Journal profile · WOMENS STUDIES
Atlantis-Critical Studies in Gender Culture & Social Justice
ISSN 0702-7818 · eISSN 1715-0698 · Mount Saint Vincent University · Canada
Atlantis-Critical Studies in Gender Culture & Social Justice: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 15 articles a year; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ScopeAtlantis: Critical Studies in Gender, Culture & Social Justice is a Diamond Open Access, peer-reviewed, scholarly journal in publication since 1975. We publish diverse approaches to contemporary topics and knowledges in the fields of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Our focus is on social justice as explored through an intersectional, transnational, decolonial, Indigenous, queer, and/or 2SLGBTQIA+ lens. We also publish critical reflections on these fields of study. Atlantis is housed at Mount Saint Vincent University in Kjipuktuk/Halifax, Canada. We recognize Kjipuktuk as the unceded ancestral territory and current homeland of the Mi’kmaq people. We work in collaboration with the Alexa McDonough Institute for Women, Gender and Social Justice at MSVU and the MSVU library. We are grateful for financial support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Peer Review PolicyAtlantis typically publishes two themed issues per year and one "open" or unthemed issue. We consider only previously unpublished submissions (with the exception preprints). We consider scholarly research, interviews, commentary, and literary work. Original research undergoes anonymized peer review by at least two external referees. The publication decision is based on the referees’ reports. See further details about the submission and review process under Submissions. Open Access PolicyAtlantis is a Diamond Open Access journal. We provide immediate open access to all content on the principle that freely available research supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There is no fee to publish an article in Atlantis. ArchivingThis journal uses the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. Atlantis is available through several academic search tools and platforms, including Erudit, EBSCO databases, DOAJ, and Google Scholar. ISSN (digital): 1715-0698 ISSN (print): 0702-7818
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): WOMENS STUDIES
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 3, India 1, Colombia 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
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.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
What to prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 10
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Required
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- commentarythan 7,000 words, including references. Commentaries and interviews should be no longer than 2,000 words. See details for literary submissions below. 4. Style: …main text ≤ 2,000 words
- research articlese "unthemed" or "open." 3. Word count: Research articles must be no longer than 7,000 words, including references. Commentaries and interviews should bmain text ≤ 7,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: 1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication, with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. 2. Authors are aware that …
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
- Mount Saint Vincent University
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 0702-7818
- Electronic ISSN
- 1715-0698
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Atlantis-Critical Studies in Gender Culture & Social Justice
What CAS zone is Atlantis-Critical Studies in Gender Culture & Social Justice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Atlantis-Critical Studies in Gender Culture & Social Justice 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.
How long does peer review take at Atlantis-Critical Studies in Gender Culture & Social Justice?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Atlantis-Critical Studies in Gender Culture & Social Justice?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 10; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: Chicago; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Atlantis-Critical Studies in Gender Culture & Social Justice based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (3), India (1) and Colombia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Atlantis-Critical Studies in Gender Culture & Social Justice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Atlantis-Critical Studies in Gender Culture & Social Justice is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Atlantis-Critical Studies in Gender Culture & Social Justice open access, and what is the APC?
Atlantis-Critical Studies in Gender Culture & Social Justice is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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: .