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2015–2020 (also 2002–2007)
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Film Studies
Film Studies is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Manchester University Press.
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ISSN 1469-0314Verify ISSN ↗2054-2496Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Scopus · Inactive
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Film Studies indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2015–2020 (also 2002–2007)).
What is the impact factor of Film Studies?
Film Studies has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Film Studies and what is its ISSN?
Film Studies is published by Manchester University Press. Its print ISSN is 1469-0314 and its online ISSN is 2054-2496.
Is Film Studies in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Film Studies open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Film Studies for 12 years, between 2002 and 2020, with 7 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2020, 6 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 175 works and 616 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2020, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2020, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Film Studies? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Film Studies has an h-index of 11 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
11
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
16
i10-index
175
works indexed
616
total citations
Film Studies published 11 papers in 2020; its busiest recent year was 2006 with 30. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Film Studies? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2020. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2020
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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