Feminist Legal Studies

Aims & Scope

Feminist Legal Studies is committed to an internationalist perspective and to the promotion and advancement of feminist scholarship in all areas of law.

It aims to publish critical, interdisciplinary, theoretically engaged feminist scholarship relating to law (broadly conceived) and has a particular interest in work that extends feminist debates and analysis by reference to critical and theoretical approaches and perspectives, including postcolonial, transnational and poststructuralist work.

Although the focus of the journal is law, the editorial board encourages the submission of papers from people working outside the academy, as well as academics other than lawyers as well as interdisciplinary work addressing the concerns not only of lawyers but others, women and men, interested in feminist work.

The editorial board is a collective drawn from feminists working at leading law schools across the UK.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.889

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	40

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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.

• Beyond ‘Revenge Porn’: The Continuum of Image-Based Sexual Abuse

  Citation: 283

  Authors: Clare, Erika, Ruth

• Imperilled Muslim Women, Dangerous Muslim Men and Civilised Europeans: Legal and Social Responses to Forced Marriages

  Citation: 245

  Authors: Sherene H.

• Rethinking ‘Rape as a Weapon of War’

  Citation: 126

  Authors: Doris E.

• The ‘Sharia Law Debate’ in Ontario: The Modernity/Premodernity Distinction in Legal Efforts to Protect Women from Culture

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Sherene H.

• Coercion, Consent and the Forced Marriage Debate in the UK

  Citation: 84

  Authors: Sundari, Aisha

• Citation and Censorship: The Politics of Talking About the Sexual Politics of Israel

  Citation: 79

  Authors: Jasbir

• Are Women Peaceful? Reflections on the Role of Women in Peace-Building

  Citation: 76

  Authors: Hilary

• The right to culture and the culture of rights: a critical perspective on women’s sexual rights in Africa

  Citation: 76

  Authors: Sylvia

• The `Ideal' Victim v Successful Rape Complainants: Not What You Might Expect

  Citation: 74

  Authors: Wendy

• Abusing Vulnerability? Contemporary Law and Policy Responses to Sex Work in the UK

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Vanessa E., Jane

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