Canadian Journal of Film Studies

Aims & Scope

The Canadian Journal of Film Studies / Revue canadienne d'études cinématographiques is Canada's leading academic peer-reviewed film journal.

We have published bi-annually since launching in 1990.

CJFS / RCÉC publishes scholarly articles on film, television, and other audio-visual media.

Subjects may be either Canadian or any other national or transnational cinema.

We also publish reviews and review-essays of recent books in film and media studies.

Other occasional features of CJFS/RCÉC are “Ciné-Documents” (rare and archival materials relevant to the study of moving images), and “Ciné-Forum,” in which we publish short articles on any topic of interest to film and media students and scholars.

Possible topics include debates on current contributions to film theory, history, criticism, and pedagogy; information about archives, special collections, and other sources for research; translations; interviews; discussions of recent DVD or streaming media releases that have particular relevance to archival, critical, or pedagogical aspects of film studies.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.142

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	11

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• “How do we get all these Disabilities in here?”: Disability Film Festivals and the Politics of Atypicality

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Sharon L, David T.

• On Landscape in Narrative Cinema

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Martin

• Patterns of Cultural Authority: The National Film Society of Canada and the Institutionalization of Film Education, 1938-1941

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Charles R.

• The Indian Film Crews of Challenge for Change: Representation and the State

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Michelle

• Ciné-Documents: “Let’s set the Record Straight”: The International Experimental Film Congress, Toronto 1989

  Citation: 18

  Authors: William C.

• Carrying on: Leslie Thornton, Su Friedrich, Abigail Child and American Avant-Garde Film of the Eighties

  Citation: 18

  Authors: William C.

• Room-for-Play: Beniamin's Gamble with Cinema the Martin Walsh Memorial Lecture 2003 Résumé:

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Miriam Bratu

• Brakhage’s Tarkovsky and Tarkovsky’s Brakhage: Collectivity, Subjectivity, and the Dream of Cinema

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Jerry

• Film Festivals, Bourdieu, and the Economization of Culture

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Marijke

• No Genre For Old Men? The Politics of Aging and the Male Action Hero

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Nicola

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