Journal profile · FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION
Screen
ISSN 0036-9543 · eISSN 1460-2474 · Oxford University Press
Screen: CAS Zone 2 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,831; 46 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Screen is published by Oxford University Press 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 Cultural Industries and Urban Development, together about 50.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Screen is the leading international journal of academic film and television studies. From video art to popular television, from Hollywood to Hong Kong, from art cinema to British film finance, Screen authors cover a wide range of issues, both contemporary and historical, from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Each quarterly issue combines substantial scholarly essays with reports and debates on conferences and current research, along with book reviews. Abstracting and Indexing Services Screen is covered by the following abstracting/indexing services: Art Index Arts and Humanities Citation Index® British Humanities Index Current Contents® /Arts & Humanities FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus Film Literature Index MLA International Bibliography International Index to the Performing Arts Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts (SWA) Journal metrics Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 0.5 2025 5 Year Impact Factor 0.5 2025 Cited Half-Life 40 years 2025 Eigenfactor Score 0.00032 2025 Article Influence Score 0.257 Scopus 2025 CiteScore 0.6 Visual Arts And Performing Arts (Rank by CiteScore) 189/697 Cultural Studies (Rank by CiteScore) 638/1434 Communication (Rank by CiteScore) 418/541 2025 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 0.968 Readership 2025 Full Text Usage 184,084 About metrics Disclaimer Statements of fact and opinion in the articles in Screen are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of the Journal, The John Logie Baird Centre , or Oxford University Press, unless otherwise expressly indicated. Neither Oxford University Press, The John Logie Baird Centre , nor the Journal make any representation, express or implied, in respect of the accuracy of the material in the Journal and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Readers should make their own evaluation as to the appropriateness or otherwise of the information included.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 23, United States 4, Canada 2, Australia 2, India 1 (34 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance38.6%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities6.3%
- Cultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.7%
- Italian Fascism and Post-war SocietySocial Sciences4.6%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.3%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences2.8%
- South Asian Cinema and CultureArts and Humanities2.8%
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 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Arts Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Film, Radio, Television | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Arts Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 3 |
| Minor | FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher 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
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 607OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 47.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 8Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 184,084Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,930 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 46 | 12 | 13 |
| 2024 | 50 | 20 | 20 |
| 2023 | 41 | 17 | 28 |
| 2022 | 48 | 15 | 46 |
| 2021 | 61 | 16 | 85 |
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
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 2,905 | — | — | |
| 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.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- GBP 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)
What to prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- book reviews; conference reports
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints
- Data availability Availability of Data and Materials
Where ethically feasible, Screen strongly encourages authors to make all data and software code on which the conclusions of the paper rely available to readers. We suggest that data be presented in the main manuscript or additional supporting files, or deposited in a public repository whenever possible. For information on general repositories for all data types, and a list of recommended repositor…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licence to Publish
It is a condition of publication in the journal that authors grant an exclusive licence to Screen. This ensures that requests from third parties to reproduce articles are handled efficiently and consistently and will also allow the article to be as widely disseminated as possible. As part of the licence agreement, you may however reuse your material in other publications provided that the journal …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access:
Screen authors have the option to publish their paper under the open access initiative; whereby, for a charge, their paper will be made freely available online immediately upon publication. After your manuscript is accepted the corresponding author will be required to accept a mandatory licence to publish agreement. As part of the licensing process you will be asked to indicate whether or not you …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint policy
Authors retain the right to make an Author’s Original Version (preprint) available through various channels, and this does not prevent submission to the journal. For further information see our Online Licensing, Copyright and Permissions policies. If accepted, the authors are required to update the status of any preprint, including your published paper’s DOI, as described on our Author Self-Archiv…
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
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 0036-9543
- Electronic ISSN
- 1460-2474
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 67, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Screen
What CAS zone is Screen in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Screen is in Zone 2 of Arts, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Film, Radio, Television. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Arts. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Screen?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 81.
What are the manuscript requirements of Screen?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Screen based?
Of the 34 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (23), United States (4) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Screen?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Screen is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Screen open access, and what is the APC?
Screen is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,831.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .