Australian Feminist Studies

Aims & Scope

Australian Feminist Studies was launched in the summer of 1985 by the Research Centre for Women’s Studies at the University of Adelaide.

During the subsequent three decades it has become a leading journal of feminist studies.

The journal aims to: -be a key forum for transformative feminist ideas and analyses, nationally and internationally -contribute to setting the terms of Australian and international feminist debate -be genuinely interdisciplinary in scope As an international, peer-reviewed journal, we promote innovative and field-defining feminist scholarship within and across academic disciplines.

We invite original and challenging articles of the highest calibre on any topic that contributes to current and emerging theory and research of relevance to feminism.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	1.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.397

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13858

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	126

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Notes on the Perfect

  Citation: 362

  Authors: Angela

• A manifesto for Cyborgs: Science, technology, and socialist feminism in the 1980s

  Citation: 286

  Authors: Donna

• Towards an Australian Indigenous Women's Standpoint Theory

  Citation: 271

  Authors: Aileen

• The Confidence Cult(ure)

  Citation: 233

  Authors: Rosalind, Shani

• THE BIOPOLITICS OF REPRODUCTION

  Citation: 159

  Authors: Catherine, Melinda

• THE MIRAGE OF MERIT

  Citation: 111

  Authors: Margaret

• ‘THE WOMEN ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES’

  Citation: 101

  Authors: Virginia

• Problematising ‘Toxic’ and ‘Healthy’ Masculinity for Addressing Gender Inequalities

  Citation: 99

  Authors: Andrea

• THE WHITE MAN'S BURDEN

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Aileen

• The Feminisation of Finance

  Citation: 78

  Authors: Fiona

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