Journal profile
Media Environment
ISSN 2640-9747 · University of California Press · United States
Media Environment: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 11 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Media Environment is published by University of California Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature, Cybernetics and Technology in Society and Art, Technology, and Culture, together about 40.8% 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
- Ecocriticism and Environmental LiteratureArts and Humanities21.9%
- Cybernetics and Technology in SocietyArts and Humanities11%
- Art, Technology, and CultureArts and Humanities8%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities7.5%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities6%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science4.5%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4%
- Artistic and Creative ResearchArts and Humanities3.5%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.76OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 101 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 45 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 65 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 78 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 85 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 49 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | |
| 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
- University of California Press
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2640-9747
- 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 Media Environment
How long does peer review take at Media Environment?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Media Environment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Media Environment is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Media Environment open access, and what is the APC?
Media Environment 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: .