About

Presentation

Cinémas is a specialty journal primarily concerned with cinematographic studies and theoretical or analytical projects that embrace different approaches, methods and disciplines (aesthetics, semiotics, history, communications, human sciences, art history, etc.) likely to stimulate reflection. Particular attention is given to research into the changes underway with regard both to creative practices and theoretical discourse.

Editorial policy and ethics

Formula

Cinémas publishes three issues a year, in the form of a double issue (in the Spring) and a single issue (in the Fall). Each issue usually comprises a thematic dossier, placed under the responsibility of a researcher, and a "Miscellaneous" section.

Idexing

Cinémas is indexed in the following databases: EBSCOhost, Érudit, FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals, Isidore, Google Scholar, MLA International Bibliography, Persée, Proquest and SDM Repère.

Open access

In accordance with the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications, any article published by Cinémas is available online without restriction 12 months after its publication date.

Next generation

Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows may submit an article to the journal. Articles of students or postdoctoral fellows are evaluated according to the same criteria and receive the same treatment as articles from established researchers. The status of the author is not revealed to the evaluators and is not taken into account at any point in the editorial process. On average, 25% of the articles published by the journal are led by a student or postdoctoral fellow.

Evaluation process

Any article published by the journal was selected at the end of the process described below, whose guiding principles are independence, impartiality and confidentiality.

Average time between submission and acceptance: 4 months

1. The validation of the manuscript

The manuscript is first reviewed by the Managing Editor, who checks to see if it meets the standards of the article submission protocol. The manuscript is then subject to an initial assessment by the Editor in Chief, who determines whether the article meets the basic scientific criteria of the journal.

2. Peer evaluation

An anonymous version of the manuscript is evaluated by a minimum of 3 researchers selected expressly by the Editor in Chief according to their competence and their specialization.

Each evaluator must complete an evaluation form, which contains specific questions to guide their thinking and analysis. The evaluator is thus invited to consider the relevance of the article for the journal (and for the thematic dossier, if applicable), to evaluate the scientific qualities and the originality of the text, to judge the quality of writing and style, to suggest possible modifications or corrections and, finally, to make its final recommendation. The evaluator can also annotate the manuscript.

A minimum period of 3 weeks is granted to the evaluator to allow him to make a careful reading, to conduct the necessary research to verify the arguments defended and to issue a well-considered opinion. A minimum of 2 favorable opinions is required for the article to be selected for publication.

The article can be accepted without modification, accepted subject to (minor or major) modifications or refused. The decision is up to the Editor in Chief, who informs the author by sending him an evaluation report where the comments of the evaluators are transcribed in full (preserving their anonymity), accompanied by a letter where the requested changes are clearly stated.

3. Editorial verification

The author whose article is accepted has a period of between 30 and 90 days to revise his manuscript with regard to the evaluation report. The second version of the article is evaluated by a member of the Editorial Board, who can accept it as is or request additional modifications - in which case the third version of the manuscript is evaluated by the Editor in Chief, who determines if the changes made are satisfactory.

The manuscript then enters the editorial chain.

Plagiarism

Any reference to earlier publications should be clearly identified.

Plagiarism is the total or partial use, literal or disguised, of an idea, a statement, a text, or any element, whether published or not, by passing it for one's own or omitting to provide the exact source according to the standards of scholarly publishing. Cinemas categorically rejects any plagiarism and do not differentiate cases according to their severity or magnitude; any obvious case of plagiarism entails the same measures.

Plagiarism noted prior to publication results in immediate rejection of the article and automatic rejection of any subsequent submission by the author.

If plagiarism is found after the publication of the article, the journal will issue a statement and will make sure to limit the impact of this plagiarism, including by clearly identifying the offending text.

In all cases, the journal will report the situation to the home institution of the author, to the agencies funding its research, if any, as well as to the persons it considers to be directly concerned (for example, the author's academic advisor or the plagiarized author).

One exception is provided: in the case of inadvertent self-plagiarism discovered before publication, and only in this case, the author will first have the opportunity to make the necessary corrections and changes so that his text conforms to the policies of the journal. Changes will be evaluated by the Editor in Chief, who will determine if they are satisfactory.

Editorial board

Editor in Chief

Richard Bégin

Managing Editor

Marnie Mariscalchi

Editorial Board

Richard Bégin (Université de Montréal)
Marta Boni (Université de Montréal)
Philippe Mather (Campion College at University of Saskatchewan)
Viva Paci (Université du Québec à Montréal)
Joëlle Rouleau (Université de Montréal)
Aboubakar Sanogo (Carleton University)

International Committee

Emmanuelle André (Université Paris 7, France)
Vincent Bouchard (Indiana University, États-Unis)
Laurent Guido (Université de Lille, France)
Todd McGowan (University of Vermont, États-Unis)
Dominique Nasta (Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgique)
Beate Oschner (Universität Konstänz, Allemagne)
Heui-Tae Park (Sungkyunkwan University, Corée du Sud)
Leonardo Quaresima (Università di Udine, Italie)
Maxime Scheinfeigel (Université Montpellier 3, France)
Benoît Turquety (Université de Lausanne, Suisse)
Adolfo Vera (Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile)

Founders

Michel Larouche
Denise Pérusse