The Journal of Gender Studies is a global peer-reviewed journal that showcases original research on gender for an interdisciplinary readership. JGS publishes critical, innovative and high-quality scholarly work in gender studies that engages with the wide-ranging thinkers and movements that constitute feminist, queer and transgender theory. Dedicated to the development of original work investigating the intersections of gender with other relevant categories such as sexuality, race, class, ability, age, culture, politics, religion and location, JGS promotes an international dialogue, seeks affinities with social justice struggles, and engages with contemporary debates and developments in the theorising and lived experience of people of all genders.
Peer Review Policy: All content types apart from research articles go through an internal review by the editorial team and the Editor in Chief. Research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Special issue content types apart from research articles go through a review by the Editor in Chief and the Guest Editors. Research articles that are part of a JGS Special Issue undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial screening by the Editor in Chief and the Guest Editors, and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Editors reserve the right to reject submissions of poor quality, or of limited relevance to our readers, prior to peer review. Authors with English as a second language may need the guidance of a first-language speaker or academic proof-reader before submitting. We do not accept papers in poor English or in draft-form. Authors should be alert to the growing number of high quality papers in this field and the growth in the number of submissions to this journal which have led to increased competition for publication.
Before submitting a paper authors should check that their citation and formatting complies exactly with the Instructions to Authors.
Where co-authors submit a paper and there has been a supervisor/candidate relationship between authors, it is the policy of this Journal to check the contribution of each before proceeding to peer-review. This is to protect post-graduate students in the presentation of their work. Please read our guide to defining authorship here.
Journal metrics
Usage
327K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
2.2 (2023) Impact Factor
Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
2.5 (2023) 5 year IF
4.4 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.518 (2023) SNIP
0.613 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
10 days avg. from submission to first
decision
105 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
7 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
11% 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.
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.
Feona Attwood (Editor-in-Chief) - Independent Scholar, UK
RachelAlsop ( Editor) - University of York, UK Jamie Hakim (Editor) - King’s College London, UK Matthew Hall (Editor) - The British University in Egypt JohnMercer ( Editor) - Birmingham City University, UK Cosimo Marco Scarcelli (Editor) - University of Padua, Italy
BookReviewEditors SabineVanacker - University of Hull, UK Anousch Khorikian - University of Hull, UK
EditorialBoard Emilio Amideo - Italy Serena Anderlini-D’Onofrio - USA Frederick Attenborough - UK Sarah J Blithe - USA Sarah E L Bowskill - UK Rosi Braidotti - Netherlands Kimberley Brayson - UK Amanda Capern - UK Debjani Chakravarty - USA Claire Charles - UK Katharine Cockin - UK Yvonne Corcoran-Nantes - Australia Julia Downes - UK Robbie Duschinsky - UK Begonya Enguix-Grau - Spain Adrienne Evans - UK Jeff Hearn - Sweden, Finland, UK Clare Johnson - UK Marguerite Johnson - Australia Gabriel Julien - Trinidad & Tobago Olga Jurasz - UK Frank George Karioris - USA Mario Liong - Japan Abigail Locke - UK Gurpreet Mahajan - India Mvikeli Ncube - UK Mary Vavrus - USA Robert Morrell - South Africa Nadine Muller - UK Frances Negron Muntaner - USA Keerty Nakray - India Meredith Nash - Australia Claire O'Callaghan - UK Sharon Pillai - India Andrea Press - USA Julie Rajan - USA Jessica Ringrose - UK Elisabetta Ruspini - Italy Julia Salmeron - Spain Clarissa Smith - UK Anissa Talahite-Moodley - Canada Aranzazu Usandizaga - Spain Giacomo Viggiani - Italy Matthew Waites - UK Jane Wilkinson - Australia Ana Zamorano - Spain
Journal of Gender Studies is currently noted in: Academic Abstracts; Applied Social Science Index and Abstracts (ASSIA); British Humanities Index; CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts; Contemporary Women's Issues; Criminal Justice Abstracts; Current Contents/Social & Behavioural Sciences; Educational Research Abstracts Online; Feminist Periodicals; Humanities International Complete; International Bibliography of the Social Sciences; PsycINFO; Research Alert; Social Science Citation Index; Social Scisearch; Social Services Abstracts; Sociology of Education Abstracts; Sociological Abstracts and Studies on Women & Gender Abstracts,
Open access
Journal of Gender 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.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
We invite proposals for special issues and special sections on any topic that fits with our aims and scope, which can be found here.
Special issues usually feature around eight papers but they can be longer or shorter than this, including articles of varying lengths as well as pieces in other formats such as interviews, conversations, and round table discussions. Special issues with five or fewer articles will be published as a Special Section within an issue of the journal.
You may find it useful to contact the Editor in Chief before putting together a proposal with a brief outline of the topic. This way we can pass on feedback on your idea from the editorial board and this will help you in putting together your proposal. Please contact Feona Attwood at [email protected]
Prospective Guest Editors should submit a proposal which sets out the need for the issue and the context of its submission, describes how the issue fits with the journal’s aims, and explains the contribution it will make. Please include the following information:
Title
Proposal description
Guest Editor information and contact details
List of suggested authors and/or manuscript titles and abstracts (if you will be using a Call for Papers to solicit contributions instead, please include this along with your plans for distributing this and any other arrangements you will be making for inviting submissions)
Proposed deadline for submission of first drafts
Guest Editors oversee the peer-review process, working with manuscripts submitted for the special issue, with support and guidance from one of the JGS Editors. Guest editors will suggest potential reviewers, give feedback to authors, communicate with authors about deadlines, provide recommendations to the JGS editor and help with the promotion of the special issue once it is published. The review of articles contributed by the Guest Editors will be organised by one of the JGS editors.
Journal of Gender Studies’ Editors will make the final decision on submissions. Guest Editors will also write an editorial article providing an overview of the topic and introduction to the special issue, which will be reviewed by Journal of Gender Studies editors.
All Special Issue articles are peer reviewed under standard journal procedures and using the Routledge submission system.
If you are interested in submitting a proposal for a special issue, please email it to Feona Attwood at [email protected].
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