Journal profile · FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION
New Review of Film and Television Studies
ISSN 1740-0309 · eISSN 1740-7923 · Taylor & Francis
New Review of Film and Television Studies: CAS Zone 2 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
New Review of Film and Television Studies 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, Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism and Gender, Feminism, and Media, together about 47.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
One of the leading media studies journals, New Review of Film and Television S tudies publishes peer-reviewed research on the theory, history, aesthetics, and politics of expressive screen culture. Committed to a broad definition of film and television studies, NRFTS welcomes articles on digital, sound, video, and web-based media. The journal particularly encourages contributions on and by media creators and scholars from underrepresented groups, and values work informed by intersectional approaches and diverse perspectives. We maintain rigorous intellectual standards while striving to be accessible to a broad readership. Each quarterly issue features substantive scholarship alongside reviews of important recent books in the study of international media. Please note: NRFTS is oriented toward humanistic, rather than social scientific, perspectives and methodologies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION
Editor-in-chief Matt ConnollyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance34.1%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities8.8%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences4.3%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences4%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities4%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences3.7%
- Gothic Literature and Media AnalysisSocial Sciences3.7%
- Italian Fascism and Post-war SocietySocial Sciences3.2%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Film, Radio, Television | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION | Zone 2 |
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
ESCIWeb of SciencePublisher website
Other: ProQuest, FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals, EBSCOhost, 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
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.13Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.81Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 113OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.37%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 416,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 780 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 64 | 15 | 42 |
| 2023 | 43 | 13 | 50 |
| 2022 | 43 | 7 | 122 |
| 2021 | 44 | 16 | 105 |
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
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (25% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
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
Hybrid open access journal; part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
New Review of Film and Television Studies 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 d…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Rigorous peer review for every open access article. Model summary
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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
- 1740-0309
- Electronic ISSN
- 1740-7923
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 2 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about New Review of Film and Television Studies
What CAS zone is New Review of Film and Television Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, New Review of Film and Television Studies is in Zone 2 of Arts, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Film, Radio, Television. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of New Review of Film and Television Studies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 28.
Which databases index New Review of Film and Television Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, New Review of Film and Television Studies is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists ESCI and Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is New Review of Film and Television Studies open access, and what is the APC?
New Review of Film and Television Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .