Journal profile · Multiple
Feminist Legal Studies
ISSN 0966-3622 · eISSN 1572-8455 · Springer Nature · 3 issues per year
Feminist Legal Studies: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.03; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,190; median 266 days to acceptance (28 articles, last 24 months); 29 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Feminist Legal Studies is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Law in Society and Culture, Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Gender, Security, and Conflict, together about 32.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Gender Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Feminist Legal Studies publishes critical, interdisciplinary, theoretically engaged feminist scholarship relating to law (broadly conceived). We are committed to an internationalist perspective and to the promotion and advancement of feminist scholarship in all areas of law. We have a particular interest in work that extends feminist debates and analysis by reference to critical and theoretical approaches and perspectives. We understand feminist scholarship to encompass intersectional struggles, along the lines of gender, race, class, sexuality, coloniality, ability and more.We encourage the submission of papers from people within and outside the academy, and from a range of disciplines and perspectives. Alongside traditional articles and book reviews, Feminist Legal Studies is committed to publishing material that challenges conventional forms of academic writing/knowledge and encourages creative approaches to scholarship, analysis and debate. Such material is normally published in our 'Creative Content' section.If you would like to get in touch with any questions or to propose a special issue, please contact a member of the editorial board. A full list of editorial board members is on our website.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Nikki Godden-RasulPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 30, United States 2, Australia 2, Sweden 2, Canada 1 (40 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Law in Society and CultureSocial Sciences13.2%
- Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality StudiesSocial Sciences11.7%
- Gender, Security, and ConflictSocial Sciences7.5%
- Sex work and related issuesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Gender Politics and RepresentationSocial Sciences5.1%
- Reproductive Health and TechnologiesMedicine4.1%
- Historical and Contemporary Political DynamicsArts and Humanities3.8%
- Discrimination and Equality LawSocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEERIH PLUSCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.03LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 231OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.99OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 70.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 228,400Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 887 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 29 | 19 | 20 |
| 2024 | 22 | 14 | 54 |
| 2023 | 38 | 20 | 244 |
| 2022 | 22 | 9 | 163 |
| 2021 | 35 | 16 | 309 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
266 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 91 days – 391 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 74 days (47 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 341 days
- Sample
- 28 articles with submission and acceptance dates (58 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Submission to first decision
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,190 / EUR 3,090 | — | — | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Feminist Legal Studies, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page.
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 3 issues per year
- ISSN
- 0966-3622
- Electronic ISSN
- 1572-8455
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 2 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Feminist Legal Studies
What CAS zone is Feminist Legal Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Feminist Legal Studies is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Law / Womens Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Feminist Legal Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.03; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 44.
How long does peer review take at Feminist Legal Studies?
Based on the dates recorded on 28 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 266 days (interquartile range 91–391 days). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Feminist Legal Studies based?
Of the 40 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (30), United States (2) and Australia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Feminist Legal Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Feminist Legal Studies is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE, ERIH PLUS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Feminist Legal Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Feminist Legal Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,190.
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: .