Journal rankings · indicator year 2015
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Subfield ranking · 2015
Gender Studies journal rankings 2015
59 ranked journals · Subfield in Social Sciences
Gender Studies has 59 ranked journals in 2015. Its median journal scores above the world average: OJR 1.38 against 1.00, down 0.03 on 2014. A journal needs OJR 2.75 to reach Q1. The top three are Social Politics International Studies in Gender State & Society, The Leadership Quarterly, and Gender & Society.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2015. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2012–2014, the window the 2015 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Social Sciences (22)
59 ranked journals
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2014. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2012–2014, the window the 2015 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2012–2014 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2006 to 2015. | Compare |
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1Social Politics International Studies in Gender State & SocietyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 5.96Q1 | 2.88 0.06 up from 2014 | 83 | 5% | $3,631 | ||
2The Leadership QuarterlyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 5.51Q1 | 5.38 0.55 up from 2014 | 198 | 26% | $4,330 | ||
3Gender & SocietySAGE Publishing · United States | 5.08Q1 | 3.55 0.12 down from 2014 | 119 | 7% | $3,900 | ||
4Feminist TheorySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 4.85Q1 | 2.34 0.47 up from 2014 | 70 | 13% | $3,650 | ||
5Men and MasculinitiesSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 4.68Q1 | 2.06 1.56 down from 2014 | 91 | 11% | $3,650 | ||
6Feminist EconomicsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 3.90Q1 | 2.26 0.05 down from 2014 | 110 | 15% | — | ||
7European Journal of Cultural StudiesSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 3.27Q1 | 1.48 0.16 down from 2014 | 143 | 14% | $3,650 | ||
8Gender Work and OrganizationWiley · United Kingdom | 3.03Q1 | 1.78 0.24 up from 2014 | 100 | 27% | $4,880 | ||
9Journal of Sport ManagementHuman Kinetics · United States | 2.94Q1 | 1.36 0.68 down from 2014 | 181 | 12% | — | ||
10Journal of Sport and Social IssuesSAGE Publishing · United States | 2.93Q1 | 1.60 0.12 down from 2014 | 92 | 17% | $3,650 | ||
11Gender and EducationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.91Q1 | 1.46 0.43 down from 2014 | 168 | 11% | — | ||
12European Journal of Women s StudiesSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.81Q1 | 1.54 0.35 down from 2014 | 115 | 16% | $3,650 | ||
13Communication & SportSAGE Publishing · United States | 2.80Q1 | 2.45 0.76 up from 2014 | 83 | 12% | $3,650 | ||
14Psychology of Men & MasculinityAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 2.76Q1 | 2.19 0.18 up from 2014 | 137 | 20% | — | ||
15Psychology of Women QuarterlySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.75Q1 | 2.65 0.62 up from 2014 | 144 | 17% | $3,900 | ||
16International Journal of Sport CommunicationHuman Kinetics · United States | 2.51Q2 | 1.28 0.80 down from 2014 | 92 | 8% | — | ||
17Feminism & PsychologySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.44Q2 | 1.70 0.09 up from 2014 | 97 | 11% | $3,900 | ||
18Gender in Management An International JournalEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.41Q2 | 1.65 0.21 up from 2014 | 98 | 8% | — | ||
19Sociology of Sport JournalHuman Kinetics · United States | 2.38Q2 | 1.10 0.39 down from 2014 | 92 | 21% | — | ||
20Sex RolesSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.34Q2 | 2.06 0.32 down from 2014 | 327 | 14% | $3,190 | ||
21Northern Lights Film and Media Studies YearbookIntellect · United Kingdom | 2.23Q2 | 1.10 0.15 down from 2014 | 30 | 50% | — | ||
22Women s Studies International ForumElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.92Q2 | 1.04 0.16 down from 2014 | 301 | 14% | $3,666 | ||
23NORA - Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender ResearchRoutledge · United States | 1.85Q2 | 0.71 0.27 down from 2014 | 77 | 15% | — | ||
24Journal of Language and SexualityJohn Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands | 1.70Q2 | 1.24 0.46 up from 2014 | 36 | 13% | — | ||
25Feminist Media StudiesTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.58Q2 | 0.67 0.21 down from 2014 | 179 | 18% | — | ||
26NORMARoutledge · United Kingdom | 1.57Q2 | 1.47 1.20 up from 2014 | 40 | 16% | — | ||
27Equality Diversity and Inclusion An International JournalEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 1.50Q2 | 0.78 0.46 down from 2014 | 155 | 13% | — | ||
28International Feminist Journal of PoliticsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.47Q2 | 0.90 0.01 down from 2014 | 150 | 13% | — | ||
