NECSUS

Aims & Scope

NECSUS is an international, double blind peer-reviewed journal of media studies initiated and published by NECS (European Network for Cinema and Media Studies). The journal is multidisciplinary and strives to bring together the best work in the field of media studies across the humanities and social sciences. We aim to publish research that matters and that improves the understanding of media and culture inside and outside the academic community. Each volume features diverse contributions, a special thematic section, and review sections that cover books, festivals, and exhibits in addition to an audiovisual essay section and a section on data papers. NECSUS focuses on cinema, television, and new media studies by publishing research either by European scholars or on European media for a global readership. The journal particularly welcomes comparative and pan-European studies. We invite submissions on all aspects of media including textual, representational, and cinema-philosophical issues. Manuscripts may also cover media production and institutions as well as media technologies, networks, audiences, and uses. These aspects may be studied separately or in conjunction and situated in their cultural and historical contexts. We welcome contributions from different research traditions including but not limited to cinema and television studies, cultural studies, communication studies, game studies, network studies, and media history. The journal aims to promote innovative research presenting new approaches and insights and to publish work that makes a substantial contribution to the field, be it on a theoretical, methodological, empirical, or analytical level. NECSUS publishes content that improves the understanding of media and culture inside and outside the academic community. We encourage the inclusion of links to digital archives and we support the integration of audio-visual data and material into academic arguments. Essays should be focused and guided by clearly formulated questions or problems, leading to well-argued conclusions. The journal is aimed at a broad readership of researchers, lecturers, and students. We make a distinction between feature essays of 6,000-8,000 words and short reviews of 2,000-3,000 words. Feature essays are subject to double blind external peer review and short reviews will be covered by the section editors. NECSUS welcomes book reviews, preferably discussing two recently published titles within a particular academic field or addressing a specific theme. Authors are invited to use the books under scrutiny to reflect on an overarching theme or topic. NECSUS also welcomes audiovisual essays and proposals for audiovisual essay sections by prospective guest editors, which are reviewed by the editorial board.

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