Journal profile · Multiple
Gender & Society
ISSN 0891-2432 · eISSN 1552-3977 · SAGE
Gender & Society: CAS Zone 1 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.92; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,900; review about 12 days (submission to first decision, publisher); 79 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Gender & Society is published by SAGE and is in Zone 1 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gender Politics and Representation, Gender Roles and Identity Studies and Gender, Feminism, and Media, together about 26.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Gender Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Gender & Society, the official journal of Sociologists for Women in Society, is a top-ranked journal in sociology and women's studies and publishes fewer than five percent of all papers submitted to it. Articles analyze gender and gendered processes in interactions, organizations, societies, and global and transnational spaces. View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 48, United Kingdom 3, Canada 3, Taiwan, China 2, Hong Kong, China 1 (59 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gender Politics and RepresentationSocial Sciences9.1%
- Gender Roles and Identity StudiesSocial Sciences9.1%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences8.7%
- Work-Family Balance ChallengesSocial Sciences8.4%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences8.4%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences6.2%
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyPsychology5.1%
- Sex work and related issuesSocial Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 3.92LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 6.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.84LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 174OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,158OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 40.91%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,120 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69 | 29 | 1 |
| 2025 | 79 | 18 | 71 |
| 2024 | 82 | 22 | 205 |
| 2023 | 73 | 20 | 395 |
| 2022 | 90 | 14 | 733 |
| 2021 | 92 | 18 | 2,279 |
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
- Submission to first decision
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 27 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 3,900 / GBP 2,859 | — | — | |
| 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.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- USD 800
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted5
- case studyMost articles published in Gender & Society fall into one of two categories: empirical articles and theoretical articles, although theoretical articles are rela…Length not stated
- hypothesisMost articles published in Gender & Society fall into one of two categories: empirical articles and theoretical articles, although theoretical articles are rela…Length not stated
- original researchMost articles published in Gender & Society fall into one of two categories: empirical articles and theoretical articles, although theoretical articles are rela…Length not stated
- reviewMost articles published in Gender & Society fall into one of two categories: empirical articles and theoretical articles, although theoretical articles are rela…Length not stated
- surveyMost articles published in Gender & Society fall into one of two categories: empirical articles and theoretical articles, although theoretical articles are rela…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Please view our authorship policies, which includes information on criteria for authorship, who should be the corresponding author and more. Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal. Figures submitted in color will be published in color in the online version of the journal at no cost. If you wish to have color figures in the printed version, the following fees apply: $800 for the first color image, $200 for any additional color images. Optional open access publishing is available for a fee via the Sage Choice prog…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Double-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk rejec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0891-2432
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-3977
- Society / sponsor
- Sociologists for Women in Society
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Gender & Society
What CAS zone is Gender & Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Gender & Society is in Zone 1 of Sociology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Sociology / Womens Studies; it is a Top journal. 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 Gender & Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.92; CiteScore 7, h-index 174.
How long does peer review take at Gender & Society?
The publisher reports about 12 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections. 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 & Society?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. 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 & Society based?
Of the 59 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (48), United Kingdom (3) and Canada (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Gender & Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Gender & Society is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Gender & Society open access, and what is the APC?
Gender & Society is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .