Journal profile · FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION
Journal of African Cinemas
ISSN 1754-9221 · eISSN 1754-923X · Intellect Ltd.
Journal of African Cinemas: CAS Zone 3 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 39 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of African Cinemas is published by Intellect Ltd. 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 African history and culture studies, Cinema and Media Studies and African studies and sociopolitical issues, together about 59.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences36%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance14.7%
- African studies and sociopolitical issuesSocial Sciences9.2%
- South African History and CultureSocial Sciences7.7%
- African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ IssuesSocial Sciences5.8%
- South Asian Cinema and CultureArts and Humanities4.6%
- North African History and LiteratureArts and Humanities3.1%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities1.8%
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 3 |
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 348 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 39 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 25 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 21 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | 51 |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Intellect Ltd.
- ISSN
- 1754-9221
- Electronic ISSN
- 1754-923X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of African Cinemas
What CAS zone is Journal of African Cinemas in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of African Cinemas is in Zone 3 of Arts, and in Zone 3 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.
Which databases index Journal of African Cinemas?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of African Cinemas is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of African Cinemas open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of African Cinemas 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; 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: .