Journal of Chinese Cinemas

Aims & Scope

Journal of Chinese Cinemas is a major refereed academic publication devoted to the study of Chinese film, drawing on the recent world-wide growth of interest in Chinese cinemas.

An incredibly diverse range of films has emerged from all parts of the Chinese-speaking world over the last few years, with an ever increasing number of border-crossing collaborative efforts prominent among them.

These exciting developments provide abundant ground for academic research.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	23268

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	21

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.167

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	13

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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.

• Re-nationalizing China's film industry: case study on the China Film Group and film marketization

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Emilie Yueh-yu, Darrell William

• Mobile intimacies in the queer Sinophone films of Cui Zi'en

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Audrey

• Mainlandization or Sinophone translocality? Challenges for Hong Kong SAR New Wave cinema

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Mirana M., Yun-Chung

• Chai Jing's <i>Under the Dome</i>: A multimedia documentary in the digital age

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Shuqin

• Listening to films: Politics of the auditory in 1970s China

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Nicole

• Pursuing soft power through cinema: censorship and double standards in mainland China

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Yuxing

• Inhibition vs. exhibition: political censorship of Chinese and foreign cinemas in postwar Hong Kong

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Kenny K. K.

• China’s digital media industries and the challenge of overseas markets

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Michael

• Dirty fashion: Ma Ke's fashion ‘Useless’, Jia Zhangke's documentary <i>Useless</i> and cognitive mapping

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Calvin

• ‘Journey to the seat of war’: the international exhibition of China in early cinema

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Matthew D.

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