About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Journal Overview

Colour Turn is a peer-reviewed journal that seeks to promote and advance interdisciplinary research into Colour Studies. Colour is a multi-faceted topic that lends itself to inquiry from a wide range of fields within the natural sciences, technological studies and the humanities. As its name figuratively and literally suggests, the aim of the interdisciplinary and international journal Colour Turn is to turn over a new leaf in colour research. The journal invites high-quality research articles and papers that implement innovative approaches—including scientific methodologies, historical re-construction, collection and close reading of old and new materials, empirical experiments, digital humanities, analytical, comparative and critical reviews—that open up new horizons in colour sciences and colour studies. The journal promises a collaborative effort of high-profile editorial and review expertise from all around the world in the field of colour research.

Scope of the Journal

As an internationally operating peer-reviewed journal, the Colour Turn wishes to bring together scholars from diverse fields from around the globe and cultivate a collaborative digital platform for their research. The journal is meant for researchers, professionals, students and general readers alike. The journal publishes high-quality research papers, academic reviews and articles in seven key investigative domains: Colour in Interdisciplinary Context, Colour and the Mind, Colour and Nature, Colour and Technology, Colour and Communication, Colour in Art and Media, and Colour in Culture and Society.

Open Access Policy

This journal offers Open Access to its content on the basic assumption that open public access of research will favor the global exchange of knowledge.