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Camera Obscura

Duke University Press · United States · Est. 1976

ISSN1529-1510

SJR Q1✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total25

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

0.176

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SNIP

0.355

Total Works

1,072

Total Citations

9,307

2yr Mean Citedness

0.57

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Camera Obscura publishes scholarship that analyzes film, video, and other media through critical lenses, often focusing on issues of representation, identity, and social politics. The journal engages with experimental cinema, avant-garde media, and contemporary digital platforms, exploring themes such as gender, sexuality, race, disability, and the impact of neoliberalism. Articles frequently examine the formal qualities of media to understand their ideological and aesthetic functions, and consider how media practices intersect with historical and cultural contexts.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1976

Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,072

Publisher OrgDuke University Press

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Submission Info

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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?

Duke University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1529-1510

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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)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

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.

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ1

Gender StudiesQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Film, Radio, Television

Scopus Categories

Gender StudiesVisual Arts and Performing Arts

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cinema and Media StudiesGender, Feminism, and MediaArt, Politics, and ModernismShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismItalian Fascism and Post-war SocietyMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingPhotography and Visual CultureHuman auditory perception and evaluationEuropean history and politicsAsian Culture and Media Studies