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Film Criticism

Michigan Publishing · United States · Est. 1975

eISSN2471-4364

✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Aims & Scope

Film Criticism is a peer-reviewed, open-access digital academic journal whose aim is to bring together scholarship in the field of cinema and media studies in order to present the finest work in this area, foregrounding textual criticism as a primary value. Our readership is academic, although we strive to publish material that is both accessible to undergraduates and engaging to established scholars.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1975

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgMichigan Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewEditorial review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Michigan Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2471-4364

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Editorial review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cinema and Media StudiesItalian Fascism and Post-war SocietyDigital Games and MediaAsian Culture and Media StudiesEuropean history and politicsRace, History, and American SocietyShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismMusic History and CultureMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingMedia Studies and Communication

Frequently asked questions about Film Criticism

Is Film Criticism a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Film Criticism: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Film Criticism?

Film Criticism is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

Is Film Criticism indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Film Criticism is indexed in DOAJ.