Journal profile · SOCIAL WORK
JOURNAL OF GAY & LESBIAN SOCIAL SERVICES
ISSN 1053-8720 · eISSN 1540-4056 · Taylor & Francis
JOURNAL OF GAY & LESBIAN SOCIAL SERVICES: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF GAY & LESBIAN SOCIAL SERVICES is published by Taylor & Francis 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 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Gender and Feminist Studies and Gender, Sexuality, and Education, together about 62.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Gender Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Taylor & Francis publishes knowledge and specialty research spanning humanities, social sciences, science and technology, engineering, medicine and healthcare.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL WORK
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyPsychology36.2%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences17.9%
- Gender, Sexuality, and EducationSocial Sciences8.2%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine6.4%
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskMedicine4.5%
- Sexual Assault and Victimization StudiesSocial Sciences3.6%
- Social Work Education and PracticeSocial Sciences2.6%
- Racial and Ethnic Identity ResearchSocial Sciences2.2%
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 | Social Work | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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 | Q1 | 37/227 | 83rd |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q1 | 317/1497 | 78th |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 483OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.87OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,073 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 10 | 662 |
| 2025 | 25 | 7 | 1,031 |
| 2024 | 28 | 8 | 1,032 |
| 2023 | 26 | 7 | 1,079 |
| 2022 | 29 | 7 | 1,200 |
| 2021 | 39 | 5 | 1,184 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1053-8720
- Electronic ISSN
- 1540-4056
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF GAY & LESBIAN SOCIAL SERVICES
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF GAY & LESBIAN SOCIAL SERVICES in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF GAY & LESBIAN SOCIAL SERVICES is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Work. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF GAY & LESBIAN SOCIAL SERVICES?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF GAY & LESBIAN SOCIAL SERVICES is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF GAY & LESBIAN SOCIAL SERVICES open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF GAY & LESBIAN SOCIAL SERVICES is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .