Women's Studies in Communication

Aims & Scope

Women's Studies in Communication ( WSIC ) provides a feminist forum for diverse research, reviews, and commentary addressing the relationships between communication and gender.

WSIC invites contributions that advance our understanding of the intersections of gender and race, ethnicity, nationality, ability, sexuality, and class, as well as the articulations between gendered performances, power, and representation in public culture.

Topically and methodologically inclusive, WSIC publishes quantitative, qualitative, and critical communication scholarship drawing from a variety of areas including but not limited to interpersonal, organizational, performance, rhetoric, media, and cultural studies.

The editor is committed to promoting the best work that falls within these parameters and also to encouraging the development of new voices and new projects that challenge conventions guiding communication scholarship.

Feminist studies concerning queer and transgender politics, masculinity, dis/ability, labor, transnationalism, postcolonialism, and critical race theory are especially encouraged at this time.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2
2024	1.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.470

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	34

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12215

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	144

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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.

• I AM an Angry Black Woman: Black Feminist Autoethnography, Voice, and Resistance

  Citation: 160

  Authors: Rachel Alicia

• (Re)Imagining Intersectional Democracy from Black Feminism to Hashtag Activism

  Citation: 99

  Authors: Sarah J.

• The Art of Masculine Victimhood: Donald Trump’s Demagoguery

  Citation: 86

  Authors: Paul Elliott

• Framing Domestic Violence Fatalities: Coverage by Utah Newspapers

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Cathy Ferrand

• The Princess and the Magic Kingdom: Beyond Nostalgia, the Function of the Disney Princess

  Citation: 79

  Authors: Rebecca-Anne C.

• Sexual Consent In and Out of the Bedroom: Disjunctive Views of Heterosexual College Students

  Citation: 76

  Authors: Kristen N., Jimmie, Mary

• The “Strong Black Woman Collective”: A Developing Theoretical Framework for Understanding Collective Communication Practices of Black Women

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Shardé M.

• “Our Bodies Are Not<i>Terra Nullius</i>”: Building a Decolonial Feminist Resistance to Gendered Violence

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Ashley Noel, Tiara R.

• Gender and Moral Voice: Moving from Woman's Nature to Standpoint Epistemology

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Julia T.

• Black “Matter” Lives

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Armond R.

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