Journal of Gender Studies

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary journal which publishes articles relating to gender and sex from a feminist perspective covering a wide range of subject areas including the Social, Natural and Health Sciences, the Arts, Humanities, Literature and Popular Culture.

We seek articles from around the world that examine gender and the social construction of relationships among genders.

As a journal with a broad disciplinary readership we aim to publish papers accessible to this readership.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	2.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5903

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	772

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.878

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	54

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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.

• Inclusive Masculinity Theory: overview, reflection and refinement

  Citation: 267

  Authors: Eric, Mark

• The Right to the Gendered City: Different Formations of Belonging in Everyday Life

  Citation: 259

  Authors: Tovi

• Speaking ‘unspeakable things’: documenting digital feminist responses to rape culture

  Citation: 214

  Authors: Jessalynn, Kaitlynn, Jessica

• ‘I Guess A Lot of People See Me as a Big Sister or a Friend’: the role of intimacy in the celebrification of beauty vloggers

  Citation: 160

  Authors: Rachel, Misha

• Gender-related differences in the psychological impact of confinement as a consequence of COVID-19 in Spain

  Citation: 159

  Authors: Berta, Clara, Miguel Ángel, Manuel

• Sisyphus' Sisters: Can Gender Mainstreaming Escape the Genderedness of Organizations?

  Citation: 154

  Authors: Yvonne, Mieke

• Inclusive masculinity theory and the gendered politics of men's rugby

  Citation: 148

  Authors: Eric, Rhidian

• Never-aging Stories: Western Hegemonic Masculinity Scripts

  Citation: 139

  Authors: Gabriela

• Playing it straight: Masculinities, homophobias and schooling

  Citation: 137

  Authors: Anoop, Mary Jane

• Sluts and Riot Grrrls: Female Identity and Sexual Agency

  Citation: 136

  Authors: Feona

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