What is the Impact Factor of Sexualities?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Sexualities is 1.70, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Sexualities indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Sexualities is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q2 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 0.742 (Q1) and an H-index of 79.

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

Sexualities is published by SAGE. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,066 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #7,664Top JournalHybrid

Sexualities

Identifier (ISSN):1363-4607(Print)/1461-7382(Online)

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Publisher:SAGE

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)

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Clarivate IF (2026)

1.7↑ +0.2

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

WoS SCIETop Tier

Clarivate WoS JCR

WoS Categories↓

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Sexualities

WoS Q2

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):1.7

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1

0.742

#7,664

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

79 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier

Self-Citation Rate14.3%

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

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

69articles/year

56.84% Gold OA•95.16% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Consistently one of the world"s leading journals in the exploration of human sexualities within a truly interdisciplinary context, Sexualities publishes peer-reviewed, scholarly articles that exemplify the very best of current research. It is published six times a year and aims to present cutting-edge debate and review for an international readership of scholars, lecturers, postgraduate students and advanced undergraduates. Sexualities publishes work of an analytic and ethnographic nature which describes, analyses, theorizes and provides a critique on the changing nature of the social organization of human sexual experience in the late modern world.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Sociology96.4%Psychology85.3%Gender studies78.8%Political science73.9%Law72.4%Psychoanalysis60.9%Philosophy53.1%Human sexuality45.9%Art42.6%Biology33.4%Social psychology31.2%History29.7%Medicine25.5%Computer science25.4%Geography25.3%Physics25%Politics24.9%Epistemology24.6%Archaeology23.9%Linguistics22.6%Aesthetics21.3%Queer21.2%

Primary Research Areas

Sociology

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Special Issues

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

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSSCI2026

SOCIOLOGY

Rank97/222

IndexSSCI

JCISSCI2026

SOCIOLOGY

Rank94/222

IndexSSCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
SOCIOLOGY	JCRSSCI	97/222	Q2
SOCIOLOGY	JCISSCI	94/222	Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year

2026Latest

IF1.7

Articles / Year32

Total Citations0

2025

IF1.5

Articles / Year80

Total Citations35

2024

IF2.1

Articles / Year90

Total Citations232

2023

IF1.5

Articles / Year104

Total Citations450

2022

IF1.524

Articles / Year78

Total Citations538

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	1.7	32	0
2025	1.5	80	35
2024	2.1	90	232
2023	1.5	104	450
2022	1.524	78	538
2021	—	78	962
2020	—	122	1,329
2019	—	69	730
2018	—	120	1,793
2017	—	117	2,483
2016	—	115	2,115
2015	—	69	1,505

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #7,664Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1998-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

0.742

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1

Citations / Doc (2 years)

2.86

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,066 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations652

3-Year Documents223

Citable Documents208

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)3

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate65.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

AnthropologyQ1

Gender StudiesQ1

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: 14.3%

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):

2区 (Zone 2)Sociology

Minor Category (Specific Field):

3区SOCIOLOGY

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

Sexualities (ISSN: 1363-4607) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of SOCIOLOGY, published by SAGE in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.70, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.742 (Q1), an H-index of 79.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 69 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,066 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.