Journal profile
Gender Forum An Internet Journal for Gender Studies
ISSN 1613-1878 · University of Cologne · Germany
Gender Forum An Internet Journal for Gender Studies: fully open access; no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 154 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Gender Forum An Internet Journal for Gender Studies is published by University of Cologne. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gender and Feminist Studies, Gender, Feminism, and Media and Cinema History and Criticism, together about 40% of its articles. Its main subfields are Gender Studies and Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences26.3%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences8.2%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities5.6%
- Feminist Theory and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities5.1%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities4.6%
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities4.5%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities3.9%
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.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.36OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 658 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 154 | 154 | 10 |
| 2024 | 450 | 450 | 29 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Cologne
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1613-1878
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Gender Forum An Internet Journal for Gender Studies
How long does peer review take at Gender Forum An Internet Journal for Gender Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
Is Gender Forum An Internet Journal for Gender Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Gender Forum An Internet Journal for Gender Studies is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .