ALAN – Journal of Art and Design is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Balıkesir University, Faculty of Fine Arts. The journal aims to publish original scholarly and artistic research in the fields of art and design. It seeks to become a respected and preferred academic journal by publishing qualified studies in accordance with scientific standards, publication ethics, and academic evaluation processes.

The main aim of the journal is to provide an academic publishing platform for original studies in plastic arts, visual arts, printmaking, painting, sculpture, graphic design, art education, art theory, art history, interdisciplinary art practices, and contemporary art studies.

ALAN – Journal of Art and Design accepts original and scholarly works in the fields of art and design. The scope of the journal includes plastic arts, visual arts, printmaking, painting, sculpture, graphic design, art education, art theory, art history, interdisciplinary art practices, contemporary art studies, and related subfields.

The journal welcomes research articles, review articles, theoretical studies in art and design, practice-based research, and interdisciplinary studies. Manuscripts that provide original contributions to the fields of art and design, comply with ethical principles, and meet academic standards are considered for evaluation.