About this journal

Aims and scope

NORMA is an international journal for high quality research concerning masculinity in its many forms. This is an interdisciplinary journal concerning questions about the body, about social and textual practices, and about men and masculinities in social structures. We aim to advance theory and methods in this field. We hope to present new themes for critical studies of men and masculinities, and develop new approaches to 'intersections' with race, sexuality, class and coloniality. We are eager to have conversations about the role of men and boys, and the place of masculinities, in achieving gender equality and social equality. The journal was begun in the Nordic region; we now strongly invite scholarly work from all parts of the world, as well as research about transnational relations and spaces.

All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via Editorial
Manager.

Readership: Researchers in humanities and social sciences, particularly in gender studies.

Journal metrics

Usage

  • 78K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 2.1 (2023) Impact Factor
  • Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
  • 3.0 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 1.140 (2023) SNIP
  • 0.457 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

  • 92 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 30% acceptance rate

Editorial board

Editors-in-chief
Sam de Boise - Örebro University, Sweden
Klara Goedecke - Karlstad University, Sweden
Katarzyna Wojnicka- University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Co-Editors
Ann-Dorte Christensen - Aalborg University, Denmark
Jeff Hearn - Hanken School of Economics, Finland; Örebro University, Sweden

Senior Editor
Ulf Mellström (EiC 2006-2023)
Lucas Gottzén (EiC 2010-2018)

Book Reviews Editor
Kari Silvola - University of Jyväskylä, Finland 

Editorial Secretary
Luca Tainio - University of Helsinki, Finland; Karlstad University, Sweden

Editorial Board

Sofia Aboim - University of Lisbon, Portugal
Richard Collier - Newcastle University, UK
Ingólfur V. Gíslason - University of Iceland, Iceland
Tommaso M. Milani – The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Bob Pease - Deakin University, Australia
Winifred Poster - Washington University, St Louis, USA
Todd W. Reeser - University of Pittsburgh, USA
Iva Šmídová- Masaryk University, Czech Republic
Artūras Tereškinas - Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
Ernesto Vasquez del Aguila - University College Dublin, Ireland
Yiu Tung Suen – The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Katarzyna Suwada - Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland
Martin Hultman - Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Romit Chowdhury – Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
Jonathan Allan – Brandon University, Canada
Tristan Bridges – University of California Santa Barbara, USA
Kristen Barber – University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA
Joseph D. Nelson – Swarthmore College, USA
Geng Song – The University of Hong Kong, China
Andreas Giazitzoglu – Newcastle University, UK
Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike – University of Calgary, Canada
Paula Pustulka – SWPS University, Poland
Thomas Johansson – University of Gothenburg Sweden
José Armengol –University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Sølve Björner – Independent scholar, Denmark
Steve Garlick – University of Victoria, Canada

Abstracting and indexing

NORMA: International Journal for Masculinity Studies is indexed/tracked/covered by the following services:

Scopus (Elsevier)

Open access

NORMA 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?

  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

Article Publishing Charges (APC)

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News, offers and calls for papers

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