Journal profile
Imaginations Journal of CrossCultural Media Studies
ISSN 1918-8439 · University of Alberta · Canada
Imaginations Journal of CrossCultural Media Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 36 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Imaginations Journal of CrossCultural Media Studies is published by University of Alberta. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Visual Culture and Art Theory, Cinema History and Criticism and Photography and Visual Culture, together about 33.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IMAGINATIONS: JOURNAL OF CROSS-CULTURAL IMAGE STUDIES Imaginations is a multilingual, open-access journal of international visual cultural studies. It is published twice yearly and peer-reviewed. As a knowledge democracy project, Imaginations is free to submit to and free to read. Founded at the University of Alberta in 2010, the journal has been supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies at York University, and the Department of Humanities at York University. PDF conversion from html galleys has been supported by princexml (YesLogic Pty. Ltd.). Imaginations showcases artistic work and scholarly research. It focuses on innovative artistic practices and interdisciplinary, intercultural theoretical understandings of images, screens and visual culture. The journal provides an online installation venue for original artwork and publishes academic articles in original languages and translated into French or English. Elicitations is the reviews section of Imaginations and it complements the publication of the journal. Using a rolling publication model, it collects reflections on the latest art exhibits, installations, scholarly books, and social and political movements of interest to the visual cultural studies community. Visual culture practices and scholarship come together in Imaginations. Here, high-caliber, international and intercultural research informed by national histories and linguistic traditions creates a new vocabulary to address the notion of the image and its many avatars. Researchers and visual artists, each reflecting on their own practices, revealing new insights into the interlacing of academia and visual culture.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Markus ReisenleitnerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 9 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities14.9%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities9.7%
- Photography and Visual CultureArts and Humanities8.7%
- Photographic and Visual ArtsArts and Humanities8.2%
- Art, Politics, and ModernismArts and Humanities5.3%
- Artistic and Creative ResearchArts and Humanities5.3%
- Ecocriticism and Environmental LiteratureArts and Humanities4.8%
- Art, Technology, and CultureArts and Humanities4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 419 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 76 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 56 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 67 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 101 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 70 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 83 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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-NC-ND | |
| 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)
Article types accepted1
- articlesArticlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Free to submit and free to read. Model summary
As a knowledge democracy project, Imaginations is free to submit to and free to read.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Submissions should be sent to imaginations@ualberta.ca and prepared for anonymous peer review. Model summary
All written submissions should be sent to imaginations@ualberta.ca and prepared for anonymous peer review.
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
- University of Alberta
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 1918-8439
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Imaginations Journal of CrossCultural Media Studies
How long does peer review take at Imaginations Journal of CrossCultural Media Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Imaginations Journal of CrossCultural Media Studies based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Imaginations Journal of CrossCultural Media Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Imaginations Journal of CrossCultural Media Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Imaginations Journal of CrossCultural Media Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Imaginations Journal of CrossCultural Media Studies 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .