Editorial policy
Formula
Cinémas publishes three issues a year. Each issue usually comprises a thematic dossier, placed under the responsibility of a researcher, and a "Miscellaneous" section.
Indexing
Cinémas is indexed in the following databases: Scopus, EBSCOhost, Érudit, FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals, Isidore, Google Scholar, MLA International Bibliography, Persée, Proquest and SDM Repère. Digital archiving by Portico.
Open access
In accordance with the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications and the Politique de diffusion en libre accès des Fonds de recherche du Québec, any article published by Cinémas is available online without restriction upon publication.
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.
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.