Journal profile · Social Sciences-Gender Studies
Gender Studies
ISSN 2286-0134 · Sciendo · Poland
Gender Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 35% (journal website); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Gender Studies is published by Sciendo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gender and Feminist Studies, American and British Literature Analysis and Literature: history, themes, analysis, together about 40.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory and Gender Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
For our 2027 issue, in addition to manuscripts on various gender-related topics to be published in a general section, we invite contributions to a special section titled "Life-Writing and Gendered Trauma". Please note that we only accept manuscripts for this section on the basis of abstract selection (details in the CfP).Call for papers HERE.Gender Studies (GS) is a journal addressing academics and a general readership at the same time. Its main goals are to explore literature, language, culture and society from the perspective of gender practices and relations, and also to highlight attempts of educationalists and gender studies experts in various parts of the world to institutionalize Gender Studies in the academe.The GS journal welcomes original research employing primarily qualitative methods of analysis in the following areas: literature, linguistics, discourse studies, media and film studies, popular culture, cultural studies, history and education for the field of humanities.Why subscribe and readThe GS journal publishes high-quality peer-reviewed articles from various humanities and social sciences areas (as listed above).The GS journal is interdisciplinary, gender proving an excellent analytical category that enables new perspectives at the intersection of a range disciplines.The GS publishes state-of-the-art research.Why submitThe journal has international circulation.The contributors include scholars from many countries all over the world.The contributors can count on constructive peer-review by experts.The GS is highly assessed by the Romanian Ministry of Education and has a good reputation among scholars and students alike.Acceptance Rate35%
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Gender Studies
Editor-in-chief Irina Diana MădroanePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Romania 8, Hungary 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences24%
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities10.4%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities5.8%
- Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary CriticismArts and Humanities5.5%
- Renaissance Literature and CultureArts and Humanities5.5%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities5%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences4.5%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities4.5%
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 | Q3 | 174/233 | 25th |
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 ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.65OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 339 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 41 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 49 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 44 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 55 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 32 |
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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.
Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility
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
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2286-0134
- Print ISSN
- 1583-980X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Gender Studies
How long does peer review take at Gender Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 35%. 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 Gender Studies based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Romania (8) and Hungary (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Gender Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Gender Studies is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Gender Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Gender Studies 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .