Journal profile · Social Sciences-Gender Studies
NORMA
ISSN 1890-2138 · eISSN 1890-2146 · Taylor & Francis
NORMA: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 208 days to acceptance (41 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 25% (journal website); 32 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
NORMA is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gender Roles and Identity Studies, Gender, Feminism, and Media and Youth Education and Societal Dynamics, together about 47.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Gender Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
NORMA is an international journal for high quality research concerning masculinity in its many forms. This is an interdisciplinary journal concerning questions about the body, about social and textual practices, and about men and masculinities in social structures. We aim to advance theory and methods in this field. We hope to present new themes for critical studies of men and masculinities, and develop new approaches to 'intersections' with race, sexuality, class and coloniality. We are eager to have conversations about the role of men and boys, and the place of masculinities, in achieving gender equality and social equality. The journal was begun in the Nordic region; we now strongly invite scholarly work from all parts of the world, as well as research about transnational relations and spaces. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via Editorial Manager. Readership: Researchers in humanities and social sciences, particularly in gender studies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Gender Studies
Editor-in-chief Sam de BoisePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Finland 2, Canada 1, Sweden 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gender Roles and Identity StudiesSocial Sciences28.2%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences11.2%
- Youth Education and Societal DynamicsSocial Sciences8.4%
- Historical Gender and Feminism StudiesSocial Sciences7.4%
- Gender, Security, and ConflictSocial Sciences6.9%
- Gender Politics and RepresentationSocial Sciences5.6%
- Media, Gender, and AdvertisingSocial Sciences4%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- 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
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.32Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 133OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 36.36%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 134,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 441 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 9 | 5 |
| 2025 | 32 | 23 | 34 |
| 2024 | 20 | 10 | 56 |
| 2023 | 23 | 13 | 95 |
| 2022 | 25 | 13 | 213 |
| 2021 | 25 | 12 | 290 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
208 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 158 days – 365 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (41 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 236 days
- Sample
- 41 articles with submission and acceptance dates (61 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 25%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 135 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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, Peer review
- Open access Open access
NORMA 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 the discoverability and readership of you…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review; online submission via Editorial Manager. Model summary
All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via Editorial Manager.
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
- 1890-2138
- Electronic ISSN
- 1890-2146
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about NORMA
What CAS zone is NORMA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, NORMA is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Sociology. 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.
What is the impact factor of NORMA?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 32.
How long does peer review take at NORMA?
Based on the dates recorded on 41 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 208 days (interquartile range 158–365 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 25%. 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 JCR quartile is NORMA in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Sociology.
Where are the editorial board members of NORMA based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Finland (2), Canada (1) and Sweden (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index NORMA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, NORMA is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is NORMA open access, and what is the APC?
NORMA is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .