The Journal of Amateur Cinema & Media was launched on October 28th, 2026, alongside the Call for Papers for the inaugural issue due to be published in early 2028.
The Journal of Amateur Cinema & Media is the first academic journal dedicated to a wide-ranging and methodologically rigorous analysis of amateur cinema and media cultures. It is a peer-refereed scholarly journal acting as a robust platform for interdisciplinary scholarship and creative perspectives on the history and role of amateur cinema and media in shaping global cultures and communication. The journal is published twice a year and serves as a forum for original research engaging with historical, technological, theoretical, geographical, archival, and practice-led research and curatorial frameworks, including user-generated media, VR and AI. The journal actively encourages dialogues across pertinent media platforms and specific methodologies while aiming to periodically host guest-edited issues responding to urgent theoretical and methodological agendas. As amateur media continues to reshape contemporary cultures, the journal welcomes work from established scholars with longstanding expertise in the field as well as from those bringing fresh perspectives to most urgent issues. This guarantees that the published scholarship is as inclusive, dialogic, and globally informed as the field demands.
The editors welcome:
- Full-length articles (8000 words, including references)
- Research projects overviews (5000 words)
- Interviews (3000 words)
- Conference and festival reports (2500–3000 words)
- Review essays of books or films (3000 words)
- Commented archival documents and projects (5000 words)
The deadline for complete submissions for the inaugural issue is 15 January 2027.
Prospective contributors are required to consult the resources on Intellect’s Information for Journal Editors and Contributors (https://www.intellectbooks.com/journal-editors-and-contributors) before uploading their submission electronically via Pubkit.
Manuscripts must adhere to the word count limit and style guidelines before they will be accepted for peer review. Word count limits include the main submission, keywords, abstract, title, author bio, contact details and bibliography. Submissions should use Harvard referencing and be formatted in Times New Roman, 12pt. For complete style guidelines, please see Intellect Style Guide: https://www.intellectbooks.com/journal-editors-and-contributors#style-guide.
Please use the following naming convention for your file: ‘Article foretitle_Date submitted’ (e.g., ‘Cinema and the Self_Oct 26’). Please ensure you anonymize the text file itself, as this will be sent to peer reviewers. The identifying data you add to the fields in the submissions system will be stored securely and will not be shared.
It is the author’s responsibility to secure written permission from copyright holders for reproducing images, tables, figures or text extracts. Copyright permissions must be obtained before the journal is submitted for production. See Intellect’s Rights & Permissions FAQs for more information: https://www.intellectbooks.com/faqs#rights
Scholarly articles will be anonymously peer reviewed. All writings should propose a central idea or thesis argued through a discussion of the work under review. All articles submitted should be original work and must not be under consideration by other publications.
Journal contributors will receive online access to the full issue in which their article is included upon publication. Print copies of the journal may also be purchased by contributors at a 25% discount.
Editor-in-Chief
Dr Annamaria Motrescu-Mayes
University of Cambridge, UK