Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Cinema Cie
ISSN 2035-5270 · eISSN 2036-461X · Milano University Press · Italy
Cinema Cie: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cinema Cie is published by Milano University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cinema History and Criticism, Cinema and Media Studies and Visual Culture and Art Theory, together about 62.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cinéma & Cie is an international, peer-reviewed academic journal. Published from 2001, it supports innovative perspectives and groundbreaking methodological approaches in the fields of film and media studies as well as screen cultures. Research areas include: the relationships between media history and media theory; the intersections between technological, industrial, and representational aspects; audiovisual heritage; reception and consumption; the relations between different forms of audiovisual narrative, art, and communication. The journal is published twice a year, in Spring and Fall, and is structured in four sections: – Thematic issue: usually the largest section, devoted to a specific topic; – Beyond Cinema: a section focused on innovative perspectives on the transformations in the field of film studies. Submissions are accepted only in response to the permanent call for essays advertised on the website; – Projects & Abstracts: the section details international research and noteworthy Ph.D. thesis projects or abstracts, recommended by supervisors; – Reviews: the section consists of significant essays, festivals, exhibitions, conferences and related content. After being published by Il Castoro (2001-2005), Carocci (2007-2013) and Mimesis International (2017-2020, print & digital version), since 2021 (voll. 36-37), Cinéma & Cie is an Open Access Journal. This choice comes from the firm belief that the international circulation and the free accessibility of the journal is pivotal to the spread of valuable research. In the same direction, the new subtitle (from International Film Studies Journal to Film and Media Studies Journal) further highlights the inclusive and interdisciplinary perspective that has always defined the identity of the journal. The table of contents and presentations of past issues (2001-2020) can be browsed in the Archive section. Cinéma & Cie is classified as ‘class A’ journal by the ANVUR (Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes) for all the scientific subfields of the macro-sector 10 (Antiquities, philology, literary studies, art history). Cinéma & Cie is promoted by: Dipartimento di Lettere, Lingue, Arti. Italianistica e Culture Comparate, Università degli Studi di Bari “Aldo Moro” Dipartimento di Lettere, Filosofia, Comunicazione, Università degli Studi di Bergamo Dipartimento delle Arti — Visive Performative Mediali, Alma Mater Studiorum — Università di Bologna Dipartimento di Scienz
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities32%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance18.4%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities12%
- South Asian Cinema and CultureArts and Humanities4.2%
- Ethics, Aesthetics, and ArtArts and Humanities4.2%
- Photography and Visual CultureArts and Humanities3.3%
- Art, Technology, and CultureArts and Humanities2.8%
- Disability Rights and RepresentationSocial Sciences2.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Arts and Performing Arts | Q2 | 191/697 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 158 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 49 | 8 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 11 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 7 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare10 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- reviewase email beyondcinema@cinemaetcie.net. Reviews / Comptes rendus Reviews must be in English or French (max 1,000-1,200 words). Articles must be formatted accord…main text ≤ 1,200 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Open Access Policy is based on rules of Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) http://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/. The Author allows Cinéma & Cie the right to publish for the first time or republish the work withi…
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
- Milano University Press
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 2035-5270
- Electronic ISSN
- 2036-461X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 46 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cinema Cie
How long does peer review take at Cinema Cie?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Cinema Cie?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200 words; Keywords: 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Cinema Cie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cinema Cie is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Cinema Cie open access, and what is the APC?
Cinema Cie 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .