Journal profile · Social Sciences-Gender Studies
Gender a Vyzkum / Gender and Research
ISSN 2570-6578 · eISSN 2570-6586 · Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Institute of Sociology · Czechia
Gender a Vyzkum / Gender and Research: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 36 weeks (community reports); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Gender a Vyzkum / Gender and Research is published by Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Institute of Sociology. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gender and Feminist Studies, Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies and Work-Family Balance Challenges, together about 36.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Gender Studies and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Gender a v�zkum / Gender and Research is a peer-reviewed transdisciplinary journal of gender studies and feminist theory. The territorial focus is on Central and Eastern Europe as well as other global macro-regions. The journal publishes articles in Czech or English with gender or feminist perspective in the fields of sociology, philosophy, political science, history, cultural studies, and other branches of the social sciences and humanities. The journal also publishes reviews of Czech and international literature on feminist theory and gender studies, discussions, interviews, and information on events in the academic field of gender studies. The editorial board supports work that represents a contribution to the development of transdisciplinary gender studies and it takes into account the analytical contribution of manuscripts. Currently (from 2025), the journal is available online only. The journal is listed in the SCOPUS, European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH PLUS), the Central European Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (CEJSH), Central and Eastern European Online Library (CEEOL) and other databases. It is an open access journal listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). ISSN-print (until 2024): 2570-6578; ISSN-online: 2570-6586 Gender a v�zkum / Gender and Research was founded in 2000, the journal is published biannually by the Gender & Sociology Department of the Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences. Cover design by Rudolf �tork�n. Until 2016, the journal was published under the name Gender, rovn� p��le�itosti, v�zkum / Gender and Research (original ISSN 1213-0028, ISSN-online 1805-7632). Editorial team: PhDr. Alena K���kov�, Ph.D., doc. Mgr. Radka Dudov�, Ph.D., PhDr. Hana Ha�kov�, Ph.D., PhDr. Hana Ma��kov�, Ph.D., Mgr. Zuzana Uhde, Ph.D.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Gender Studies
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences21.3%
- Employment, Labor, and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences8.7%
- Work-Family Balance ChallengesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Historical Gender and Feminism StudiesSocial Sciences6.1%
- Feminist Theory and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences6.1%
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Gender Politics and RepresentationSocial Sciences4.2%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender Studies | Q4 | 183/233 | 21st |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.33OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 314 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 57 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 83 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 74 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 96 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 114 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 71 |
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 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 36 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-NC | |
| 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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- book reviewand brief information about the author. Book reviews should be no longer than 3,000 words, and information and commentary approximately 1,500 words.main text ≤ 3,000 words
- commentaryr than 3,000 words, and information and commentary approximately 1,500 words. If the article contains tables or figures they must form pmain text ≤ 1,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Anonymity enforcement before peer review Model summary
The editorial team reserves the right to make changes to ensure the anonymity of the text before the manuscript is submitted for peer review.
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
- Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Institute of Sociology
- Country or region
- Czechia
- Language
- English, Czech
- ISSN
- 2570-6578
- Electronic ISSN
- 2570-6586
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Gender a Vyzkum / Gender and Research
How long does peer review take at Gender a Vyzkum / Gender and Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 36 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 Gender a Vyzkum / Gender and Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: APA; Cover letter: 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 Gender a Vyzkum / Gender and Research based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Gender a Vyzkum / Gender and Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Gender a Vyzkum / Gender and Research is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Gender a Vyzkum / Gender and Research open access, and what is the APC?
Gender a Vyzkum / Gender and Research 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, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .