Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television

Aims & Scope

The Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television is an international and interdisciplinary journal concerned with the history of the audio-visual mass media from c.1900 to the present.

It explores the institutional and ideological contexts of film, radio and television, analyses the evidence produced by the mass media for historians and social scientists, and considers the impact of mass communications on political, social and cultural history.

The needs of those engaged in research and teaching are served by scholarly articles, book reviews and by archival reports concerned with the preservation and availability of records.

In addition the journal aims to provide a survey of developments in the teaching of history and social science courses which involve the use of film and broadcast materials.

Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television is the official journal of the International Association for Media and History (IAMHIST).

All articles published in the journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editorial screening and the opinion of at least two anonymous referees.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.129

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	22

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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 and Social Sciences, 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.

• New Memory: Mediating history

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Andrew

• The Panicking Audience?: Early cinema and the 'train effect'

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Stephen

• Watching Africans Watch Films: Theories of spectatorship in British Colonial Africa

  Citation: 36

  Authors: James

• <i>MGM film grosses, 1924–1948: The Eddie Mannix Ledger</i>

  Citation: 36

  Authors: H. Mark

• Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation: A Media Institution with A Mission

  Citation: 35

  Authors: David

• <i>The Red Cross Bureau of Pictures, 1917–1921: World War I, the Russian Revolution and the Sultan of Turkey's harem</i>

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Gerry K.

• The 'Music Boom' in Tamil South India: Gramophone, radio and the making of mass culture

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Stephen P.

• ‘Are You Proud to Be British?’: Mobile Film Shows, Local Voices and the Demise of the British Empire in Africa

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Tom

• <i>The British Colonial Film Unit and sub-Saharan Africa, 1939–1945</i>

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Rosaleen

• <i>Warner Bros Film Grosses, 1921–51: the William Schaefer ledger</i>

  Citation: 28

  Authors: H. Mark

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