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Journal of Popular Film and Television

Routledge · United States · Est. 1978

ISSN1930-6458

SJR Q1✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

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

0.203

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.811

Total Works

1,257

Total Citations

5,777

2yr Mean Citedness

0.04

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Popular Film and Television is a scholarly journal that publishes original essays, perspective pieces on controversial issues, retrospective articles on older films and television programs, and commissioned book and video reviews. It was the first scholarly film journal to include television in its title and editorial purview.

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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 Published1978

FrequencyQuarterly, <Spring 1985->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,257

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1930-6458

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

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

Cultural StudiesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Film, Radio, Television

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesVisual Arts and Performing Arts

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cinema and Media StudiesMedia Studies and CommunicationShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismGothic Literature and Media AnalysisGender, Feminism, and MediaMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingDigital Games and MediaLiterature, Film, and Journalism AnalysisTheater, Performance, and Music HistoryMusic History and Culture