Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts

Quarterly Review of Film and Video

ISSN 1050-9208 · eISSN 1543-5326 · Taylor & Francis

Quarterly Review of Film and Video: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,350; review about 215 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 8% (journal website); 39 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.

Impact factor—No published value
CAS zone—Not in the CAS Journal Ranking
CiteScore quartileQ1Visual Arts and Performing Arts · rank 123/697 · 82nd percentile
Review time215 daysPublisher-reported, first decision after review
APCUSD 3,350Subscription journal
Acceptance8%From the journal's website (2025)
Articles per year392025 · OpenAlex count
Indexed inScopusLetPub

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Quarterly Review of Film and Video is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cinema History and Criticism, Cinema and Media Studies and Ethics, Aesthetics, and Art, together about 65.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Quarterly Review of Film and Video publishes critical, historical, and theoretical essays, book reviews, and interviews in the area of moving image studies including film, video, and digital imagery studies. Our scope is international and interdisciplinary. Contributions from diverse critical, theoretical, and historical perspectives are welcome. Peer Review Policy: All articles and reviews in this journal have undergone editorial screening and peer review. Visit the Communication Arena

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts

Editor-in-chief Vera DikaPublisher website

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, United Kingdom 1, Italy 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities36.1%
  2. Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance20.6%
  3. Ethics, Aesthetics, and ArtArts and Humanities8.9%
  4. Literature, Film, and Journalism AnalysisArts and Humanities6.9%
  5. Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities3.9%
  6. South Asian Cinema and CultureArts and Humanities3.7%
  7. Gothic Literature and Media AnalysisSocial Sciences2.8%
  8. Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities2.8%

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.

CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)

SubjectQuartileRankPercentile
Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ1123/69782nd
CommunicationQ3349/54135th

Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub

JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website

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

ScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

ProQuest, EBSCOhost, ProQuest online research databasesPublisher website

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

CiteScore 2026-06
0.9LetPub ·
CiteScore (publisher) 2025
0.9Publisher website ·
SJR 2026-06
0.26LetPub ·
SJR (publisher) 2025
0.26Publisher website ·
SNIP 2026-06
1.07LetPub ·
SNIP (publisher) 2025
1.07Publisher website ·
h-index
31OpenAlex ·
i10-index
149OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
0.35OpenAlex ·
Share of gold OA articles
0%LetPub ·
Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
165,000Publisher website ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,764 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
2026388244
20253916314
2024318355
202313631345
20229019389
20219520388

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

Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website

215 daysfirst decision after review

The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.

Figures by source

Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
8%Publisher website ·
Submission to first decision 2025
92 daysPublisher website ·
First decision after review 2025
215 daysPublisher website ·
Acceptance to publication 2025
68 daysPublisher website ·

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

Subscription journalLetPub

A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
Publisher websiteUSD 3,350——

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

Quarterly Review of Film and Video 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 discover…

Source ↗Publisher website ·
Peer review

All articles and reviews in this journal have undergone editorial screening and peer review. Model summary

All articles and reviews in this journal have undergone editorial screening and peer review.

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.

Before you submit

Five checks before submitting to Quarterly Review of Film and Video

  1. 1
    ScopeRecent output centres on Cinema History and Criticism, Cinema and Media Studies.
    Check scope
  2. 2
    Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.
    Submission rules
  3. 3
    English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
  4. 4
    FeesUSD 3,350 (Publisher website)
    Fee details
  5. 5
    Expected review time215 days · Publisher-reported, first decision after review
    Review data

The checks are built from this page's data.

Profile

Publication details and official links

Publisher
Taylor & Francis
ISSN
1050-9208
Electronic ISSN
1543-5326
Latest issue on the website
Volume 43, Issue 5 (2026)

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Quarterly Review of Film and Video

How long does peer review take at Quarterly Review of Film and Video?

The publisher reports about 215 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 8% (2025). 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.

Where are the editorial board members of Quarterly Review of Film and Video based?

Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), United Kingdom (1) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.

Which databases index Quarterly Review of Film and Video?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Quarterly Review of Film and Video is indexed in Scopus.

Is Quarterly Review of Film and Video open access, and what is the APC?

Quarterly Review of Film and Video is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,350.

Sources and updates

The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .