Journal profile · FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION
Black Camera
ISSN 1536-3155 · eISSN 1947-4237 · Indiana University Press
Black Camera: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 37 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Black Camera is published by Indiana University Press and is in Zone 4 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, African history and culture studies and Race, History, and American Society, together about 50.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance24.9%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences18.6%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences7.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.6%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.5%
- South Asian Cinema and CultureArts and Humanities3.5%
- African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ IssuesSocial Sciences3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Film, Radio, Television | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 975 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 43 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 31 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 41 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 | 152 | 0 | 230 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Indiana University Press
- ISSN
- 1536-3155
- Electronic ISSN
- 1947-4237
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Black Camera
What CAS zone is Black Camera in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Black Camera is in Zone 4 of Arts, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Film, Radio, Television. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Black Camera?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Black Camera is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Black Camera open access, and what is the APC?
Black Camera is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .