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Although free, open access publishing in the arts has lagged a bit behind other disciplines (due in large part to arts-related copyright issues), there are some key open access journals worth knowing. Many of these journals are even indexed in our research databases, right alongside their subscription-based peers!  Here are a few of my favorites. You can find even more by checking the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).

Art:

• Body, Space & Technology Journal
• Invisible Culture: An Electronic Journal for Visual Culture
• Nineteenth Century Art Worldwide

Film:

• Film-Philosophy Journal
• Scope: An Online Journal of Film & TV Studies
• Senses of Cinema

Music:

• Journal of Jazz Studies
• Music Theory Online
• Popular Musicology Online

Theatre:

• Applied Theatre Researcher
• Platform: Postgraduate eJournal of Theatre & Performing Arts