About the Journal

We are an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed and open access academic journal devoted to pushing forward the approaches to and possibilities for publishing creative media-based research.

Championing artistic experimentation alongside critical rigour and creative reflection, the International Journal of Creative Media Research specialises in capturing the emerging tools, approaches and methods of practice-based media arts research. The journal publishes original screen-based, sound-based and experiential forms of creative research, spanning works of film, music, media art, digital writing, curation practice, multi-platform and ludic artefacts that contribute to fields across Media Studies, Communication and Cultural Studies, Art and Design, Music, Creative Writing, Drama, Dance, Performing Arts, Film and Screen Studies, or Education.

​We publish a mix of open-call issues based on any topic relevant to the journal’s scope and themed special issues, usually developed and managed by a guest editor.

Submission types span three categories: Single-Piece Explorations; Multi-Piece Portfolios; and Practice Discoveries. See Author Guidelines for more details.

The journal is hosted through a partnership between Auckland University of Technology and Staffordshire University.

Open Access Policy

IJCMR provides open access to all of its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Such access is associated with increased readership and increased citation of an author's work. Authors retain the full copyright over their articles. Authors also retain the right to reuse, distribute, and republish their work after it has been published in IJCMR. All articles are made available using a Creative Commons (CC-BY-NC 4.0) worldwide shareable licence. IJCMR does not charge fees.

Plagiarism Policy

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted. IJCMR reserves the right to use Turnitin software to screen any article for plagiarism. If evidence of plagiarism is found at any stage, (before or after the publication of the paper) the author will be afforded an opportunity for rebuttal. If the arguments are found to be unsatisfactory, the manuscript will be retracted and the author will be restricted from publishing in our Journal in the future. We accept all terms and conditions of COPE in relation to plagiarism.

Screening for plagiarism

Reviewers are selected for their expertise in the field that the submitted article relates to. If they identify plagiarism in any submission, then the entire submission is assessed through Turnitin, and if plagiarism is identified, the article’s author(s) are advised, and the submission is returned to the author(s).

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Policy

See Publication Ethics and Malpractice Policy page

Peer Review Policy

All works published in the International Journal of Creative Media Research have undergone a double-blind peer review by two members of our editorial board.

Open call submissions are first reviewed by the managing editor to ensure they (a) abide by the author guidelines; (b) address subject matter and disciplines appropriate for the journal; and (c) demonstrate a sophisticated use of creative research approaches that work in harmony with theoretical frameworks and methodologies. If the managing editor considers the submission worthy of peer review, s/he sends a (where possible) anonymous version to members of the editorial board with relevant expertise to provide a more in-depth evaluation of the submission’s merits. We make every attempt to return decisions with feedback to authors within 60 days.

Copyright 

Authors retain the full copyright over their articles. Authors retain the right to reuse, distribute, and republish their work after it has been published in IJCMR.

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish images or illustrations with their papers in the International Journal of Creative Media Research; neither editors nor publishers of Interstices accept responsibility for any author's/authors' failure to do so.