What is the Impact Factor of Gender Studies?

The journal Gender Studies is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, quartile Q1) with official metrics continually updated on ImpaQ.

Is Gender Studies indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Gender Studies is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q1 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 0.121 (Q4) and an H-index of 4.

Who publishes Gender Studies and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Gender Studies is published by Sciendo. It operates under a Diamond Open Access model, exempting authors completely from Article Processing Charges ($0 USD APC).

WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q4SCImago #28,158Diamond OADiamond OA

Gender Studies

Identifier (ISSN):2286-0134(Print)/1583-980X(Online)

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Publisher:Sciendo

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Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)

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Impact Factor Trend

Clarivate IF trend for Gender Studies

WoS Q1

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2025):0

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q4

0.121

#28,158

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

4 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1

Self-Citation RateN/A

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessDiamond OA

12articles/year

0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Gender Studies is a journal addressing academics and a general readership at the same time and its main goal is to provide a gendered approach to literature, language and society and also to highlight attempts of educationalists and Gender Studies esperts in various parts of the world to institutionalize Gender Studies in the academe. The GS journal publishes high-quality peer-reviewed articles from various Humanities and Social Sciences areas. The GS journal is interdisciplinary—gender proving an excellent analytical category enabling a new perspective on literature, anthropology, social and political studies, cultural studies, linguistics and mass media studies. The GS journal provides state-of-the-art research in all such fields.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Sociology68.5%Political science45.7%Philosophy38%Psychology23.9%Law23.6%Gender studies23.2%Feminism21.4%

Primary Research Areas

Social Sciences Gender Studies

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Calls for Papers

No active Calls for Papers found for this journal.

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

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Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year

2026Latest

IF—

Articles / Year12

Total Citations1

2025

IF0

Articles / Year110

Total Citations2

2024

IF—

Articles / Year131

Total Citations6

2023

IF—

Articles / Year71

Total Citations26

2022

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Articles / Year224

Total Citations42

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	—	12	1
2025	0	110	2
2024	—	131	6
2023	—	71	26
2022	—	224	42
2021	—	77	403
2020	—	149	213
2019	—	119	17
2018	—	188	80
2017	—	64	16
2016	—	57	10
2015	—	52	490

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #28,158Scopus Q4Diamond OASCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2017-2024

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Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q4

0.121

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q4

Citations / Doc (2 years)

0.41

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations12

3-Year Documents31

Citable Documents31

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate0.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Gender StudiesQ4

Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth

Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

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Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

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CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

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2021

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2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Gender Studies (ISSN: 2286-0134) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Social Sciences, published by Sciendo in Poland. The periodical holds tracked under Web of Science (SCIE) in quartile Q1, a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.121 (Q4), an H-index of 4.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 12 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Diamond OA model with Diamond Open Access (100% free of author APC charges). It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.