Journal profile · FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION
Acta Universitatis Sapientiae-Film and Media Studies
ISSN 2065-5924 · eISSN 2066-7779 · Sciendo · Poland
Acta Universitatis Sapientiae-Film and Media Studies: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 3,290; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 11 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Universitatis Sapientiae-Film and Media Studies is published by Sciendo and is in Zone 3 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cinema and Media Studies, Visual Culture and Art Theory and Digital Games and Media, together about 46.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Scientific Journal of Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Cluj-Napoca (Romania), publishes original papers in English in several areas of sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION
Editor-in-chief Adalbert BALOGPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance26.6%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities12.6%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences7.3%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities7%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities5.1%
- Photography and Visual CultureArts and Humanities5.1%
- Narrative Theory and AnalysisArts and Humanities4.4%
- Italian Fascism and Post-war SocietySocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Film, Radio, Television | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Film, Radio, Television | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 265 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 25 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 27 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,290 / EUR 2,790 / GBP 2,390 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
All series are available under CC BY-NC-ND licensing. Model summary
All series are available under CC BY-NC-ND licensing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI). Model summary
We follow the rules the OA definition formulated in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI). Users are allowed to view, save, copy, distribute, print, search, or link the full content or use them for any legitimate purposes without the prior consent of the author or publisher.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2065-5924
- Electronic ISSN
- 2066-7779
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Universitatis Sapientiae-Film and Media Studies
What CAS zone is Acta Universitatis Sapientiae-Film and Media Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Universitatis Sapientiae-Film and Media Studies is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Film, Radio, Television. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Acta Universitatis Sapientiae-Film and Media Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Acta Universitatis Sapientiae-Film and Media Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Universitatis Sapientiae-Film and Media Studies is indexed in ESCI.
Is Acta Universitatis Sapientiae-Film and Media Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Universitatis Sapientiae-Film and Media Studies is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,290.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .