Journal profile
Animation Studies
ISSN 1930-1928 · Society for Animation Studies · United States
Animation Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 50 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Animation Studies is published by Society for Animation Studies. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digital Media and Visual Art, Cinema History and Criticism and Cinema and Media Studies, together about 60.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Animation Studies is the Society for Animation Studies’ double-blind peer-reviewed online journal. It provides an open-access online platform for scholarship and debate on the history, theory, aesthetics, technology and practice of global animated media The journal publishes original research on topics including (but not limited to) animation theory; animation style, form, and technique; global histories of animation; animation and documentary; animation industries and animation labor; animation pedagogy and archives; expanded animation and mixed media; and intersections between animation and related media. Animation Studies welcomes politically engaged approaches to issues of gender, sexuality, race, and class in animated media. Early career and underrepresented researchers are especially encouraged to send their work. Plagiarism Animation Studies adheres to the best practices set out by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), which are available at http://www.publicationethics.org. The detection of any form of plagiarism rules out the possibility for the essay to be published.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital Media and Visual ArtComputer Science27.2%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities22.7%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.2%
- Art, Technology, and CultureArts and Humanities8.2%
- Artistic and Creative ResearchArts and Humanities6.6%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities5%
- Asian Culture and Media StudiesSocial Sciences3.4%
- Japanese History and CultureSocial Sciences3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 163 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
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 50 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 50 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Society for Animation Studies
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1930-1928
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Animation Studies
How long does peer review take at Animation Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 50 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 Animation Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Animation Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Animation Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Animation Studies is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .