Sight and Sound

pISSN: 0037-4806• British Film Institute• United Kingdom
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2026 Journal Metrics Score

0.0

Updated August 2026 · 2-year citation average from OpenAlex data

The Journal Metrics Score is the two-year mean citedness of a journal, computed from OpenAlex (CC0) data: citations received in the most recent complete year to works published in the two prior years, divided by the number of those works. Quartiles rank journals within each OpenAlex subfield by score. Data source: OpenAlex (CC0).

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Subject Category Quartiles

Quartiles computed within each OpenAlex subfield
CategoryQuartile
Economics and EconometricsQ4
EducationQ4
Literature and Literary TheoryQ4
Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ4

Is Sight and Sound a good journal?

A lower-cited Q4 journal by citation data

By citation data, Sight and Sound is in the lowest quartile in Economics and Econometrics and 3 other subfields and ranks #3,385 of 3,508 Arts & Humanities journals by Journal Metrics Score (top 97%). A Q4 placement means its papers are cited less than most in the subfield; on its own it does not mean the journal is predatory or that its peer review is weak. Sight and Sound's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 0.0. OpenAlex classifies its papers in subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Education, and Literature and Literary Theory, so check that your topic fits its scope.

Best quartile
Q4
Economics and Econometrics
Rank in Arts & Humanities
#3,385 of 3,508
Top 97%
2026 Journal Metrics Score
0.0
Acceptance rate
Not published
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Q4
Subfield Quartile
B4
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Sight and Sound current release and quartile

Sight and Sound's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 0.0, updated August 2026 from OpenAlex citation data. The journal is ranked Q4 in this Journal Metrics record.

OpenAlex lists these research topics for Sight and Sound's papers: Cinema and Media Studies, Educational Leadership and Practices, Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism, and South Asian Cinema and Culture.

OpenAlex records 3,116 citations to papers published in Sight and Sound, and 55 of its papers have been cited at least 10 times each (i10-index).

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Ranking position in Arts & Humanities

Ranked #3,385 in Arts & Humanities by Journal Metrics Score and #567 among Q4 Arts & Humanities journals. This context helps compare Sight and Sound against journals publishing in the same field.

#3,385
of 3,508 field journals

Sight and Sound publication trend

Published 183 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current Journal Metrics Score of 0.0.

2021 vs 2020: +4
How Journal Metrics uses article volume

Journal Details

OpenAlex Works
3,992
H-Index
21
Fully Open Access
No
Recent OA Works
3
Subject Areas
Economics and EconometricsEducationLiterature and Literary TheoryVisual Arts and Performing Arts

Source: the current OpenAlex source record. OpenAlex works can include multiple work types. Fully Open Access is a source-level flag. Recent OA Works is summed from OpenAlex's counts_by_year series (up to the latest ten years); it is not a lifetime OA percentage. Any APC shown here is an indicative OpenAlex value—verify current charges on the journal's official website.

How to submit to Sight and Sound

  1. 1

    Check the scope

    OpenAlex classifies Sight and Sound's papers in subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Education, and Literature and Literary Theory. Read the aims and scope page and a few recent papers close to your topic before you prepare the manuscript.

  2. 2

    Follow the author guidelines

    Article types, word and figure limits, reference style, and the required statements (data availability, ethics, conflicts of interest, author contributions) are set by the journal. Prepare the cover letter and files to match them.

  3. 3

    Submit online

    Use the submit link in Sight and Sound's author guidelines; British Film Institute runs the submission site. Every author usually needs an ORCID iD, and the corresponding author needs an account on the submission site.

  4. 4

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  5. 5

    Know what to expect

    Sight and Sound does not publish an acceptance rate.

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Common questions about Sight and Sound

Is Sight and Sound a good journal?

By citation data, Sight and Sound is in the lowest quartile in Economics and Econometrics and 3 other subfields and ranks #3,385 of 3,508 Arts & Humanities journals by Journal Metrics Score (top 97%). A Q4 placement means its papers are cited less than most in the subfield; on its own it does not mean the journal is predatory or that its peer review is weak. Sight and Sound's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 0.0. OpenAlex classifies its papers in subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Education, and Literature and Literary Theory, so check that your topic fits its scope.

What is the acceptance rate of Sight and Sound?

We have not found an official acceptance rate published by Sight and Sound or its publisher, and Journal Metrics does not estimate one because submission counts are not public. To judge selectivity, compare Sight and Sound's quartile and score with similar journals, or ask the editorial office.

How do I submit a paper to Sight and Sound?

Submit online through the link in Sight and Sound's author guidelines. Before submitting, check the scope, follow the author guidelines for article type, length, and required statements, and prepare a cover letter.

Article Volume and Citations by Year

Papers Sight and Sound published each year, and citations its papers received in that year, from OpenAlex.

YearPapersCitations
2017
4612
2018
4019
2019
334
2020
300
2021
342
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