Studies in French Cinema (ISSN 1471-5880) is a refereed journal published three times per year by Intellect Press, and is indexed in the Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Web of Science). It was founded by Professor Susan Hayward in 1999, and has been in publication since 2000. It is the only journal world-wide that focuses on French and Francophone cinema to the exclusion of other national cinemas. It provides academics and students with a consistent quality of scholarly investigation across the full breadth of the subject, including a focus on largely underdeveloped areas of French Cinema studies.

Studies in French Cinema covers all periods and approaches, but is particularly committed to the gender paradigm as a fundamental methodology, and, in sub-disciplinary terms, to the three following areas: film history, genre and star studies, and technique. In French film history, Studies in French Cinema encourages new approaches to canonised areas, the development of research into audiences, and explorations into previously ignored or under-represented cinematic periods (e.g. the silent era, the 1950s, the 1970s). In genre and star studies, Studies in French Cinema encourages the theoretical and historical analysis of popular genres (e.g. the costume/heritage film, the musical, the thriller) and stars. With regard to film technique, Studies in French Cinema has been important in developing new approaches to the camera and the soundtrack. The journal’s Editorial and Advisory Boards comprise prominent academics from France and the UK, as well as Australia, Canada, and the United States.

We publish articles in English, but occasionally publish articles in French.We occasionally publish guest-edited special issues. Please email proposals to the journal office, stating the topic, the rationale, and the abstracts for a volume of no more than 50,000 words. Please note: articles for special issues will be subject to the same refereeing process as all other articles published in SFC.

Our acceptance rate 2010-2102 was 54% of articles submitted to us.

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