Short Film Studies

Aims & Scope

The main purposes of SFS are: To stimulate ongoing research on individual short films as a basis for a better understanding of the art form To provide a flow of cutting-edge teaching materials that can be used in courses in which short films are either studied or produced, at film schools or universities To offer fresh inspiration to filmmakers and other professionals working with short films in connection with festivals, national film institutes, regional film centres, etc.

While the principal focus is on the short fiction film, other classic forms – such as the short documentary, the short experimental film and the short animation film – are also covered from time to time.

In each issue, two productions are singled out for comprehensive presentation and close study.

For each film, the reader will find production data, an interview with the director, a shot-by-shot breakdown of the film with a still illustrating every shot, a number of peer-reviewed articles that illuminate the film from a variety of perspectives and a link enabling subscribers to view the film.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	<0.1
2024	0.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.101

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	30356

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	6

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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.

• Brevity – format – programme: A conceptual triangle

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Laura

• Artificial intelligence in Indian films: Anukul and AI ethics

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Md. Monirul

• Screen production research: (Queer) short filmmaking as a mode of enquiry

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Victoria, Kevin

• Beyond documentary: Alanis Obomsawin’s cinematic worldview

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Caitlyn

• Mapping her-self: ‘Ma and Da’, Small Deaths, Gasman and the ‘mobile home’

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Paula

• Boredom revisited, or how Andy Warhol predated slow cinema

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Kornelia

• Charting the short fiction film

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Per

• ‘Strangely comforted’: The rhetoric of sincerity in Kirsten Lepore’s Hi Stranger

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Johanet, Martin P.

• Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger as part of the universe of art1

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Kim

• Adaptation and audio-visual apophasis in Bullet in the Brain

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Martin P.

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