29Journal of Gender StudiesRoutledge · United Kingdom | 1.38Q2 | 0.67 0.15 down from 2014 | 164 | 12% | — | ||
30Politics & GenderCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.38Q2 | 0.86 0.20 up from 2014 | 151 | 22% | $3,550 | ||
31Gender Technology and DevelopmentTaylor & Francis · India | 1.36Q3 | 0.87 0.10 up from 2014 | 46 | 25% | — | ||
32Sex EducationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.28Q3 | 1.14 0.09 up from 2014 | 130 | 22% | — | ||
33International Journal of Men s HealthMen's Studies Press · United States | 1.28Q3 | 0.92 0.25 down from 2014 | 41 | 0% | — | ||
34Journal of Intercollegiate SportOAPublisher not listed | 1.25Q3 | 0.94 0.38 up from 2014 | 71 | 100% | — | ||
35Review of Economics of the HouseholdSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.25Q3 | 0.94 0.34 down from 2014 | 134 | 19% | $3,390 | ||
36Women s Studies in CommunicationTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.24Q3 | 0.56 0.04 up from 2014 | 58 | 3% | — | ||
37Multidisciplinary Journal of Gender StudiesOAHipatia Press · Spain | 1.23Q3 | 0.59 0.31 down from 2014 | 44 | 100% | — | ||
38Sport Marketing QuarterlyUnited States | 1.19Q3 | 0.88 0.11 up from 2014 | 87 | 12% | — | ||
39American Journal of Men s HealthOASAGE Publishing · United States | 1.18Q3 | 1.68 0.18 up from 2014 | 211 | 98% | $2,650 | ||
40The Journal of Men s StudiesSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.16Q3 | 0.96 0.34 up from 2014 | 63 | 13% | $3,400 | ||
41Girlhood StudiesBerghahn Books · United States | 1.16Q3 | 0.70 0.62 up from 2014 | 69 | 21% | — | ||
42Soccer and SocietyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.13Q3 | 0.80 0.13 down from 2014 | 249 | 26% | — | ||
43Sexuality & CultureSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.05Q3 | 0.63 0.23 down from 2014 | 139 | 15% | $3,190 | ||
44Australian Feminist StudiesRoutledge · United Kingdom | 1.02Q3 | 0.90 0.34 up from 2014 | 99 | 19% | — | ||
45Gender and LanguageEquinox Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.98Q3 | 0.52 0.33 down from 2014 | 63 | 29% | — | ||
46Celebrity StudiesRoutledge · United Kingdom | 0.86Q4 | 0.55 0.07 down from 2014 | 144 | 26% | — | ||
47Journal of Women Politics & PolicyTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.72Q4 | 0.49 0.06 down from 2014 | 50 | 4% | — | ||
48NASPA Journal About Women In Higher EducationTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.72Q4 | 0.21 0.39 down from 2014 | 48 | 0% | — | ||
49Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in EducationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.69Q4 | 0.19 0.88 down from 2014 | 44 | 0% | — | ||
50Investigaciones FeministasOAComplutense University of Madrid · Spain | 0.63Q4 | 0.13 0.03 down from 2014 | 55 | 100% | — |
Subfields of Social Sciences, with Gender Studies highlighted.
- Sociology and Political Science1,184
- Education658
- Political Science and International Relations301
- Communication65
- Gender Studies59
- Safety Research53
- Public Administration51
- Health50
- Transportation45
- Library and Information Sciences44
- Linguistics and Language43
- Law42
- Demography40
- Urban Studies40
- Anthropology37
- Geography, Planning and Development25
- Cultural Studies10
- Development4
- General Social Sciences3
- Human Factors and Ergonomics1
- Archeology0
- Life-span and Life-course Studies0
Journals
Citations made in 2015. Corpus-wide, 78.1% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
14 additional Gender Studies journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2012–2014, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2015. Publication window: 2012–2014. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 59
- Window papers (baseline)
- 30,198 +19.8% from indicator year 2012
- Median OJR
- 1.378 +10.5% from indicator year 2012
- Rising journals (2025)
- 4
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2012–2014 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Ranked journals | 28 | 29 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 50 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 55 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 65 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 10,935 | 11,714 | 12,455 | 13,374 | 14,039 | 15,017 | 15,870 | 17,112 | 18,660 | 20,643 | 22,125 | 23,767 | 25,210 | 26,870 | 28,236 | 30,198 | 32,235 | 34,461 | 36,129 | 38,553 | 41,139 | 44,762 | 48,878 | 50,970 | 52,564 | 54,508 | |
| Median OJR | 0.84 | 1.04 | 0.99 | 1.31 | 1.277 | 1.398 | 1.276 | 1.470 | 1.472 | 1.60 | 1.27 | 1.50 | 1.25 | 1.326 | 1.404 | 1.378 | 1.35 | 1.485 | 1.482 | 1.57 | 1.49 | 1.329 | 1.30 | 1.23 | 1.376 | 1.43 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.