Journal profile · Multiple
Television & New Media
ISSN 1527-4764 · eISSN 1552-8316 · SAGE
Television & New Media: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.1; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; review about 156 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 13.1% (journal website); 56 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Television & New Media is published by SAGE and is in Zone 2 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media Studies and Communication, Gender, Feminism, and Media and Cinema and Media Studies, together about 43.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Television & New Media is an international journal showcasing key intellectual developments in television and new media studies.The journal focuses on critical and cultural studies approaches to media and their application across social science and humanities disciplines. TVNM is particularly focused on scholarship that addresses the power dynamics of media cultures, industries, networks, and audiences.Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):• the past, present, and future of television and the televisual• critical analysis of genres, programs, and content• digitalization, digital media, and theories of convergence• broadcast and post-broadcast technologies, infrastructures, and platforms • creative, cultural, aesthetic, affective, and digital labor• transnational media, identity and global culture• media audiences and fandom• production and industry studies• surveillance technologies and cultures• media policy, ownership, and intellectual property• social movements, activism, and media power• citizenship and media• datafication, gamification and algorithmic governanceArticle submissions can address any aspect of television and new media, but should take up questions that point to both the specificities of the object of study and the broader implications of historical conjunctures, cultural formations, political regimes, geopolitics, and/or economic forces.Recent Special Issues include:• At Home with TV: Television Houses, Theory, Life Writing • Digital Platforms and Cancel Culture• Genres of Rape and Putting Rape into Genre• Pandemic TV, Then and Now• Genre After Media• Gender and Sexuality in Live Streaming Questions about submissions can be directed to Laurie Ouellette at ouell031@umn.eduPlease direct correspondence regarding book reviews to the editor listed below:Hollis GriffinUniversity of MichiganDepartment of Communication and MediaNorth Quad, Room 5370105 South State StreetAnn Arbor, MI 48109-1285hollisg@umich.eduSubmit your manuscript today at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/TVNM
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 43, United Kingdom 8, Hong Kong, China 3, Canada 3, Australia 3 (75 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences16.5%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences15.4%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.2%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences8.5%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences6.8%
- Asian Culture and Media StudiesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Cultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.3%
- Media, Gender, and AdvertisingSocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Film, Radio, Television | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Film, Radio, Television | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION FILM, RADIO, TELEVISION | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.1LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 512OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,264 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 67 | 46 | 2 |
| 2025 | 56 | 29 | 42 |
| 2024 | 69 | 31 | 166 |
| 2023 | 51 | 30 | 191 |
| 2022 | 55 | 13 | 605 |
| 2021 | 43 | 19 | 1,210 |
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
156 dayssubmission to acceptance
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)
- 13.1%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 156 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 45 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,450 | — | — |
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)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,500 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Templates
- Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4
- letterOriginal Research Articles: All manuscripts are judged on their contributions to the advancement of the study of television and media studies and should follow …Length not stated
- original research articleOriginal Research Articles: All manuscripts are judged on their contributions to the advancement of the study of television and media studies and should follow …Length not stated
- original research articlesOriginal Research Articles: All manuscripts are judged on their contributions to the advancement of the study of television and media studies and should follow …Length not stated
- reviewOriginal Research Articles: All manuscripts are judged on their contributions to the advancement of the study of television and media studies and should follow …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship
Please view our authorship policies, which includes information on criteria for authorship, who should be the corresponding author and more. Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal. Figures submitted in color will be published in color in the online version of the journal at no cost. If you wish to have color figures in the printed version, additional fees may apply. Optional open access publishing is available for a fee via the Sage Choice program, and Open Access agreements, where authors can publish open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Double anonymized peer review. Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Double-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk rejec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal does not accept submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Model summary
The journal does not accept submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical trial registration
The journal endorses the ICMJE requirement that clinical trials are registered in a WHO-approved public trials registry at or before the time of first participant enrollment. However, consistent with the AllTrials campaign, retrospectively registered trials will be considered if the justification for late registration is acceptable. The trial registry name and URL, and registration number must be …
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1527-4764
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-8316
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Television & New Media
What CAS zone is Television & New Media in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Television & New Media is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Film, Radio, Television / Communication. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Television & New Media?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.1; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 64.
How long does peer review take at Television & New Media?
The publisher reports about 156 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13.1%. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Television & New Media?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,500 words; Reference style: Chicago; Templates: Word; Suggested reviewers: 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 Television & New Media based?
Of the 75 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (43), United Kingdom (8) and Hong Kong, China (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Television & New Media?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Television & New Media is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Television & New Media open access, and what is the APC?
Television & New Media is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .