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Arts Template

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About the Arts format

Arts is a peer-reviewed journal published by MDPI, covering Visual Culture and Art Theory, Art, Politics, and Modernism, Cinema and Media Studies. Over its lifetime it has published 1,488 papers, which have received 4,915 citations.

PublisherMDPI
Reference styleNumbered (MDPI)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith, A.; Jones, B.; Lee, C. A Representative Article Title. Arts 2023, 12, 45–58.

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Publishes research inVisual Culture and Art Theory Art, Politics, and Modernism Cinema and Media Studies Art History and Market Analysis Cultural Industries and Urban Development
ISSN2076-0752
Citation impact (2-yr)0.59
h-index26
i10-index116
Article processing charge$1,299
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereAGH University of Krakow
Journal websitewww.mdpi.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Arts per year

25
2014
10
2015
7
2016
22
2017
107
2018
165
2019
132
2020
94
2021
129
2022
256
2023
178
2024
178
2025

Citation impact of Arts by publication year

192
2014
48
2015
15
2016
184
2017
952
2018
1.3K
2019
449
2020
272
2021
200
2022
479
2023
191
2024
95
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Arts

Art, Creativity, and the Potential of Artificial Intelligence

Marian Mazzone, Ahmed Elgammal · 21 Feb 2019

Our essay discusses an AI process developed for making art (AICAN), and the issues AI creativity raises for understanding art and artists in the 21st century. Backed by our training in computer science (Elgammal) and art history (Mazzone), we argue for the consideration of AICAN’s works as art, relate AICAN works to the contemporary art…

Can Computers Create Art?

Aaron Hertzmann · 10 May 2018

This essay discusses whether computers, using Artificial Intelligence (AI), could create art. First, the history of technologies that automated aspects of art is surveyed, including photography and animation. In each case, there were initial fears and denial of the technology, followed by a blossoming of new creative and professional opportunities for artists. The current hype…

Artificial Intelligence and Music: Open Questions of Copyright Law and Engineering Praxis

Bob L. Sturm, María Teresa Iglesias, Oded Ben‐Tal et al. · 6 Sep 2019

The application of artificial intelligence (AI) to music stretches back many decades, and presents numerous unique opportunities for a variety of uses, such as the recommendation of recorded music from massive commercial archives, or the (semi-)automated creation of music. Due to unparalleled access to music data and effective learning algorithms running on high-powered computational hardware,…

The Destructive/Non-Destructive Identification of Enameled Pottery, Glass Artifacts and Associated Pigments—A Brief Overview

Philippe Colomban · 15 Jul 2013

The birth of Chemistry can be found in two main practices: (i) the Arts du feu (ceramic and glass, metallurgy, i.e., inorganic and solid state chemistry) and (ii) the preparation of remedies, alcohols and perfumes, dyes, i.e., organic and liquid state chemistry). After a brief survey of the history of (glazed) pottery and (enameled) glass…

Sustainable Features of Vernacular Architecture: Housing of Eastern Black Sea Region as a Case Study

Burcu Salgın, Ömer Bayram, Atacan Akgün et al. · 17 Aug 2017

The contributions of sustainability to architectural designs are steadily increasing in parallel with developments in technology. Although sustainability seems to be a new concept in today’s architecture, in reality, it is not. This is because, much of sustainable architectural design principles depend on references to vernacular architecture, and there are many examples found in different…

Arts template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Arts format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Arts template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official MDPI format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Arts use?
Arts uses Numbered (MDPI) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith, A.; Jones, B.; Lee, C. A Representative Article Title. Arts 2023, 12, 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Arts?
No. DocuGuru generates the mdpi LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a MDPI-ready Arts document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Arts template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Arts format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Arts?
Arts - MDPI Journal. It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by MDPI.
Can I export a submission-ready Arts PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Arts template (the mdpi class) that is ready to submit to MDPI, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Arts template cost?
You can start writing in the Arts template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Arts PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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