Journal profile · FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION
Critical Studies in Television
ISSN 1749-6020 · eISSN 1749-6039 · SAGE
Critical Studies in Television: CAS Zone 2 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 54 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Critical Studies in Television is published by SAGE and is in Zone 2 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media Studies and Communication, Cinema and Media Studies and Gender, Feminism, and Media, together about 50.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Critical Studies in Television publishes articles that draw together divergent disciplines and new ways of thinking, to promote and advance Televis...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences23.4%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance16%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences11.5%
- Cultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentSocial Sciences7.8%
- Media, Gender, and AdvertisingSocial Sciences5.1%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences5%
- Asian Culture and Media StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Gothic Literature and Media AnalysisSocial Sciences3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Film, Radio, Television | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Film, Radio, Television | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 98OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 57.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 842 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 24 | 4 |
| 2025 | 54 | 27 | 20 |
| 2024 | 49 | 26 | 72 |
| 2023 | 36 | 18 | 54 |
| 2022 | 80 | 30 | 200 |
| 2021 | 49 | 22 | 371 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1749-6020
- Electronic ISSN
- 1749-6039
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Critical Studies in Television
What CAS zone is Critical Studies in Television in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Critical Studies in Television is in Zone 2 of Arts, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Film, Radio, Television. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Critical Studies in Television?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Critical Studies in Television is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Critical Studies in Television open access, and what is the APC?
Critical Studies in Television is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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: .