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Fotocinema

Universidad de Malaga, Departamento de Historia del Arte · Spain · Est. 1968

ISSN2172-0150eISSN2172-0150

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.229

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.688

Total Worksi

726

Total Citationsi

609

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.32

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Fotocinema is a journal that addresses the study, analysis, knowledge, history, and reflection on cinema and photography. Its aim is to contribute to scientific criticism and dialogue from the cinematographic or photographic image.

General Information

Country / RegionSpain

Primary LanguageSpanish, Portuguese, French, English

1st Year Published1968

FrequencySemestral

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications726

Publisher OrgFotocinema

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Universidad de Malaga, Departamento de Historia del Arte

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2172-0150 / 2172-0150

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Spanish, Portuguese, French, English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

HistoryQ1

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ1

CommunicationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ArtFilm, Radio, Television

Scopus Categories

CommunicationVisual Arts and Performing ArtsHistory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cinema History and CriticismPhotographic and Visual ArtsMedia, Journalism, and Communication HistorySpanish Culture and IdentityVisual Culture and Art TheoryPhotography and Visual CultureMedia and Digital CommunicationCommunication and COVID-19 ImpactMemory, violence, and historySpanish History and Politics

Frequently asked questions about Fotocinema

Is Fotocinema a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Fotocinema: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Fotocinema?

Fotocinema 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.32.

Is Fotocinema indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Fotocinema is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Fotocinema?

How much does it cost to publish in Fotocinema?

Fotocinema is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.