Journal rankings · indicator year 2018
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Subfield ranking · 2018
Gender Studies journal rankings 2018
61 ranked journals · Subfield in Social Sciences
Gender Studies has 61 ranked journals in 2018. Its median journal scores above the world average: OJR 1.48 against 1.00, unchanged on 2017. A journal needs OJR 2.09 to reach Q1. The top three are The Leadership Quarterly, Gender & Society, and Psychology of Women Quarterly.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2018. 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 2015–2017, the window the 2018 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)
61 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 2017. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2015–2017, the window the 2018 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2015–2017 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 2009 to 2018. | Compare |
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1The Leadership QuarterlyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 5.86Q1 | 7.22 2.05 up from 2017 | 201 | 27% | $4,330 | ||
2Gender & SocietySAGE Publishing · United States | 5.12Q1 | 3.83 0.18 up from 2017 | 105 | 13% | $3,900 | ||
3Psychology of Women QuarterlySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 4.65Q1 | 3.88 1.03 up from 2017 | 112 | 10% | $3,900 | ||
4Social Politics International Studies in Gender State & SocietyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 4.08Q1 | 1.59 0.29 down from 2017 | 74 | 47% | $3,631 | ||
5European Journal of Cultural StudiesSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 3.75Q1 | 2.19 0.03 up from 2017 | 165 | 32% | $3,650 | ||
6Gender Work and OrganizationWiley · United Kingdom | 3.60Q1 | 3.31 0.44 up from 2017 | 142 | 36% | $4,880 | ||
7Journal of Sport ManagementHuman Kinetics · United States | 3.36Q1 | 2.23 0.29 up from 2017 | 152 | 18% | — | ||
8Journal of Sport and Social IssuesSAGE Publishing · United States | 2.67Q1 | 2.48 1.03 up from 2017 | 62 | 27% | $3,650 | ||
9Sex RolesSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 2.63Q1 | 2.27 0.14 down from 2017 | 423 | 17% | $3,190 | ||
10Feminist TheorySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.51Q1 | 1.54 0.12 up from 2017 | 82 | 23% | $3,650 | ||
11Feminist EconomicsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.42Q1 | 1.64 0.21 down from 2017 | 110 | 53% | — | ||
12Feminist Media StudiesTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.33Q1 | 1.59 0.57 down from 2017 | 226 | 24% | — | ||
13Men and MasculinitiesSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.29Q1 | 1.31 0.66 down from 2017 | 123 | 18% | $3,650 | ||
14Gender and EducationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.17Q1 | 1.60 0.49 up from 2017 | 282 | 30% | — | ||
15Journal of Women Politics & PolicyTaylor & Francis · United States | 2.14Q1 | 1.96 1.01 up from 2017 | 75 | 19% | — | ||
16Gender in Management An International JournalEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.09Q1 | 1.83 0.08 down from 2017 | 109 | 26% | — | ||
17Journal of Gender StudiesRoutledge · United Kingdom | 2.03Q2 | 1.67 0.56 up from 2017 | 187 | 34% | — | ||
18Politics & GenderCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 2.00Q2 | 1.26 0.02 up from 2017 | 153 | 31% | $3,550 | ||
19Australian Feminist StudiesRoutledge · United Kingdom | 1.96Q2 | 0.72 0.66 down from 2017 | 116 | 15% | — | ||
20European Journal of Women s StudiesSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.89Q2 | 1.31 0.52 up from 2017 | 90 | 33% | $3,650 | ||
21Psychology of Men & MasculinityAmerican Psychological Association · United States | 1.84Q2 | 1.74 0.32 up from 2017 | 160 | 27% | — | ||
22Women s Studies in CommunicationTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.83Q2 | 1.46 0.44 up from 2017 | 100 | 0% | — | ||
23International Feminist Journal of PoliticsTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.80Q2 | 1.31 0.37 up from 2017 | 117 | 34% | — | ||
24Sex EducationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.80Q2 | 2.25 0.31 up from 2017 | 154 | 38% | — | ||
25Women s Studies International ForumElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.72Q2 | 1.08 0.37 down from 2017 | 206 | 24% | $3,666 | ||
