About the Journal

Mentor, academic journal of art and design is an international journal that has been published in 2025 and is refereed, scientific and adopts an open access policy. Our journal, which aims to bring together competent research on national and international levels regarding all the key words of the Fine Arts Basic Field, is published three times a year in March, July and November of each year. Articles attempting to be published in Mentor must be of a quality that meets scientific and academic originality in Turkish or English.

All types of original and academic research that can fall within the context of the Fine Arts Core Field can be evaluated under titles such as articles, translations, compilations, letters to the editor, and book critiques.

Mentor aims to be an alternative source to academic databases, especially needed in art and design disciplines. It strives to publish any original and scientific research that can create an alternative in the field, in line with international publishing principles. Mentor is cited in national and international indexes presented on its website. The relevant indexes can be accessed via the Mentor website.

Mentor publishes research in the following areas of expertise within the context of the basic field of fine arts:
- Music,
- Musicology,
- Painting,
- Handicrafts,
- Plastic Arts,
- Performing Arts,
- Art Management,
- Design,
- Portable Cultural Assets,
- Conservation-Restoration of Artworks,
- Protection of Cultural Heritage,
- Art History,
- Preventive Protection Works in Artworks,
- Museology,
- Artworks Exhibition Techniques and Technological Innovations,
- Protection and Repair of Cultural Assets,
- Archeology and Art History,
- Textile and Fashion Design,
- Cartoons and Animation,
- Dance,
- Ballet,
- Theater,
- Choreography,
- Sculpture,
- Ceramics,
- Graphic Arts,
- Visual Communication Design,
- Game Design,
- Digital Game Design,
- Photography,
- Video,
- Installation,
- Aesthetics,
- Traditional Turkish Arts,
- Contemporary Art.
Mentor carries out the peer review process with a double-blind peer review approach. Mentor Journal, which has no basis other than science and art, targets academics, university students, institutions of related fields, artists, designers and all individuals interested in the area.

Current Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2026): March 2026
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This is the March 2026 issue of Mentor Academic Art and Design Journal.

Published: 2026-03-03

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Articles

  • Sürdürülebilir Karar Alma: Mobil Bankacılık Tasarımındaki Temel Gereksinimler

    Merve Aydın, Nur Cemelelioğlu
    1-17
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64293/mentor.v2i4.39

  • The Contribution of Graphic Design to Visual Narratives in Digital Activism

    Yasin Avcı
    18-32
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64293/mentor.v2i4.46

  • Representation Forms of Painter Identity in Turkiye Cinema and Television Productions

    Gökhan Eken, Burcu Kaya
    33-42
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64293/mentor.v2i4.48

  • A Brief Overview of the Machine's Impact on Art

    Osman Törer
    43-58
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64293/mentor.v2i4.49

  • Three-Layered Dramaturgy: The Use of Organic-Narrative-Evocative Levels in Performance Analysis

    Ece Özinan
    59-67
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64293/mentor.v2i4.57

  • Absence as a Constitutive Phenomenon in the Dramatic Works of Henrik Ibsen

    Oktay Emre
    68-79
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64293/mentor.v2i4.52

  • A Step Towards the Information Society: Improving of Museum Management

    Nazmin Jafarova
    80-92
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64293/mentor.v2i4.56

  • GIF Art in Motion Graphics: The Simpsons as an Alternative Mode of Expression

    Betül Güzel
    93-109
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64293/mentor.v2i4.58

  • An Applied-Research on Virtual Exhibition Visitors' Perceptions of Learning, Accessibility, and Aesthetics

    Orhun Türker, Abdurrahman Özdemir
    110-129
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64293/mentor.v2i4.60

  • Mapping the Pre-Expressıve Level: An Analysis of the Paper Canoe

    Sercan Özinan
    130-133
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64293/mentor.v2i4.66

  • The Transformation of Liveness and Reality in Theatre in the Context of Mediatization

    Ali Noyan Ayturan
    134-147
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64293/mentor.v2i4.69

  • The Historical Sociology of Film Criticism as a Profession: The Institutionalization of Criticism in the Journal Yeni Sinema, Published by the Turkish Cinematheque Association (1966–1980)

    Ebubekir Düzcan
    148-161
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64293/mentor.v2i4.71

  • The Application of Multilingual Typography in Visual Communication Design

    Ezgi Bengisu Bahar
    162-175
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64293/mentor.v2i4.73

  • Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture and Smart Agriculture: Poster Designs in the Context of Digital Transformation for Sustainability

    Eda Sezerer Albayrak, Büşra Maden, Çağrı Gümüş
    176-186
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.64293/mentor.v2i4.45
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