Journal profile · FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION
SIGHT AND SOUND
ISSN 0037-4806 · British Film Institute
SIGHT AND SOUND: CAS Zone 4 · Arts (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 8 articles a year; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SIGHT AND SOUND is published by British Film Institute 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, Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism and Educational Leadership and Practices, together about 51.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance38.2%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities6.6%
- Educational Leadership and PracticesSocial Sciences6.6%
- South Asian Cinema and CultureArts and Humanities5%
- Political and Economic history of UK and USSocial Sciences4.3%
- Italian Fascism and Post-war SocietySocial Sciences3.1%
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesSocial Sciences3.1%
- Biotechnology and Related FieldsMedicine3%
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)Arts Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Arts | Zone 4 |
| Minor | FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,988 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34 | 0 | 2 |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- British Film Institute
- ISSN
- 0037-4806
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SIGHT AND SOUND
What CAS zone is SIGHT AND SOUND in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SIGHT AND SOUND 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 SIGHT AND SOUND?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SIGHT AND SOUND is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is SIGHT AND SOUND open access, and what is the APC?
SIGHT AND SOUND 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; 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: .