Journal profile · FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION
Journal of Popular Film and Television
ISSN 0195-6051 · eISSN 1930-6458 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Popular Film and Television: CAS Zone 2 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 388 days to acceptance (19 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 5% (journal website); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Popular Film and Television is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 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, Media Studies and Communication and Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism, together about 43.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Popular Film was founded in 1971 at the Center for Popular Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University. It became the Journal of Popular Film and Television with Volume 7, Number 1 (1978), being the first scholarly film journal anywhere to include television in its title and editorial purview. From the beginning, the Journal of Popular Film and Television has been resolutely committed to the widest possible range of analytical views and techniques. The primary purpose of the Journal of Popular Film and Television is to provide a representative cross section of critical-cultural perspectives and to broaden the existing literature to include the “public visions” of popular filmmakers and television showrunners, economic and industrial factors, and an emphasis on the complex role of audiences in the development of film and television as art forms and wide-reaching sociocultural forces. Today the Journal of Popular Film and Television remains the leading scholarly publication for sociocultural analyses of films and television programming. A sociocultural orientation to film and television has understandably matured and advanced in many diverse directions over the years, but one elemental assumption remains: The first allegiance of this genre of criticism is to the cultural context and not the media. As basic as this premise is, it powerfully asserts that film and television are cultural products and forms of social knowledge. They are never neutral technologies, but are only meaningful within their relationships to broader contexts, institutions, and discourses. Regular features of Journal of Popular Film and Television include original essays, “perspective” pieces on controversial issues, “retrospective” articles on older films and television programs, and commissioned book and video reviews. Periodically the journal publishes special issues on subjects such as “The Western,” “Television as Text,” and “Mixed-Up Confusion: Television in the Twenty-First Century.” The Journal of Popular Film and Television delivers lively and insightful commentaries, written in accessible prose. Authors from across the arts, humanities, and social sciences are welcome and encouraged to submit their work. Please email Editor-in-Chief Dr Tom Ue if you have any questions or possible suggestions for future articles or theme issues. Peer Review Policy: All peer review is single anonymized and submissions are typically reviewed by two external referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION
Editor-in-chief Tom UePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, Canada 2 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance28.4%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences7.8%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities6.9%
- Gothic Literature and Media AnalysisSocial Sciences6.1%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences5.3%
- Media, Gender, and AdvertisingSocial Sciences4.9%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences3.9%
- Literature, Film, and Journalism AnalysisArts and Humanities3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Film, Radio, Television | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Film, Radio, Television | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, Canada in Context, FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals, De Gruyter Saur online research databases, EBSCOhost, Advanced Placement Fine Arts and Music, Book Review Index Plus, Expanded Academic ASAP, General OneFile, MLA International Bibliography, OCLC Humanities Index (Online), Ovid FIAF Databases, ProQuest online research databases
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.13Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.36Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 179OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 48,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,277 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | 5 | 2 |
| 2024 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 28 | 3 | 19 |
| 2022 | 24 | 4 | 32 |
| 2021 | 38 | 3 | 39 |
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
388 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 359 days – 445 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (19 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 447 days
- Sample
- 19 articles with submission and acceptance dates (56 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".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
Journal of Popular Film and Television is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the disc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single anonymized peer review; typically two external referees. Model summary
All peer review is single anonymized and submissions are typically reviewed by two external 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
- 0195-6051
- Electronic ISSN
- 1930-6458
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 54, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Popular Film and Television
What CAS zone is Journal of Popular Film and Television in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Popular Film and Television is in Zone 2 of Arts, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Film, Radio, Television. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Popular Film and Television?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 31.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Popular Film and Television?
Based on the dates recorded on 19 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 388 days (interquartile range 359–445 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 5%. 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 Journal of Popular Film and Television based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Popular Film and Television?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Popular Film and Television is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Popular Film and Television open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Popular Film and Television is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .