Journal profile
Open Screens
ISSN 2516-2888 · Open Library of Humanities · United Kingdom
Open Screens: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Open Screens is published by Open Library of Humanities. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cinema History and Criticism, Cinema and Media Studies and Visual Culture and Art Theory, together about 60.1% 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
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities35.4%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance17.8%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities7%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities4.2%
- South Asian Cinema and CultureArts and Humanities3.9%
- Cultural Identity and RepresentationArts and Humanities3.6%
- Ethics, Aesthetics, and ArtArts and Humanities3.6%
- Literature, Film, and Journalism AnalysisArts and Humanities3.6%
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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 156 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 6 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 8 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 5 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 5 |
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 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 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
- Open Library of Humanities
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2516-2888
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Open Screens
How long does peer review take at Open Screens?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 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 Open Screens?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Open Screens is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Open Screens open access, and what is the APC?
Open Screens 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: .