Editorial note

Abstract

I am very pleased tomake several announcements on behalf of the journal, the editorial team and the advisory board. First, we are delighted to announce that the journal will now be indexed by Scopus, one of the top indexing and abstracting providers for academic research. Scopus gives us considerably greater coverage for various kinds of online/digitised searches. It extends the reach of the contributions published in the journal, allows us to connect to wider readerships, and will increase the visibility of our authors and their work. It is one more boon and incentive for scholars to chooseWorld Art for publishing their research and ensuring quality recognition. Second, we have a few updates regarding our content and submission guidelines. We are now on a regular programme of publishing three issues per year, which has been the case since 2019. This uptick built on the successes of the previous years, and total submissions have increased accordingly. It’s worth mentioning that at least one of the three issues each year will be published as a special themed issue. Proposals for special issues are always welcome, and any queries or expressions of interest can be directed to: worldart@uea.ac.uk. Any current calls for papers can always be found on the journal’s website: https://www.tandfonline.com. Of course, new manuscripts not intended for themed issues can be submitted at any time, and consideration of them proceeds on a rolling basis. This includes various kinds of contribution types (e.g., research articles, visual essays, art interventions, position pieces and interviews). Lastly, that brings us to the present issue, dedicated to ‘Art andEnvironmental Crisis,’ guest-edited by Renato Rodrigues da Silva and Tami Bogéa. This issue is inspired by recent developments and activities concerning art and the environment across the world. Recent impacts wrought by climate change, tied to global warming and other anthropogenic forces, are eroding theworld’s sustainability. At the same time, they reveal regional vulnerabilities, great inequalities inwealth and power, and legal andmoral transgressions. Many signs and sources of evidence point to a planet and its various ecosystems in flux and some teetering on the edge.