Australian Feminist Studies was launched in the summer of 1985 by the Research Centre for Women’s Studies at the University of Adelaide. During the subsequent three decades it has become a leading journal of feminist studies.
The journal aims to:
- be a key forum for transformative feminist ideas and analyses, nationally and internationally
- contribute to setting the terms of Australian and international feminist debate
- be genuinely interdisciplinary in scope
As an international, peer-reviewed journal, we promote innovative and field-defining feminist scholarship within and across academic disciplines. We invite original and challenging articles of the highest calibre on any topic that contributes to current and emerging theory and research of relevance to feminism.
The journal publishes the following types of contributions:
Original scholarly articles up to 8,000 words in length.
Research Notes, Feminist Debates and Reflections up to 5,000 words in length.
Book reviews and Review Essays up to 4,000 words in length.
Guidelines for these types of submission can be found on the Instructions for Authors page.
Peer Review Policy
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and double anonymized refereeing by at least two expert referees. All book reviews have also undergone editorial screening. Final publishing decisions rest with the Editors-in-Chief.
Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.
Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.
![Sample our Social Sciences journals, sign in here to start your FREE access for 14 days]({"type":"image" , "src" : "/sda/110823/Subject-Sample-2021-Social-Sciences.jpg"})