of acceptance as a beautifully composed PDF issue.
Editors in Conversation
Hear from the editorial team
Watch Principal Co-Editors Jonathan Silverman, Gabriella Pataky, and Maho Sato alongside Graphic Designer Viola Rekvényi discuss the IMAG pre-publication process, what makes a strong visual essay, and the collaborative philosophy behind the journal.
This video offers a window into how IMAG works and what editors are looking for in submissions.
The people behind IMAG
Principal Co-editors:
Gabriella Pataky (2021-2025)
Maho Sato (2021-2025)
Jonathan Silverman (2021-2025)
Graphic Designer: Viola Rekvényi
Review Board:
(2023-2025)
Rachel Mason, Steve Willis, Graham Nash, Susan Coles, Martina Paatela-Nieminen, Merna Meyer, Teresa Eça, Skaliczki Judit, Peter Vietgen, Laura Worsley, Victoria Pavlou, Mousumide De, Jenny Evans, Bronwen Wade-Leeuwen, Mark Graham, Laticia Balzi
