Journal profile · Social Sciences-Gender Studies
Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education
ISSN 2637-9112 · eISSN 2637-9120 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 204 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 11% (journal website); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Higher Education Research Studies, Critical Race Theory in Education and Gender, Sexuality, and Education, together about 35.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Gender Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education publishes scholarship that centers gender-based experiences of students, faculty, and staff while examining oppression, including but not limited to patriarchy, sexism, trans* oppression, and cisnormativity as they intersect with other systems of domination. We are particularly interested in manuscripts that not only focus on a gender-based group but also critically interrogate the ways in which gender has been used as a construct to limit opportunities and shape outcomes and experiences. The journal publishes high-quality and rigorous scholarship that can be used by NASPA members and others to transform daily practice, research, and the field of higher education. At JWG we recognize and honor language that is self-identified instead of ascribed language or identifiers. As such and in accordance with APA 7th edition guidelines, JWG expects authors to carefully interrogate the conflation between sex and gender. In most cases, and especially for this journal, social scientists are interested in questions of gender and gender expression (e.g., women, feminine, genderfluid), rather than sex (e.g., male, intersex). We recommend that all authors and review board members familiarize themselves with information regarding the conflation and assignment of sex and gender as well as identity and assignment found in the APA manual (see p. 139).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Gender Studies
Editor-in-chief Natasha CroomPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences14%
- Critical Race Theory in EducationSocial Sciences12.1%
- Gender, Sexuality, and EducationSocial Sciences9.4%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences8.8%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences8.6%
- Career Development and DiversitySocial Sciences6.8%
- Work-Family Balance ChallengesSocial Sciences5%
- Sexual Assault and Victimization StudiesSocial Sciences4.2%
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 | Q2 | 69/233 | 70th |
| Education | Q2 | 763/1698 | 55th |
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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERICPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, EBSCOhost, Elsevier BV, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Ovid, Education Collection, Education Database, GenderWatch, PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service), ProQuest 5000, ProQuest 5000 International, ProQuest Central, Social Science Premium Collection, Taylor & Francis, Educational Research Abstracts Online, Research into Higher Education Abstracts (Online), Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts (Online)
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.89Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 28,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 172 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 5 | 166 |
| 2025 | 25 | 3 | 213 |
| 2024 | 23 | 4 | 281 |
| 2023 | 19 | 4 | 177 |
| 2022 | 21 | 2 | 155 |
| 2021 | 23 | 1 | 90 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
204 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 11%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 138 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 204 daysPublisher 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Model summary
Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 2637-9112
- Electronic ISSN
- 2637-9120
- Society / sponsor
- NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education
How long does peer review take at Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education?
The publisher reports about 204 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 11%. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .