Journal profile
Media Industries
ISSN 2373-9037 · Michigan Publishing · United States
Media Industries: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Media Industries is published by Michigan Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cinema and Media Studies, Media and Digital Communication and Media Studies and Communication, together about 47.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Submissions can address the full spectrum of media industries, including film, television, internet, radio, music, publishing, gaming, advertising, and mobile communications, and query a range of industry-related concerns and processes, such as production, distribution, infrastructure, policy, exhibition, and retailing. Contemporary or historical studies may explore industries individually or examine relations between industrial sectors, employing qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methodologies. We expect contributions to adopt a critical, rather than instrumental, perspective and engage with relevant media industries literature. We are especially interested in contributions that draw attention to global and international perspectives, and use innovative methodologies, imaginative theoretical approaches, and new research directions. We encourage authors to employ the online format creatively by incorporating audiovisual materials and hyperlinks within their articles.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance21.9%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science15%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences10.9%
- Cultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentSocial Sciences10.2%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities8.2%
- Legal Systems and InstitutionsBusiness, Management and Accounting5.3%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences3.3%
- Asian Culture and Media StudiesSocial Sciences3%
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
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 270 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 129 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 195 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 215 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 230 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 196 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 224 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial 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
- Michigan Publishing
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2373-9037
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Media Industries
How long does peer review take at Media Industries?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Industries?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Media Industries is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Media Industries open access, and what is the APC?
Media Industries 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, Publisher website; 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: .