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Journal of Screenwriting
ISSN 1759-7137 · eISSN 1759-7145 · Intellect Publishers
Journal of Screenwriting: CAS Zone 2 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Screenwriting is published by Intellect Publishers 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 Artistic and Creative Research, Cinema and Media Studies and Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism, together about 52.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Artistic and Creative ResearchArts and Humanities28.7%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance15.9%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities7.7%
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities5.8%
- Narrative Theory and AnalysisArts and Humanities3.6%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences3.4%
- Cultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentSocial Sciences3.4%
- Digital Media and Visual ArtComputer Science3.2%
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 3 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 3 |
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 3 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 473 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 26 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 29 | 3 | 30 |
| 2022 | 32 | 1 | 40 |
| 2021 | 36 | 3 | 89 |
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 Publishers
- ISSN
- 1759-7137
- Electronic ISSN
- 1759-7145
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Screenwriting
What CAS zone is Journal of Screenwriting in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Screenwriting is in Zone 2 of Arts, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Film, Radio, Television / Literature. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Screenwriting?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Screenwriting is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Screenwriting open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Screenwriting 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: .