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Differences-A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies
ISSN 1040-7391 · eISSN 1527-1986 · Duke University Press
Differences-A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.23; subscription journal; 22 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Differences-A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies is published by Duke University Press 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 Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics, Gender, Feminism, and Media and Race, History, and American Society, together about 20.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
In 1989, differences was born of the collision between continental theories of difference on the one hand and US politics of diversity on the other. Today, this collision remains crucial to the struggle against the effects of pervasive capitalist logics on critical thinking. In exploring the relationship between difference, as the structural fracturing of the modern subject, and differences, as a multiplicity of socio-political identities, the journal aims in all critical registers—from the aesthetic to the overtly political—to test the limits of legibility, whether that thinking is inside or outside the academy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and PoliticsPsychology7.6%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences6.3%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences6.2%
- Foucault, Power, and EthicsSocial Sciences6.1%
- Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArts and Humanities5.8%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences5.2%
- Hannah Arendt's Political PhilosophySocial Sciences5%
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 | Cultural Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cultural Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cultural Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.23LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 322OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 836 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 2 | 29 |
| 2024 | 30 | 1 | 31 |
| 2023 | 50 | 4 | 45 |
| 2022 | 17 | 2 | 41 |
| 2021 | 18 | 0 | 63 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- ISSN
- 1040-7391
- Electronic ISSN
- 1527-1986
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 2 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Differences-A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies
What CAS zone is Differences-A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Differences-A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Cultural Studies / Womens Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Differences-A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.23; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 63.
Which databases index Differences-A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Differences-A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Differences-A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Differences-A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .