Velox: Critical Approaches to Contemporary Film
Encyclopedia
Velox: Critical Approaches to Contemporary Film is an online peer-reviewed
academic journal
which publishes articles about film
and other current media. The word velox comes from Latin
meaning "swift" or "rapid" and refers to the journal's ambition to publishing high quality scholarship within a relatively short time after a film's release.
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
academic journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
which publishes articles about film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and other current media. The word velox comes from Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
meaning "swift" or "rapid" and refers to the journal's ambition to publishing high quality scholarship within a relatively short time after a film's release.