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. 123 (2026)
View No. 123 (2026)
Published: 2026-08-01

Articles

  • The Duality of Signifier and Signified and Its Reflections in Graphic Design

    Asaad Abdulwahid Salman, Sahar Ali Sarhan
    5-16
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1810

  • Artificial Intelligence and Artwork Analysis (An Applied Approach)

    Asil Ibrahim Mohammed, Saleh Ahmed Mahdi Al-Fahdawi
    17-32
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1811

  • The Impact of Directing Techniques on Shaping the Visual Identity of a Cinematic Film

    Ibrahim Naama Mahmoud , Hussein Talib Jassim
    33-46
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1812

  • The use of shape and space in the works of graphic designer Noma Bar

    Dina Mustafa Mohammed
    47-60
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1820

  • The effectiveness of the social environment in contemporary Iraqi painting

    Zainab Saad Ezzeldeen, Mohammed Al-Kinani
    61-74
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1669

  • Employing Artificial Intelligence in Children’s Theatre Performances: (The Play Stop as a Model)

    Zainab Abd Al-Ameer Ahmed
    75-88
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1823

  • The philosophical dimensions of the idea of death in cinema

    Suhair Qays Ahmed
    89-102
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1824

  • The digital alternative to dimmers in contemporary theatrical lighting (Applied study)

    Saif Al-Din Hamid Muhammad Kati
    103-126
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1825

  • Directorial treatment of form in contemporary theatrical performance (Red Carpet as a model)

    Shahd Haider Nemah Muhammad , Farhan Imran Musa
    127-138
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1826

  • Visual pollution in advertising poster designs - Asiacell as a model

    Ola fawzi ghafil
    139-150
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1827

  • Adaptive design of office furniture

    Ali Abdul Hussein Al-Ashiqi
    151-162
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1828

  • The Dialectics of the Relationship between Performative Selectivity and Digital Artistic Generation in Light of Contemporary Critical Approaches

    Omar Emad Nihad , Hila Abdel Shaheed Mustafa
    163-182
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1829

  • Liberal discourse in contemporary world cinema

    Qutob Aldeen Mader Abdul Majeed Alalosy, Sherouk Malik Hassan
    183-192
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1614

  • Features of modernity in the sculptures of Karim and Chadwick

    Lisa Shaker Obaid
    193-202
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1830

  • Mechanisms of employing choreography in contemporary Iraqi theatrical performance

    Layla faris yaseen
    203-216
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1831

  • The Aesthetics of the Monad in Contemporary World Sculpture

    Mazin Jaber Matouk Hadhiya, Awras Jabbar Suhaim
    217-230
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1832

  • The Similar and Different in Iranian Carpet Ornaments

    Nadeen taj deen, Ameen Abdulzhra Yassen Alnoori
    231-244
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1833

  • Stylistic transformations in modern sculpture

    Nour Majid Omran, Mortada Aboud Shehab
    245-256
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1834

  • The Aesthetics of Shaping the Actor’s Identity in Theatrical Performance

    Wisam A. A. Abbas
    257-268
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1836

  • The connotations and symbols of Islamic art and their impact on European ceramics (Spain as a model)

    Atyaf Hussein Nasser, Ahmed Jafar Hussain
    269-282
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1835

  • The formal compositions of comic costume fabric design systems

    AlHassan Latif Hashem, Faten Ali Hussein
    283-298
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1837

  • Educational program for learning paper cutting and folding for primary school

    Ayat Jail Shekel
    299-308
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1838

  • Architectural formation patterns and their connotations in contemporary theatrical performance

    Thamer Taha Abd Ali, Qasim Mounes Aziz
    309-318
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1839

  • The aesthetic impact of carnival celebrations on fabric and fashion design

    Reem Fouad Sabri Hammadi , Ruya Hamid Yassin
    319-326
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1840

  • The change in the field of formation after the Corona pandemic

    Saba Yousef Yaqoub , Salam Idwer Yaqoob
    327-340
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1841

  • Artistic creativity and its relationship to psychological flowamong students of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Al-Aqsa University

    Hani Issa Ali sarsour
    341-362
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1769

  • Design Thinking in Metal Product Design: An Experimental Study on User Experience and Adaptive Design

    Alia Abdel Aziz Abdullah Al-Fada
    363-380
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1842

  • Sensory Integration and Creative Imagination in Shaping Artistic Expression among the Blind: Ashraf Armagan as a Model

    Merfat Mohammed Mahdi Bassi
    381-396
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1845

  • The Aesthetics of Saudi Al-Sadu in Digital Art According to Formalist Theory: A Case Study

    Nahal bint Muhammad Al-Humaidi
    397-416
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1778

  • Creating innovative artistic treatments for handicrafts by combining traditional building patterns and Ebru motifs to design contemporary artistic lighting units

    Marwan Ahmed Mahmoud Maghrabi
    417-446
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.35560/jcofarts1847
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