Recently, "Film Studies" (Journal) was officially included in the "China Academic Journals Network Publishing Database" (CNKI). "Film Studies" (Journal) is an academic journal hosted by the Shanghai Theatre Academy's College of Film and published by the China Film Press. It focuses on new developments in film academic discussions and explores new issues at the forefront of overseas academic research. The journal was first published in October 2014 and has released nine issues to date, with Professors Li Zhenlin, Wan Chuanfaand Huang Wangli serving as chief editors successively.
In 2023, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Evaluation Research Institute held the "10th National Humanities and Social Sciences Evaluation Summit Forum and Journal Evaluation Report Release Conference" in Beijing, where the "China Humanities and Social Sciences Journal AMI Comprehensive Evaluation Report (2022)" was announced. The academic journal "Film Studies" was honorably included. This is a full affirmation of the content quality and social influence of "Film Studies" and a demonstration of the comprehensive academic strength of the Shanghai Theatre Academy in film research.
The official inclusion of "Film Studies" (Journal) in the "China Academic Journals Network Publishing Database" (CNKI) marks a high recognition of the journal's academic quality and influence. Here, the editorial department of "Film Studies" extends its sincerest gratitude to the Shanghai Theatre Academy's College of Film, the supervising and hosting units, and the vast number of experts and scholars who have long been concerned with the development of our journal! In the future, "Film Studies" will turn this honor into motivation, further deepen its publishing capabilities, improve the overall academic level of the journal, and wholeheartedly provide support to scholars and experts in the field of film both domestically and internationally!
The journal publishes two issues annually, focusing on the following topics:
- Film acting, directing and star studies;
- Film history, theory and methodology;
- Film ontology and technology research;
- Foreign film and theory research;
- Literature, art philosophyand film;
- Gender, ethnicityand cultural exploration in film;
- Film adaptation and text research;
- Silent film and women's studies;
- Visual media and narrative research.
The journal is fully included in the "China Academic Journals Network Publishing Database" (CNKI) and the "China Academic Journal Full-text Database." In the future, "Film Studies" (Journal) will continue to adhere to the goal of high-quality, specialized and distinctive publishing, based on industry needs and academic frontiers, fully leveraging disciplinary advantages to provide more theoretically significant and academically valuable articles for the Chinese film academic community, and contribute to the globalization of Chinese film academic research.
