Journal profile · WOMENS STUDIES
Agenda-Empowering Women for Gender Equity
ISSN 1013-0950 · eISSN 2158-978X · Taylor & Francis
Agenda-Empowering Women for Gender Equity: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.9 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; 11 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Agenda-Empowering Women for Gender Equity is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues, South African History and Culture and Legal Issues in South Africa, together about 24% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Gender Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
At the forefront of feminist publishing in South Africa for over 20 years, the Agenda journal raises debate, probes, questions, challenges and critiques understandings of gender and feminism in its broad and complex diversity. Agenda prides itself on being at the cutting edge of feminist debate and gender analysis, and the journal provides readers with a fresh, challenging, stimulating and thought-provoking read. If you would like to stay up to date with all the latest developments with the Agenda journal, please visit the Agenda Feminist Media Project website: www.agenda.org.za.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): WOMENS STUDIES
Editor-in-chief Juliet JosephPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ IssuesSocial Sciences8.4%
- South African History and CultureSocial Sciences8.3%
- Legal Issues in South AfricaSocial Sciences7.3%
- Gender Roles and Identity StudiesSocial Sciences7.2%
- Gender Politics and RepresentationSocial Sciences6.9%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences5.3%
- Sex work and related issuesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Human Rights and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.28Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.44Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 353OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 126,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,773 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 2024 | 29 | 13 | 30 |
| 2023 | 53 | 21 | 137 |
| 2022 | 54 | 11 | 121 |
| 2021 | 62 | 15 | 339 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- book reviewBook Review | Published online: 9 Jul 2026Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 17 Aug 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access (Open Select) publishing option available. Model summary
Agenda is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of yo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Rigorous peer review for every open access article Model summary
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1013-0950
- Electronic ISSN
- 2158-978X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39, Issue 1 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Agenda-Empowering Women for Gender Equity
What CAS zone is Agenda-Empowering Women for Gender Equity in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Agenda-Empowering Women for Gender Equity is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Womens Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Agenda-Empowering Women for Gender Equity?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 47.
Which databases index Agenda-Empowering Women for Gender Equity?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Agenda-Empowering Women for Gender Equity is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Agenda-Empowering Women for Gender Equity open access, and what is the APC?
Agenda-Empowering Women for Gender Equity is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .