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Cinema

New University of Lisbon, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences · Portugal · Est. 1941

ISSN1647-8991eISSN1647-8991

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total53

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Removed from DOAJ (2023-05-03). DOAJ's stated reason: Problems with website. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.102

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

211

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Cinema: Journal of Philosophy and the Moving Image is an international peer-reviewed publication dedicated to the philosophical inquiry into film, video, television, and new media. The journal publishes original critical articles, book reviews, conference reports, interviews, and artwork within the field of philosophical research on the moving image.

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General Information

Country / RegionPortugal

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1941

Annual Volume~ 3 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications22

Publisher OrgNOVA University Lisbon

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

New University of Lisbon, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1647-8991 / 1647-8991

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2006

2008

148

2012

2014

2015

2017

2020

2025

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

CommunicationQ4

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Film, Radio, TelevisionPhilosophy

Scopus Categories

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cinema and Media StudiesDigital Games and MediaItalian Fascism and Post-war SocietyArt, Politics, and ModernismLiterature, Film, and Journalism AnalysisIslamic Studies and HistoryPhenomenology and Existential PhilosophyContemporary Literature and CriticismMedia Influence and HealthPhilosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism

Frequently asked questions about Cinema

Is Cinema a predatory journal?

Cinema was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Problems with website" (2023-05-03). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Cinema?

Cinema is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is Cinema indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Cinema is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.