About this journal
Aims and scope
Studies in Australasian Cinema is a scholarly journal devoted to the screen cultures of, and film scholarship from, the Australian, New Zealand, and Pacific region. The journal features academic articles focusing on current and historical trends, representations, themes, styles, debates and scholarly work from across the region's rich cinema culture. In doing so, Studies in Australasian Cinema asks: What shapes, and has shaped the contemporary filmmaking landscape and screen cultures in the region? What theoretical and critical discussions of cinema and associated formats are, and have been in the past, the most visible in Australasia? What policies, practices, modalities and technologies define Australasian cinema and associated imagemaking?
Topics on any aspect of the above might include, but are not limited to:
- Cinema and postcolonialism
- ‘National’ cinemas
- Australasian independent film-making and films/television
- Australasian global commercial film-making and films
- The representation of the region, specific countries, cultures and its peoples in global cinema, and other national screen cultures
- The local and international work of Australasian writers, directors, and actors
- Reception of Australasian films in the region and around the world – Reception
of global films in Australasia - Past and present cinema audiences – New approaches to Australasian film history
- Australasian film theory
- The teaching of film and screen culture in Australasia, including screen production
- Short films, Government film-making, Experimental film and Amateur film making
Studies in Australasian Cinema is published three times a year. The journal publishes general articles on a rolling basis, and frequently publishes themed issues, or collections of papers developed from regional conferences or events exploring screen history, scholarship, production or exhibition. The journal regularly includes reviews of publications, film collections, theses and festivals, as well as the Vaultage section focusing on influential texts and/ or individuals. The journal maintains a focus on commercial and independent work across the region, and changing contexts of production and reception with respect to both.
All articles in Studies in Australasian Cinema have undergone editorial screening and double anonymized peer review. Details on how to submit to the journal can be found herein the Instructions for Authors.
The editor of Studies in Australasian Cinema is Anthony Lambert. MMCCS, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia 2109.
Telephone: +61 (0) 28502148
Email: [email protected]
Journal metrics
Usage
- 24K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 0.4 (2023) Impact Factor
- 0.3 (2023) 5 year IF
- 0.5 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.239 (2023) SNIP
- 0.187 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 83% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
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Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editor
Anthony Lambert , Macquarie University
Editorial Board
Bernadette Brennan, University of Sydney
Kate Bowles, University of Wollongong
Felicity Collins, La Trobe University
Ian Conrich, University of South Australia
Ian Craven, University of Glasgow
Therese Davis, Monash University
Robert Dixon, University of Sydney
Catherine Ellis, University of New South Wales
David Ellison, Griffith University
Ben Goldsmith, Swinburne University of Technology
Ian Henderson, King's College (Founding Editor)
Catherine Kevin, Flinders University
Geoff Lealand, University of Waikato
Elizabeth McMahon, University of New South Wales
Richard Maltby, Flinders University
Nicole Moore, University of New South Wales at ADFA
Meaghan Morris, Lingnan University and University of Western Sydney
Stuart Murray, University of Leeds
Rutger Penne, International Federation of Film Archives - Fiaf
Frances Peters-Little, Australian National University
Duncan Petrie, University of York
Mohit Prasad, University of the South Pacific
Jonathon Rayner, University of Sheffield
Brigid Rooney, University of Sydney
Mark Ryan, QUT The University for the Real World, Australia
Brian Shoesmith, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh/Edith Cowan University
Catherine Simpson, Macquarie University
Richard Smith, University of Sydney
Teresia Teaiwa, Victoria University of Wellington
Graeme Turner, University of Queensland
Deb Verhoeven, Deakin University
Elizabeth Webby, University of Sydney
Lydia Wevers, Victoria University of Wellington
Janet Wilson, University of Northampton
Abstracting and indexing
Open access
Studies in Australasian Cinema is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
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- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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