26Gender Technology and DevelopmentTaylor & Francis · India | 1.72Q2 | 1.76 0.47 up from 2017 | 43 | 33% | — | ||
27Equality Diversity and Inclusion An International JournalEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 1.68Q2 | 1.45 0.03 up from 2017 | 145 | 7% | — | ||
28Communication & SportSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.66Q2 | 1.45 0.35 down from 2017 | 92 | 15% | $3,650 | ||
29NORA - Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender ResearchRoutledge · United States | 1.63Q2 | 1.08 0.47 up from 2017 | 78 | 47% | — | ||
30Celebrity StudiesRoutledge · United Kingdom | 1.56Q2 | 1.10 0.01 down from 2017 | 166 | 28% | — | ||
31NASPA Journal About Women In Higher EducationTaylor & Francis · United States | 1.48Q2 | 1.33 0.37 up from 2017 | 57 | 20% | — | ||
32Sociology of Sport JournalHuman Kinetics · United States | 1.46Q3 | 1.49 0.63 up from 2017 | 128 | 20% | — | ||
33Critical Military StudiesTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.40Q3 | 1.21 0.14 up from 2017 | 92 | 23% | — | ||
34International Journal of Sport CommunicationHuman Kinetics · United States | 1.38Q3 | 1.10 0.12 up from 2017 | 116 | 5% | — | ||
35NORMARoutledge · United Kingdom | 1.29Q3 | 1.12 0.46 up from 2017 | 75 | 22% | — | ||
36Review of Economics of the HouseholdSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.25Q3 | 1.10 0.32 down from 2017 | 119 | 26% | $3,390 | ||
37The Journal of Men s StudiesSAGE Publishing · United States | 1.21Q3 | 0.88 0.12 down from 2017 | 74 | 17% | $3,400 | ||
38Masculinities & Social ChangeOAHipatia Press · Spain | 1.17Q3 | 0.89 0.27 up from 2017 | 70 | 100% | $431 | ||
39Journal of Language and SexualityJohn Benjamins Publishing Company · Netherlands | 1.13Q3 | 1.00 0.20 up from 2017 | 37 | 29% | — | ||
40Sexuality & CultureSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.09Q3 | 0.82 0.27 down from 2017 | 219 | 13% | $3,190 | ||
41Feminism & PsychologySAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 1.08Q3 | 1.81 0.77 up from 2017 | 118 | 24% | $3,900 | ||
42Journal of Intercollegiate SportOAPublisher not listed | 1.04Q3 | 0.93 0.17 up from 2017 | 44 | 100% | — | ||
43Gender IssuesSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.02Q3 | 0.89 0.17 up from 2017 | 72 | 24% | $2,390 | ||
44Sport Management Education JournalHuman Kinetics · United States | 1.01Q3 | 0.68 0.01 down from 2017 | 44 | 0% | — | ||
45Investigaciones FeministasOAComplutense University of Madrid · Spain | 1.00Q3 | 0.50 0.15 down from 2017 | 94 | 100% | — | ||
46American Journal of Men s HealthOASAGE Publishing · United States | 0.99Q3 | 1.95 0.60 up from 2017 | 330 | 100% | $2,650 | ||
47Journal of Forensic NursingLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.92Q4 | 0.91 0.09 up from 2017 | 109 | 16% | — | ||
48Sport Marketing QuarterlyUnited States | 0.90Q4 | 1.02 0.34 up from 2017 | 80 | 34% | — | ||
49Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in EducationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.83Q4 | 0.67 0.19 up from 2017 | 37 | 6% | — | ||
50Persona StudiesOADeakin University · Australia | 0.76Q4 | 0.59 0.12 down from 2017 | 51 | 100% | — |
Subfields of Social Sciences, with Gender Studies highlighted.
- Sociology and Political Science1,315
- Education714
- Political Science and International Relations321
- Communication74
- Gender Studies61
- Health52
- Safety Research51
- Public Administration50
- Urban Studies49
- Law47
- Linguistics and Language47
- Transportation47
- Library and Information Sciences42
- Demography40
- Anthropology38
- Geography, Planning and Development29
- Cultural Studies9
- Development4
- General Social Sciences3
- Human Factors and Ergonomics1
- Archeology0
- Life-span and Life-course Studies0
Journals
Citations made in 2018. Corpus-wide, 81.5% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
20 additional Gender Studies journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2015–2017, 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: 2018. Publication window: 2015–2017. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 61
- Window papers (baseline)
- 36,129 +19.6% from indicator year 2015
- Median OJR
- 1.482 +7.6% from indicator year 2015
- Rising journals (2025)
- 4
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2015–2017 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.