Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Film and History
ISSN 0360-3695 · eISSN 1548-9922 · Center for the Study of Film and History
Film and History: subscription journal; 39 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Film and History is published by Center for the Study of Film and History. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cinema History and Criticism, Cinema and Media Studies and Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis, together about 74.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Film & History, which is a non-profit, peer-reviewed journal affiliated with the American Historical Association and has been published continuously since 1971, is published twice each year, in the summer and the winter.
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 Humanities37.5%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance26.3%
- Literature, Film, and Journalism AnalysisArts and Humanities10.4%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities3.4%
- World Wars: History, Literature, and ImpactSocial Sciences2.8%
- Ethics, Aesthetics, and ArtArts and Humanities2.2%
- Spanish Culture and IdentityArts and Humanities1.7%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities1.7%
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
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Arts and Performing Arts | Q4 | 632/697 | 9th |
| History | Q4 | 1828/1936 | 5th |
| Cultural Studies | Q4 | 1364/1434 | 4th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,768 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 0 | 32 |
| 2025 | 39 | 0 | 50 |
| 2024 | 37 | 1 | 91 |
| 2023 | 19 | 0 | 109 |
| 2022 | 22 | 0 | 120 |
| 2021 | 20 | 0 | 109 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer review Model summary
Film & History, which is a non-profit, peer-reviewed journal affiliated with the American Historical Association and has been published continuously since 1971, is published twice each year, in the summer and the winter.
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
- Center for the Study of Film and History
- ISSN
- 0360-3695
- Electronic ISSN
- 1548-9922
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Film and History
Which databases index Film and History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Film and History is indexed in Scopus.
Is Film and History open access, and what is the APC?
Film and History 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, 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: .