Aims & Scope

P&P is an international, diamond open access journal dedicated to the materiality of making in film, theatre/performance, and creative digital media. We publish work that makes production legible as craft and labour: the workflows, coordination, finance, logistics, infrastructures, technologies, and working conditions that shape what audiences ultimately see and hear. Drawing on intellectual traditions including Cultural Production Studies, the Sociology of Creative Work, Production Studies, and Practice-as-Research, P&P treats production knowledge as a legitimate and necessary form of research.

P&P prioritises work that explains production as craft and as labour. We welcome research and practitioner writing that makes methods, workflows, decision-making, constraints, and collaboration visible, and that advances understanding of technique, creative process, and the social and economic conditions of production. The journal serves researchers, practitioners, and students by providing a shared space for evidence-led analysis of making, doing, and producing.

Visual and Accessibility Policy

P&P encourages image-led scholarship where visuals materially strengthen the argument. Authors should include relevant images, diagrams, stills, or other visual material when available and rights-cleared.

Expectation: Submissions should include at least one visual item per 3,000 words.

Exceptions: Exceptions are permitted where (a) visuals are not methodologically appropriate, (b) high-quality visuals are not available, or (c) permissions cannot be reasonably obtained. Where exceptions apply, authors should briefly justify this in the cover letter.

Accessibility: All visuals must include captions and source information. Authors must also provide descriptive alt text for each visual. Where individuals are identifiable, authors are responsible for documenting consent or demonstrating a lawful basis for publication in line with the journal’s ethics requirements.