About this journal
Aims and scope
International Feminist Journal of Politics is a unique cross-cultural and international forum to foster debate and dialogue at the intersection of international relations, politics and women's studies. Developed by a team of leading feminist scholars, this journal brings together some of the most influential figures in the field to build a global critical community of writers and readers.
This journal features research on women, gender relations and sexuality from the perspectives of:
- International relations
- Political theory
- Globalization studies
- International political economy
- Comparative politics
- Peace research
- International law
- Development studies
- Political geography
- Cultural studies
As well as the main section of the journal featuring full-length articles, it also offers a special 'Conversations' section, which publishes interviews with leading scholars and practitioners, conference reports and film readings. The book review section regularly features review articles as well as individual book reviews.
Peer Review
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Articles in which the initial decision is to revise and resubmit are returned to one or both of the original referees. Final publication decisions rest with the three International Feminist Journal of Politics Editors (two of whom must be in agreement in cases where articles are rejected).
Journal metrics
Usage
- 222K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 1.9 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 2.4 (2023) 5 year IF
- 3.3 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 1.201 (2023) SNIP
- 0.533 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 84 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 36 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 36% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Editors-in-Chief
shine choi, Massey University, New Zealand
Natália Maria Félix de Souza, Pontifícal Catholic University of Saõ Paulo, Brazil
Amy Lind, University of Cincinnati, USA
Swati Parashar, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Elisabeth Prügl, Geneva Graduate Institute, Switzerland
Marysia Zalewski, Cardiff University, UK
Managing Editor
Ben Woolhead, Cardiff University, UK
Conversations Editors
Meghana V. Nayak, Pace University, USA
Sara Shroff, University of Toronto, Canada
Book Review Editors
Ebru Demir, Yildirim Beyazit University, Turkey
Katrina Lee-Koo, University of Queensland, Australia
Elisabeth Olivius, Umeå University, Sweden
Digital Media Editors
Emmanuelle Chauvet, Geneva Graduate Institute, Switzerland
Thomas Gregory, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Arthur Murta, Pontifícal Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil
Lara M. Selis, Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil
Editorial Board
Brooke A. Ackerly, Vanderbilt University, USA
Anna Agathangelou, York University, Canada
Zehra Arat, University of Connecticut, USA
Luciana Ballestrin, Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
Maria Bargh, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Soumita Basu, South Asian University, India
Suzanne Bergeron, University of Michigan Dearborn, USA
Pascha Bueno-Hansen, University of Delaware, USA
Terrell Carver, University of Bristol, UK
Catia C. Confortini, Wellesley College, USA
Megan Daigle, Overseas Development Institute, UK
Sumona DasGupta, Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), India
Bina D’Costa, Australian National University, Australia
Justin de Leon, University of Notre Dame, USA
Manisha Desai, Stony Brook University, USA
Kevin Dunn, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, USA
David Duriesmith, University of Sheffield, UK
Maya Eichler, Mount Saint Vincent University, Canada
Catherine Eschle, University of Strathclyde, UK
Elisabeth Jay Friedman, University of San Francisco, USA
Caron E. Gentry, Northumbria University, UK
Jamie J. Hagen, Queen’s University Belfast, UK
Wendy Harcourt, Erasmus University, Netherlands
Natalie Jester, University of Gloucestershire, UK
Ji Young Jung, Ewha Womans University, South Korea
Laura McLeod, University of Manchester, UK
Siphokazi Magadla, Rhodes University, South Africa
Rirhandu Mageza-Barthel, University of South Africa, South Africa
Marianne H. Marchand, Universidad de las Américas Puebla, Mexico
Krishna Menon, Ambedkar University Delhi, India
Anwar Mhajne, Stonehill College, USA
Patricia Mohammed, University of the West Indies, West Indies
Ahmad Qais Munhazim, Thomas Jefferson University, USA
Amy Niang, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco
Isis Nusair, Denison University, USA
V. Spike Peterson, University of Arizona, USA
Manuela Picq, Amherst College, USA, and Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
Adriana Piscitelli, State University of Campinas, Brazil
K. Melchor Quick Hall, Brandeis University, USA
Anne Sisson Runyan, University of Cincinnati, USA
Olivia Rutazibwa, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Montserrat Sagot, University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica
Sonalini Sapra, Guilford College, USA
Saara Särmä, National Defence University, Finland
Simona Sharoni, Merrimack College, USA
Laura Sjoberg, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
Inger Skjelsbaek, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway
Constanza Tabbush, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dzodzi Tsikata, SOAS, University of London, UK
Maria Amelia Viteri, University of Maryland, USA
Sandra L. Whitworth, York University, Canada
Annick T. R. Wibben, Swedish Defence University, Sweden
Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso, Brandeis University, USA
Punam Yadav, University College London, UK
Li Yingtao, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China
Gisela Zaremberg, Facultad Latinoamerica de Ciencias Sociales, Mexico
International Advisory Council
Carol Cohn, Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights
Cynthia Enloe, Clark University, USA
Marianne Franklin, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
Meenakshi Gopinath, Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace (WISCOMP), India
Heidi Hudson, University of the Free State, South Africa
Kathleen B. Jones, San Diego State University, USA
Heisook Kim, Ewha Womans University, South Korea
Rekha Pande, University of Hyderabad, India
Shirin Rai, SOAS University of London, UK
Jindy Rosa, Australian National University, Australia
Laura J. Shepherd, University of Sydney, Australia
Jacqui True, Monash University, Australia
Gillian Youngs, independent researcher, UK
Open access
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- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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