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WoS ESCI Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #18,669Subscription

Girlhood Studies-An Interdisciplinary Journal

Identifier (ISSN):1938-8209(Print)/1938-8322(Online)
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Publisher:Berghahn
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.5↓ -0.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Girlhood Studies-An Interdisciplinary Journal

WoS Q3
01120.820230.420240.620250.52026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.5
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.262
#18,669

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
16

16 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ3
Self-Citation Rate25%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
22articles/year
0% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Girlhood Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal is a peer-reviewed journal providing a forum for the critical discussion of girlhood from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, and for the dissemination of current research and reflections on girls' lives to a broad, cross-disciplinary audience of scholars, researchers, practitioners in the fields of education, social service and health care and policy makers. International and interdisciplinary in scope, it is committed to feminist, anti-discrimination, anti-oppression approaches and solicits manuscripts from a variety of disciplines. The mission of the journal is to bring together contributions from and initiate dialogue among perspectives ranging from medical and legal practice, ethnographic inquiry, philosophical reflection, historical investigations, literary, cultural and media research to curriculum design and policy-making. Topics addressed within the journal include girls and schooling, girls and feminism, girls and sexuality, girlhood in the context of Boyhood Studies, girls and new media and popular culture, representation of girls in different media, histories of girlhood, girls and development.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Sociology84.4%Psychology74.9%Gender studies63.3%Political science57.7%Law53.7%Philosophy46.7%Art44.7%Biology40.7%Developmental psychology35.8%History29.5%Genetics26%Girl24.7%Computer science24.4%Linguistics21.6%Physics20.5%Literature20.2%Geography20.2%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Q3
Rank192/275
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Q3
Rank177/276
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF0.5
Articles / Year24
Total Citations0
2025
IF0.6
Articles / Year31
Total Citations3
2024
IF0.4
Articles / Year35
Total Citations13
2023
IF0.8
Articles / Year33
Total Citations50
2022
IF—
Articles / Year31
Total Citations67

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #18,669Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2014-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:PsychologySocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.262

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.42

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,662 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations57
3-Year Documents90
Citable Documents76

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 Rate77.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Gender StudiesQ2
EducationQ3
Sociology and Political ScienceQ3
Developmental and Educational PsychologyQ4
Life-span and Life-course StudiesQ4
Social PsychologyQ4
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: 25%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Girlhood Studies-An Interdisciplinary Journal (ISSN: 1938-8209) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of SOCIAL SCIENCES, published by Berghahn in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.50, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.262 (Q2), an H-index of 16.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 22 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Subscription model with an estimated APC of $2,662 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Subscription
Publisher
Berghahn
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01