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Film-Philosophy

Edinburgh University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1997

ISSN1466-4615eISSN1466-4615

SJR Q4✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total20

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

0.1

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.766

Total Works

1,090

Total Citations

1,500

2yr Mean Citedness

0.21

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores the intersection of film analysis and philosophical inquiry. Articles frequently engage with specific films to examine themes such as political experience, aesthetic representation, the nature of the gaze, and the philosophical implications of cinematic techniques like sound and visual composition. Philosophical concepts and theories are applied to interpret cinematic narratives, characters, and formal elements.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

Annual Volume~ 40 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,090

Publisher OrgEdinburgh University Press

OA Since2005

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~52 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Edinburgh University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1466-4615 / 1466-4615

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

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Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

CommunicationQ4

PhilosophyQ4

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Film, Radio, TelevisionPhilosophy

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyVisual Arts and Performing ArtsCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cinema and Media StudiesEthics, Aesthetics, and ArtShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismItalian Fascism and Post-war SocietyArt, Politics, and ModernismVisual Culture and Art TheoryPhilosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismPhotography and Visual CultureLaw in Society and CultureDigital Games and Media