NAN NU

Aims & Scope

NAN NÜ, from early China to China nowadays, is an interdisciplinary, international, peer-reviewed journal featuring original studies related to men, women, and gender in the fields of Chinese history, literature, linguistics and language, anthropology, archeology, art and music, law, philosophy, medicine/science, and religion.

Furthermore NAN NÜ contains a book review section on recent publications in women’s and gender studies.

The journal occasionally features review articles and reports about important developments in gender studies.

To best reach a wide spectrum of researchers, NAN NÜ is written in English.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	1.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.139

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	14

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	25391

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	13

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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.

• Irrepressible Female Piety: Late Imperial Bans on Women Visiting Temples

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Vincent

• Transformations of The Woman Warrior Hua Mulan: From Defender of The Family To Servant of The State

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Louise

• THE BOURGEOIS HOUSEWIFE AS LABORER IN LATE QING AND EARLY REPUBLICAN SHANGHAI

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Constance

• Rethinking van Gulik Again

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Charlotte

• Exemplary Sodomites: Chivalry and Love in Late Ming Culture

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Giovanni

• THROUGH THE PRISM OF MALE WRITING: REPRESENTATION OF LESBIAN LOVE IN MING-QING LITERATURE

  Citation: 14

  Authors: H. Laura

• At the Beginning: the Status of Women in Neolithic and Shang China*

  Citation: 11

  Authors: David N.

• Male Friendship in Ming China: An Introduction

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Martin

• Da Zhangfu: The Gendered Rhetoric of Heroism and Equality in Seventeenth-Century Chan Buddhist Discourse Records

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Beata

• Bibliography of Studies on Women and Gender in China since 2008

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Robin D.S., Danni

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