Critical Studies in Men's Fashion

Aims & Scope

Critical Studies in Men's Fashion examines the multi-faceted dimensions of men's appearance.

It uses the holistic definition of dress as a means of examining the tangible and intangible aspects of creating and maintaining appearance.

This journal is the first to exclusively focus on men's dress and topics of gender, identity, sexuality, culture, marketing and business will be discussed.

Men's dress and fashion have been side-lined in scholarship, and this journal provides a dedicated space for the discussion, analysis, and theoretical development of men's appearance from multiple disciplines.

All articles are double-blind peer-reviewed in order to maintain the highest standards of scholastic integrity.

Theoretical and empirical scholarship in the form of original articles, manuscripts, research reports, pedagogy, and media reviews are welcome.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2
2024	0.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	28842

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	9

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.107

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	4

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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 Arts and Humanities and 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.

• Expanding the male ideal: The need for diversity in men’s fashion advertisements

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Ben

• Dapper dudes: Young men’s fashion consumption and expressions of masculinity

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Ben, Dylan

• The toxic lining of men’s fashion consumption: The omnipresent force of hegemonic masculinity

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Ben

• The hankie code revisited: From function to fashion

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Andrew, Eirik J.

• Destabilizing the gaze towards male fashion models: Expanding men’s gender and sexuality identities

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Ben, Barbara

• Hedi Slimane and the reinvention of menswear

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Jay McCauley

• The queer coat: Konstantin Goncharov’s fashion, Russian masculinity and queer world building

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Vlad

• Negotiating identities in the furry fandom through costuming

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Emily, Denise Nicole

• Jocks in Jocks: Sportsmen and underwear advertising

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Shaun

• Rebranding American men’s heritage fashions through the use of visual merchandising, symbolic props and masculine iconic memes historically found in popular culture

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Kevin, Joseph H., Zhaohui

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