Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
International Journal of Film and Media Arts
ISSN 2183-9271 · Universidade Lusofona de Humanidades e Tecnologias · Portugal
International Journal of Film and Media Arts: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 32 weeks (community reports); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Film and Media Arts is published by Universidade Lusofona de Humanidades e Tecnologias. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cinema History and Criticism, Cinema and Media Studies and Artistic and Creative Research, together about 46.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Journal of Film and Media Arts The International Journal of Film and Media Arts is an open access, promoted by the FilmEU - European University and Film and Media Arts Department - Lusófona University (Portugal), and funded by CICANT/ FCT. IJFMA is a semiannual publication focusing on all areas of film and media arts research and critique, namely animation, television, media arts and videogames, and their varied social and cultural forms of expression and materialization. In June 2020, IJFMA was accepted for indexation in Scopus from Elsevier, one the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature in the world. The Content Selection & Advisory Board (CSAB) of Scopus has pointed out that “The journal consistently includes articles that are scientifically sound and relevant to an international academic or professional audience in this field” Following this decision, the International Journal of Film and Media Arts is now part of this rigorous evaluation system that brings international recognition for the quality of the journal and published articles. This process strengthens the scientific credibility of the journal within the academic community worldwide. In Portugal, IJFMA is the first open-access journal in the Visual Arts and Performing Arts field included in Scopus. All submissions are selected by double-blind peer review. No fees are requested for submission or processing. IJFMA is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work’s authorship and initial publication in this journal.Read more at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ .
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 Humanities24.7%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.1%
- Artistic and Creative ResearchArts and Humanities10.4%
- Digital Media and Visual ArtComputer Science8.2%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities6.7%
- Art, Technology, and CultureArts and Humanities5.9%
- Ethics, Aesthetics, and ArtArts and Humanities3.7%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences3.5%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Arts and Performing Arts | Q1 | 172/697 | 75th |
| Communication | Q3 | 402/541 | 25th |
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.01OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 223 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 29 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 57 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 55 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 102 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 22 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 10 |
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 32 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,500 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- preprint
Article types accepted1
- editorialTable of Contents and Editorial Do Comics Have Electric Dreams? Comics And Technology Pedro Moura, Marco Fraga da Silva 1-9 PDF PDFLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use A Multimodal Framework For Automated Background Music Generation In Japanese Manga Using Large Language Models
Megha Sharma, Muhammad Taimoor Haseeb, Gus Xia, Yoshimasa Tsuruoka 53-76 PDF
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data protection Model summary
All personal data collected will be used exclusively for the services provided by this publication, and will not be made available to third parties.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Publication ethics standards Model summary
IJFMA adheres to the international standards set in Wager E & Kleinert S (2011) Responsible research publication: international standards for authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No submission or processing fees Model summary
No fees are requested for submission or processing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
All submissions will be selected by double-blind peer review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original, unpublished work only Model summary
The submission must be original, not previously published and not under consideration by other publications.
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
- Universidade Lusofona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
- Country or region
- Portugal
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2183-9271
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 1 (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 International Journal of Film and Media Arts
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Film and Media Arts?
Authors report an average review time of about 32 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 International Journal of Film and Media Arts?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,500 words; Reference style: APA; 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 International Journal of Film and Media Arts?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Film and Media Arts is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Film and Media Arts open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Film and Media Arts 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: .