Journal profile
Tijdschrift voor Mediageschiedenis
ISSN 2213-7653 · Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision · Netherlands
Tijdschrift voor Mediageschiedenis: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Tijdschrift voor Mediageschiedenis is published by Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cinema History and Criticism, Media, Journalism, and Communication History and Cinema and Media Studies, together about 47.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
TMG Journal for Media History wants to promote research in media history and publish the results of that research. It offers a platform for original research and for contributions that reflect theory formation and methods within media history. TMG Journal for Media History wants to represent media history across the board: contributions may focus on film, radio, TV and the press, but also on new media, photography and printmaking – provided that the historical perspective is central. The emphasis lies on the media history of the Netherlands and Belgium, but the editors also welcome contributions that fall outside this geographic framework and gladly offer space to transnational and other types of comparative research. TMG Journal for Media History was preceded by the printed journal Tijdschrift voor Mediageschiedenis (1998-2012), which in turn succeeded the Jaarboek Mediageschiedenis (1989-1997). The title is owned by the Stichting Mediageschiedenis (Media History Foundation). The journal is published by Sound & Vision in Hilversum and has editorial autonomy. TMG Journal for Media History is a peer-reviewed journal. This means that anonymous experts assess the content of contributions. Some sections are not peer-reviewed, such as the book reviews or discussion and essay contributions in the forum section. The intended audience consists of media and cultural studies, art history and humanities. All issues of TMG Journal for Media History are acquired by the National Library of the Netherlands, using the NARCIS repository.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Netherlands 9 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities18.6%
- Media, Journalism, and Communication HistoryArts and Humanities16.7%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.5%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences6.8%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences6.1%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities4.9%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities3.7%
- Photographic and Visual ArtsArts and Humanities3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 729 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 55 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 48 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 141 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 115 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 63 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 91 |
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)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted3
- non-peer-reviewed articleNon-peer-reviewed article: 4,000-6,000 words (including notes).Length not stated
- peer-reviewed articlePeer-reviewed article: 6,000-8,000 words (including notes).Length not stated
- reviewsSpecific guidelines apply to reviews, which are discussed below.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use
AI use disclosure required Model summary
The author has disclosed the use of AI tools in the Comments for the Editor box, as per the journal’s AI policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Authors retain copyright Model summary
The copyright of every article rests with the author and the article will not be published without the author's consent.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics approval statement required Model summary
Research has been approved by an appropriate ethics committee, with the name of the committee and reference number of approval included within the submitted file. Otherwise, a statement that ethics approval was not required has been added to the file.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY-SA 4.0 licence Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License (CC BY-SA 4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.Authors are able to ente…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
ORCID required for corresponding author Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Each article is copyrighted © by its author(s) and is published under license from the author(s).When a paper is accepted for publication, authors will be requested to agree with the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blind peer review Model summary
TMG Journal for Media History uses a double blind peer review procedure
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
- Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English, Dutch
- ISSN
- 2213-7653
- Print ISSN
- 1387-649X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 29, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Tijdschrift voor Mediageschiedenis
How long does peer review take at Tijdschrift voor Mediageschiedenis?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. 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 Tijdschrift voor Mediageschiedenis?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. 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 Tijdschrift voor Mediageschiedenis based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Netherlands (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Tijdschrift voor Mediageschiedenis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Tijdschrift voor Mediageschiedenis is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Tijdschrift voor Mediageschiedenis open access, and what is the APC?
Tijdschrift voor Mediageschiedenis is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .