Journal profile · Imaging Science & Photographic Technology
SMPTE MOTION IMAGING JOURNAL
ISSN 0036-1682 · eISSN 2160-2492 · Society of Motion and Television Engineers · UNITED STATES · Monthly
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SMPTE MOTION IMAGING JOURNAL: subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SMPTE MOTION IMAGING JOURNAL is published by Society of Motion and Television Engineers. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Telecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies, Cinema History and Criticism and Video Coding and Compression Technologies, together about 41.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal is the key publication of the Society, providing peer-reviewed articles on topics in 3D, imaging processing, display technologies, audio, compression, digital cinema, and much more Reports
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Imaging Science & Photographic Technology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Telecommunications and Broadcasting TechnologiesEngineering23%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities9.6%
- Video Coding and Compression TechnologiesComputer Science9.3%
- Multimedia Communication and TechnologySocial Sciences7.4%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.1%
- Image and Video Quality AssessmentComputer Science7%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science5.6%
- CCD and CMOS Imaging SensorsEngineering3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media Technology | Q3 | 57/83 | 31st |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Q4 | 861/1030 | 16th |
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
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 141OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,961 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 184 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
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.
Before you submit
Four checks before submitting to SMPTE MOTION IMAGING JOURNAL
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Telecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies, Cinema History and Criticism.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4Expected review timeover 12 weeks · Community averageReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Society of Motion and Television Engineers
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0036-1682
- Electronic ISSN
- 2160-2492
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SMPTE MOTION IMAGING JOURNAL
How long does peer review take at SMPTE MOTION IMAGING JOURNAL?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 SMPTE MOTION IMAGING JOURNAL?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SMPTE MOTION IMAGING JOURNAL is indexed in Scopus.
Is SMPTE MOTION IMAGING JOURNAL open access, and what is the APC?
SMPTE MOTION IMAGING JOURNAL 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .