Journal profile · FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION
Science Fiction Film and Television
ISSN 1754-3770 · eISSN 1754-3789 · Liverpool University Press
Science Fiction Film and Television: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Science Fiction Film and Television is published by Liverpool University Press and is in Zone 4 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, Gothic Literature and Media Analysis and Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction, together about 35.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.6%
- Gothic Literature and Media AnalysisSocial Sciences11.7%
- Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative FictionArts and Humanities11.2%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences10.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering7.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.4%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities4.6%
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial LifePhysics and Astronomy3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Film, Radio, Television | Zone 4 |
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 695 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 32 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024 | 26 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 21 | 2 | 20 |
| 2022 | 31 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021 | 34 | 4 | 36 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 websitePeer review
- Peer review
Editorial Guidelines, Corrections Policy, Feedback & Editorial Contact Policy, Diversity & Inclusion Statement Model summary
Review our specific newsroom policies below: Editorial Guidelines Corrections Policy Feedback & Editorial Contact Policy Diversity & Inclusion Statement
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
- Liverpool University Press
- ISSN
- 1754-3770
- Electronic ISSN
- 1754-3789
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Science Fiction Film and Television
What CAS zone is Science Fiction Film and Television in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Science Fiction Film and Television is in Zone 4 of Arts, and in Zone 4 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.
Which databases index Science Fiction Film and Television?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Science Fiction Film and Television is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Science Fiction Film and Television open access, and what is the APC?
Science Fiction Film and Television is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .