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Visual Studies Template

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About the Visual Studies format

Visual Studies is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Photography and Visual Culture, Participatory Visual Research Methods, Visual Culture and Art Theory.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Visual Studies 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inPhotography and Visual Culture Participatory Visual Research Methods Visual Culture and Art Theory Geographies of human-animal interactions Cinema and Media Studies
ISSN1472-586X
Citation impact (2-yr)0.79
h-index64
i10-index290
Total citations21,144
Top institutions publishing hereTwitter (United States)
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Visual Studies per year

93
2014
62
2015
43
2016
71
2017
38
2018
88
2019
110
2020
136
2021
69
2022
97
2023
101
2024
86
2025

Citation impact of Visual Studies by publication year

1.4K
2014
252
2015
190
2016
360
2017
290
2018
484
2019
1.4K
2020
441
2021
148
2022
359
2023
140
2024
30
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Visual Studies

Talking about pictures: A case for photo elicitation

Douglas Harper · 1 Apr 2002

This paper is a definition of photo elicitation and a history of its development in anthropology and sociology. The view of photo elicitation in these disciplines, where the greatest number of photo elicitation studies have taken place, organizes photo elicitation studies by topic and by form. The paper also presents practical considerations from a frequent…

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Walking with video

Sarah Pink · 1 Dec 2007

In this article the author discusses the idea of ‘walking with video’ as a phenomenological research method that attends to sensorial elements of human experience and place‐making. As a simple method this means walking with and video‐recording research participants as they experience, tell and show their material, immaterial and social environments in personally, socially and…

Walking in rhythms: place, regulation, style and the flow of experience

Tim Edensor · 23 Mar 2010

Following Henri Lefebvre, this article investigates the distinct rhythms of walking and the ways that it intersects with diverse temporalities and spaces. Because walking is practised and experienced in innumerable contexts, generalisations are problematic. Nevertheless, this article identifies some of the ways in which walking produces time-space and the experience of place. I subsequently discuss…

Questions of process in participant-generated visual methodologies

Marilys Guillemin, Sarah Drew · 2 Sep 2010

Abstract There is an increasing literature on visual methodologies in which images are generated by participants as part of the research, as distinct from the analysis of existing images or images taken by the researcher. Although there are growing numbers of publications that present frameworks for analysing images and their meaning, this is an area…

Visual Studies template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Visual Studies format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Visual Studies template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Visual Studies use?
Visual Studies uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Visual Studies 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Visual Studies?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Visual Studies 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 Visual Studies template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Visual Studies format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Visual Studies?
Visual Studies is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's Visual Studies template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Visual Studies PDF?
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