About this journal

Aims and scope

Feminist Media Studies provides a transdisciplinary, transnational forum for researchers pursuing feminist approaches to the field of media and communication studies, with attention to the historical, philosophical, cultural, social, political, and economic dimensions and analysis of sites including print and electronic media, film and the arts, and new media technologies. Feminist Media Studies especially encourages submissions based on original, empirical inquiry of the social experiences of audiences, citizens, workers, etc. and how these are structured by political, economic and cultural circumstances. The journal invites contributions from feminist researchers working across a range of disciplines and conceptual perspectives.

Feminist Media Studies offers a unique intellectual space bringing together scholars, professionals and activists from around the world to engage with feminist issues and debates in media and communication. Its editorial board and contributors reflect a commitment to the facilitation of international dialogue among researchers, through attention to local, national and global contexts for critical and empirical feminist media inquiry.

Peer Review Policy:
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by at least two scholars. Submissions for the special issues of Commentary & Criticism are reviewed by the guest editor (or the associate editors if it is an issue we have organized), not by double anonymized peer review as with full length articles.

Journal metrics

Usage

  • 793K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 1.6 (2023) Impact Factor
  • Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
  • 2.6 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 3.5 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 2.395 (2023) SNIP
  • 0.847 (2023) SJR

Editorial board

Editors
Cynthia Carter – Cardiff University, UK
Isabel Molina-Guzmán – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA

Associate Editors, Commentary and Criticism
Adrija Dey - University of Westminster, UK
Diana Leon-Boys - University of South Florida, USA

Social Media Editor
Krysten Stein – The University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College, USA

Editorial Assistants
Kerry Wilson – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
Violet Thompson - Cardiff University, UK

Editorial Board
Salam Al-Mahadin – Middle East University, Jordan
Cláudia Álvares – ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal
Ingrid Bachmann - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile
Sarah Banet-Weiser – University of Southern California, USA
Sofie van Bauwel – Ghent University, Belgium
Mary Beltrán – University of Texas, USA
Susan Berridge – University of Stirling, UK
Karen Boyle – University of Strathclyde, UK
Carolyn Bronstein – DePaul University, USA
Carolyn M. Byerly – Howard University, USA
Bernadette M. Calafell – Gonzaga University, USA
Shira Chess – University of Georgia, USA
Mia Consalvo – Concordia University, Canada
Lisa Cuklanz – Boston College, USA
Simidele Dosekun – London School of Economics and Social Science, UK
Meenakshi Gigi Durham – University of Iowa, USA
Stine Eckert – Wayne State University, USA
Ana Carolina D. Escosteguy – Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil
Nicky Falkof – Wits University, South Africa
Audrey Gadzekpo – University of Ghana, Ghana
Rosalind Gill – Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
Debbie Ging – Dublin City University, Republic of Ireland
Hannah Hamad – Cardiff University, UK
Radha S. Hegde – New York University, USA
Lisa Henderson – Western University, Canada
Larissa Hjorth – RMIT University, Australia
Sarah J. Jackson – University of Pennsylvania, USA
Yasmin Jiwani – Concordia University, Canada
Ralina Joseph – University of Washington, USA
Mary Celeste Kearney – University of Notre Dame, USA
Melanie Kennedy - University of Leicester, UK
Deepa Kumar – Rutgers University, USA
Dafna Lemish – Rutgers University, USA
Sara Liao – Pennsylvania State University, USA
Jo Littler – Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
Catharine Lumby – University of Sydney, Australia
Margreth Lünenborg – Frei Universität Berlin, Germany
Vicki Mayer – Tulane University, USA
Lisa McLaughlin – Miami University-Ohio, USA
Angela McRobbie – Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
Kaitlynn Mendes – Western University, Canada
Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed – University of Georgia, USA
Diane Negra – University College Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Shani Orgad – London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Esra Özcan – Tulane University, USA
Altman Yuzhu Peng – University of Warwick, UK
Andrea L. Press – University of Virginia, USA
Usha Raman – University of Hyderabad, India
Sean Redmond – Deakin University, Australia
Carrie Rentschler – McGill University, Canada
Karen Ross – University of Newcastle, UK
Catherine Rottenberg – Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
David Rowe – Western Sydney University, Australia
Katharine Sarikakis – University of Vienna, Austria
Kim Sawchuk – Concordia University, Canada
Leslie Regan Shade – University of Toronto, Canada
Christina Scharff – King’s College London, UK
Süheyla Schroeder – Berlin International, University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Linda Steiner – University of Maryland, USA
Yvonne Tasker – University of Leeds, UK
Ruth Teer-Tomaselli – University KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Sue Thornham – University of Sussex, UK
Angharad N. Valdivia – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
Cara Wallis – University of Michigan, USA
Haiyan Wang – University of Macau, China
C. Kay Weaver – University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
Helen Wood – Aston University, UK
Audrey Yue – National University of Singapore, Singapore
Jamie J. Zhao – City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Abstracting and indexing

Abstracted/ Indexed in: Communication Abstracts; Communication and Mass Media Complete; Current Abstracts; Current Contents® (Social and Behavioral Sciences); Index Islamicus; International Bibliography of the Social Sciences; Journal Citation Reports® (Social Sciences Edition); MLA International Bibliography; OCLC; Electronic Collections Online; SCOPUS; Social Science Citation Index® (SSCI) and Sociological Abstracts.

Open access

Feminist Media Studies is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.

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  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
  2. Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

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