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Film Quarterly

University of California Press · United States · Est. 1958

ISSN0015-1386eISSN1533-8630

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Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.342

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SNIP

1.21

Total Works

10,148

Total Citations

20,207

2yr Mean Citedness

0.15

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Aims & Scope

Film Quarterly (FQ) publishes criticism on international and Hollywood cinema as well as independent film, including documentary and animation. The journal also revisits film classics; examines television, digital, and online media; covers film festivals; reviews recent books; and on occasion addresses installations, video games, and emergent technologies. FQ’s mission is to bring timely critical approaches to criticism and analyses of visual culture. Every submission should compellingly answer the questions “Why this?” and “Why now?” in terms of its choice of subject, analytical approach, and significance. The journal welcomes established scholars and fresh voices that bring new perspectives to bear on discourses of visual representation, including intersectional approaches to cinema as seen through the lenses of inclusivity, race, lived experience, gender, sexuality, and transnationalism.

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SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1958

Frequencyquarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications10,148

Publisher OrgUniversity of California Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of California Press

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Does the journal have a website?

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Is the ISSN verified?

0015-1386 / 1533-8630

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

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Plagiarism detection in place?

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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SJR Quartile by Discipline

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Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Film, Radio, Television

Scopus Categories

Visual Arts and Performing Arts

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cinema and Media StudiesShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismItalian Fascism and Post-war SocietyDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEthics, Aesthetics, and Art