Journal profile · WOMENS STUDIES
Journal of Feminist Scholarship
ISSN 2158-6179 · University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth · United States
Journal of Feminist Scholarship: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); 5 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Feminist Scholarship is published by University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gender, Feminism, and Media, Gender Politics and Representation and Historical Gender and Feminism Studies, together about 26.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Gender Studies and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JFS is a twice-yearly, peer-reviewed, open-access journal published online and aimed at promoting feminist scholarship across the disciplines, as well as expanding the reach and definitions of feminist research. We aim to publish work that explores the multiple theoretical paradigms and political agendas of contemporary and historical feminist scholarship and the potential intersections and tensions between these paradigms and agendas. We are especially interested in examining productive controversies and divergences between transnational contexts of feminism. We also welcome submissions that focus on feminist pedagogies and activism.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): WOMENS STUDIES
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 2, United Kingdom 1, Canada 1, Poland 1, Russia 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences10.3%
- Gender Politics and RepresentationSocial Sciences8.3%
- Historical Gender and Feminism StudiesSocial Sciences8.3%
- Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences6.2%
- Feminist Theory and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsSocial Sciences4.1%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Digital Commons Network™Publisher website
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
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 91.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 4LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 112 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 26 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 42 |
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 52 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 52 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-ND | |
| 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted3
- articleArticles PDF Bad Mothers in Translation: Early Motherhood in Contemporary Turkish Editions Merve Sevtap Süren PDF Performing Nefertiti: Feminist Afterlives Acro…Length not stated
- interviewInterview PDF “Subjugated Knowledge and Narrative Justice”: An Interview with Grace M. Cho Anupama Arora and Yuni KimLength not stated
- viewpointViewpoint PDF Beyond Liberal Apologies, Toward Abolitionist Trans Politics Koda Sokol and Kaden Paulson-SmithLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License Model summary
The Journal of Feminist Scholarship is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access journal; all content freely available without charge. Model summary
JFS is an Open Access journal, which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or their institution.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymous (double-blind) peer review. Model summary
We are a “double-anonymous” peer reviewed journal.
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
- University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2158-6179
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Feminist Scholarship
What CAS zone is Journal of Feminist Scholarship in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Feminist Scholarship is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Womens Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Feminist Scholarship?
Authors report an average review time of about 52 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Feminist Scholarship based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (2), United Kingdom (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Feminist Scholarship?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Feminist Scholarship is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Feminist Scholarship open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Feminist Scholarship 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: .