About the Journal

  • Al-Academy Journal : Scientific quarterly journal issued by the College of Fine Arts / University of Baghdad. (View in Map)
  • Started publishing since 1971 and ongoing.
  • ISSN 2523-2029 (Online), ISSN 1819-5229 (Print)
  • Al-Academy Journal publishes scientific papers in the following fields:
  1. Plastic arts, including painting, sculpture, ceramics, and graphics.
  2. Design, including the fields of print design, industrial design, textile design, and interior design.
  3. Arabic calligraphy and decoration
  4. Art education
  5. Musical arts
  6. Theatrical arts, including the fields of acting, directing, literature and criticism.
  7. Cinema and television
  • The editorial board is supervised by an editor-in-chief, managing editor, And members of the editorial board. The editorial board is a panel of experts with diverse expertise who contribute to the development of long-term plans for academic publication in general, And Al-Academy Journal in specific.

Aims and Scope

  • The journal deals with academic research related to aesthetic subjects, which includes the fields of plastic arts, music, theater, cinema, design arts, calligraphy, and decoration, as well as theoretical and applied research in the field of art education. 
  • The journal is archived in CLOCKSS
  • The journal is archived at the National Library in Baghdad on No. 238 of 1976
  • It is also archived on the website of the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research / Department of Research and Development: "Iraqi Academic Scientific Journals"
  • The Journal is Indexed electronically and globally in DOAJ , Crossref.
  • The International Standard Serial Number For The Journal is:

Funding sources

•The journal is financially supported by fees paid for publishing research.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Publishing Schedule

Al-Academy Journal has been publishing Six issues per year since 2025. The exact schedule of publication for each issue is as follows:

1. February
2. April
3. June
4. August
5. October
6. December

-The possibility of publishing a special issue of the scientific conferences held in the college or its counterparts.

The journal uses an electronic plagiarism detection system (Turnitin) for all papers submitted for publication.

 

Current Issue

No. 124 (2026)
View No. 124 (2026)
Published: 2026-10-01

Articles

  • The formal style and its intellectual implications for eco-friendly furniture

    Ibtihal Muhammad Mahdi , Nawal Mohsen Ali
    5-18
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1867

  • Organic art practices in installation and setup works

    Ihsan Ali Hussein Taqi , Tahrir Ali Hussein Al-Jizani
    19-34
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1868

  • Kinetic and Vocal Balance in Theatrical Actor Performance

    ahmed Hamed Ibrahim aldeneen
    35-48
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1706

  • theatrical performance in contemporary theatrical productions, between stereotypes and repetition (play Disagreement as a model)

    Alaa Najm Abdullah
    49-62
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1869

  • Color techniques in Contemporary Iraqi painting and their reflection on the productions of art education students

    Alham Abd Al Saheb
    63-78
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1870

  • Cognitive presence and aesthetic culture in the experience of the artist Mohammed Mehruddin

    Tamara Sufyan Yahya , Mohammed Ghalloobe Jebur
    79-92
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1687

  • The representations of Elias's image in the plays of (Ammar Na'meh), the play (Qa'a), by choice

    Khaled Hamid Hassan, Abdullah Abd Abd Ali
    93-104
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1871

  • The formal equivalent of the metaphorical subject in Islamic art motifs

    Wissam Kamil Abdul-Ameer
    105-120
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1878

  • The Function of Narrative Form and Montage Structure in Horror Films

    Zahraa Kadhim Jassim , Adhraa Muhammad Hassan
    121-138
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1879

  • Formal dualities and their visual effectiveness in fashion fabric designs "Reality and imagination"

    Zahraa Mohamed Sabry , Wassan Khalil Ibrahim
    139-152
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1881

  • The Use of Digital Technology in Creating Cinematic Shot Backgrounds

    Shurooq Malik Hasan
    153-160
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1882

  • The Aesthetic Composition of Sculptural Subjects Executed on Barbotine Ceramics "An Analytical Reading"

    Saba Ali Hassan
    161-172
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1884

  • Media features in the Iraqi epic show

    Talib Ghafil abd
    173-184
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1885

  • The sensory effectiveness of reception and its impact on the perception of expressive connotations in industrial product design

    Fatima Makki Tuma
    185-196
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1886

  • Expressive representations of events in contemporary graphic design

    Kawthar Saad Ghazi , Maha Muayad Abdul Hussein
    197-210
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1887

  • The Technological Aesthetics of Graphic Design in Contemporary Architecture

    Majid Abdul-Hussein , Moataz Inad Ghazwan
    211-224
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1888

  • The Aesthetics of Digital Representation in the Sculptural Outputs of Art Education Students

    Musa Jassas Musa , Abazar Imad Muhammad Sadiq
    225-240
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1890

  • The semantic use of place in political film

    Moataz Muhammad Ali Jabr, Haider Faisal Karim
    241-252
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1891

  • Conceptual references to social heritage and their manifestations in contemporary Iraqi art: A pragmatic-cognitive study

    Maysaa Abdul Kadhim Abd, Hila Abdel Shaheed Mustafa
    253-270
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1892

  • Colony of the body (Pragmatics of memory between biological presence and being)

    Nashat Mubarak Sliwa
    271-282
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1893

  • Characteristics of Interior Design for Educational Environments: A study of Education Centers for Children with Special Needs

    Noor Raid Mohammed Ali , Fatin Abaas Lafta
    283-292
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1894

  • Visual culture among art education students and its manifestations in their artistic output

    Noor Abdul Jabbar Abdul Sattar
    293-310
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1895

  • The effectiveness of a program based on the aesthetic values of Arabic calligraphy in developing artistic formation skills inspired by living organisms among female students at the Faculty of Fine Arts at a university

    Hani Issa Ali sarsour
    311-328
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1768

  • The Impact of Capitalism and Reinforcement Strategies on Postmodern Arts

    Wahb Ail Husan
    329-340
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1896

  • Body discourse and its promotional role in political poster design

    Yousif mahde saaed
    341-358
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1689
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