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Studies in Documentary Film is the first refereed scholarly journal devoted to the history, theory, criticism and practice of documentary film. In recent years we have witnessed an increased visibility for documentary film through conferences, the success of general theatrical releases and the re-emergence of scholarship in documentary film studies.

Studies in Documentary Film is a peer-reviewed journal. All peer review is double anonymized and detailed Instructions for Authors can be found here.

Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.

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