Journal of Visual Theology (JVT)

Journal of Visual Theology is an international peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the study of visual dimensions of religion, theology, and sacred culture. Established in 2019 and published by Yaroslav-the-Wise Novgorod State University, the journal provides a scholarly platform for interdisciplinary research exploring the relationships between visual representation, religious belief, theological thought, and cultural practice. The journal focuses on the role of images, symbols, architecture, sacred spaces, iconography, and visual communication in religious traditions across different historical periods and cultural contexts. The journal welcomes original research articles, reviews, discussions, and analytical studies related to visual theology, iconology, religious art, visual semiotics, and the interpretation of sacred imagery. It encourages dialogue among theologians, philosophers, historians, art historians, anthropologists, and cultural studies scholars. The publication particularly emphasizes the visual aspects of religious experience, theological discourse, and ritual practice, examining how images contribute to the formation and transmission of religious meaning. As an open-access journal, all published articles are freely available online, promoting international academic exchange and wider dissemination of research findings. The journal has gained recognition within the field of religious studies and is indexed in international scholarly databases.

Journal of Visual Theology (JVT) is :-

• International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, Visual Theology, Religious Studies, Iconology, Religious Imagery, Sacred Art, Hierotopy, Theology and Visual Culture, Visual Semiotics, Philosophy of Religion, Cultural and Historical Studies of Religious Images, iconology, religious art, visual semiotics, the interpretation of sacred imagery, It encourages dialogue among theologians, philosophers, historians, art historians, anthropologists, cultural studies scholars , Online or Print , Semiannual Journal

• UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN P-ISSN: 2713-1610, E-ISSN: 2713-1955, Established: 2019,
• Does Not Provide Crossref DOI

• Not indexed in Scopus, WoS, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC CARE