Journal profile
MC Journal
ISSN 1441-2616 · Queensland University of Technology · Australia
MC Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 48 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
MC Journal is published by Queensland University of Technology. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cultural Studies and Postmodernism, Media and Digital Communication and Cinema History and Criticism, together about 23.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural Studies and PostmodernismSocial Sciences8.3%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science7.8%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities7.2%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences6.8%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Cybernetics and Technology in SocietyArts and Humanities5.4%
- Music History and CultureArts and Humanities4.4%
- Art, Technology, and CultureArts and Humanities4%
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
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 153OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.83OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,798 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 45 | 473 |
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | 613 |
| 2024 | 66 | 66 | 705 |
| 2023 | 61 | 61 | 682 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 503 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | 610 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Queensland University of Technology
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1441-2616
- 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 MC Journal
How long does peer review take at MC Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
Which databases index MC Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, MC Journal is indexed in DOAJ.
Is MC Journal open access, and what is the APC?
MC Journal 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; 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: .