The Baltic Screen Media Review focuses on all forms of audiovisual culture emerging from the Baltic region, incorporating conceptual and methodological insights deriving from film and media studies and related fields. The journal publishes articles in English.
Aims and scope: “The core mission of Baltic Screen Media Review is to publish original and critical research articles on a variety of screen media forms and phenomena that are either produced in or represent the cultures and realities of the Baltic region. Therein we define the Baltic region flexibly – it may not only refer to the three Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), but include all the countries and cultures around the Baltic Sea, a region typically neglected in film and media studies. Our specific interest is to discuss and critically analyze the interconnections and exchanges between the countries of the region and their audiovisual cultures. The term ‘screen media’ indicates that the journal’s focus is ‘convergent’ – we publish articles on film, television, interactive media, video art, video games, mobile augmented reality, etc. Manuscripts scrutinizing the co-evolution of these various screen media forms are given a priority. We also invite articles on the full spectrum of audiovisual culture and different methodological takes on it – including textual analyses, accounts on education, production, exhibition, distribution and reception, as well as reflections on relevant theories and frames of references.”
Frequency: once a year
Launched: 2013
Peer reviewed: yes, blind peer-reviewed
Open access: Yes
Languages: English
Genres: research articles, review articles
Length of research articles: Articles should run between 4000 and 8000 words, reviews between 1000 and 3000 words
Reference style: Tallinn University Press style
Book reviews: Yes
Publisher: Tallinn University Baltic Film, Media, Arts and Communication School
Venue of publication: Tallin
Publication level: 1 in Finland, 1 in Norway
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