Journal profile · FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION
Historical Journal Of Film Radio and Television
ISSN 0143-9685 · eISSN 1465-3451 · Taylor & Francis
Historical Journal Of Film Radio and Television: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; median 174 days to acceptance (20 articles, last 24 months); 118 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Historical Journal Of Film Radio and Television is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 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, European history and politics and Italian Fascism and Post-war Society, together about 51.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims and scopeJournal metrics Editorial board The Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television is an international and interdisciplinary journal concerned with the history of the audio-visual mass media from c.1900 to the present. It explores the institutional and ideological contexts of film, radio and television, analyses the evidence produced by the mass media for historians and social scientists, and considers the impact of mass communications on political, social and cultural history. The needs of those engaged in research and teaching are served by scholarly articles, book reviews and by archival reports concerned with the preservation and availability of records. In addition the journal aims to provide a survey of developments in the teaching of history and social science courses which involve the use of film and broadcast materials. Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television is the official journal of the International Association for Media and History (IAMHIST). All articles published in the journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editorial screening and the opinion of at least two anonymous referees. Read full aims and scope
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance28.2%
- European history and politicsSocial Sciences12.2%
- Italian Fascism and Post-war SocietySocial Sciences11.3%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences4.2%
- German History and SocietyArts and Humanities3.8%
- French Historical and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities3.7%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities3.4%
- Cultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentSocial Sciences2.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Film, Radio, Television | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Film, Radio, Television | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| 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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 299OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 51LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,743 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 92 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 118 | 28 | 22 |
| 2024 | 87 | 17 | 15 |
| 2023 | 82 | 16 | 55 |
| 2022 | 82 | 10 | 123 |
| 2021 | 108 | 20 | 395 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
174 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 98 days – 277 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (20 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 187 days
- Sample
- 20 articles with submission and acceptance dates (230 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: initial editorial screening plus at least two anonymous referees Model summary
All articles published in the journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editorial screening and the opinion of at least two anonymous referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0143-9685
- Electronic ISSN
- 1465-3451
- Society / sponsor
- International Association for Media and History
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Historical Journal Of Film Radio and Television
What CAS zone is Historical Journal Of Film Radio and Television in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Historical Journal Of Film Radio and Television is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Film, Radio, Television. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Historical Journal Of Film Radio and Television?
Based on the dates recorded on 20 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 174 days (interquartile range 98–277 days). 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 Historical Journal Of Film Radio and Television?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Historical Journal Of Film Radio and Television is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Historical Journal Of Film Radio and Television open access, and what is the APC?
Historical Journal Of Film Radio and Television is a hybrid 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .