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CINEJ Cinema Journal

University Library System, University of Pittsburgh · United States · Est. 2011

ISSN2158-8724
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
43
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q2+18
DOAJ Verified+15
Total43
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
0.197
H-Index
9
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.378
Total Works
370
Total Citations
493
2yr Mean Citedness
0.16
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Aims & Scope

CINEJ Cinema Journal is a free, online and print , open access, peer-reviewed and refereed journal of film studies. It is published by the University Library System, University of Pittsburgh -- cosponsored by University of Pittsburgh Press. CINEJ Cinema Journal is committed to publishing fresh and original research in the fields of film and screen studies . The journal publishes essays on global cinemas and emerging national/transnational filmmaking practices, films, new authors from previusly understudied cinemas of the world. Our board members are represent that diversity in emerging reseach areas in film studies such as global cinemas, queer cinemas, film festival studies, cinemas of the Global South, and (star/genre/historical analysis of) minor cinemas. The goal of CINEJ are to promote these areas of cinema studies to encourage and reward excellence in scholar writing . In addition, CINEJ also values committment to promoting original research and the preservation of film, television, video, and other media heritage and would encourage submissions of original scholarly articles related to this area. Another key objective of CINE J is to ensure that the journal is made available to the widest range of readers across the world through open access publishing. CINEJ views cinema/film studies as part of Arts and Humanities scholarship. Studies that tend to be on the communication studies and overly quantitative approach to film practices are recommended to refer to other journals that are more in line with their methodology.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
12
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2011
Frequencysemiannually
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications370
Publisher OrgUniversity of Pittsburgh
OA Since2010
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~12 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
LOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

11/12 · 92%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2158-8724
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
LOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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.

Cultural StudiesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Film, Radio, Television

Scopus Categories

Cultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cinema and Media StudiesSouth Asian Cinema and CultureTurkey's Politics and SocietyShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingGothic Literature and Media AnalysisItalian Fascism and Post-war SocietyGender, Feminism, and MediaAfrican history and culture studiesSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref