Journal profile
Open Gender Journal
ISSN 2512-5192 · Fachgesellschaft Geschlechterstudien · Germany
Open Gender Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 35 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Open Gender Journal is published by Fachgesellschaft Geschlechterstudien. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gender and Feminist Studies, Gender, Sexuality, and Education and Feminist Theory and Gender Studies, together about 43.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Gender Studies and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ÜBER DIE ZEITSCHRIFT Open Gender Journal ist eine begutachtete Open-Access-Zeitschrift für die Veröffentlichung wissenschaftlicher Beiträge aus der intersektionalen Geschlechterforschung. Artikel können jederzeit eingereicht werden. Es fallen keine Publikationskosten an.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences24.2%
- Gender, Sexuality, and EducationSocial Sciences10.5%
- Feminist Theory and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences9.2%
- Feminism, Gender, and IntersectionalitySocial Sciences4.8%
- Gender Studies in LanguageSocial Sciences4.4%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences4.1%
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyPsychology3.7%
- Gender, Health, and Social InequalitySocial Sciences3.7%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
BASE, Google ScholarPublisher 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
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.01OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 151 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 3 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 70 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 29 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
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 24 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 | |
| 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)
Article types accepted3
- forschungsartikelIn der Rubrik „Forschungsbeiträge“ werden wissenschaftliche Artikel veröffentlicht, die einen eigenständigen Beitrag zur Geschlechterforschung leisten.Length not stated
- forumIn der Rubrik “Forum” greifen Autor_innen aktuelle Debatten innerhalb der Geschlechterforschung auf und setzen so Impulse für die Entwicklung des Feldes.Length not stated
- querelles-net: rezensionenIn der Rubrik “querelles-net: Rezensionen” erscheinen Besprechungen von Publikationen aus allen Themenbereichen der Geschlechterforschung.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright-Vermerk
Creative Commons Namensnennung 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Model summary
Alle Beiträge in Open Gender Journal erscheinen unter der Lizenz Creative Commons Namensnennung 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Die entsprechenden Texte dürfen Sie unter den Bedingungen der Lizenz frei nutzen (Lizenzvertrag, allgemeinverständliche Fassung). Es findet keine exklusive Übertragung von Verwertungsrechten („copyright transfer“) an die Zeitschrift statt. Open Gender Journal stellt den Au…
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
- Fachgesellschaft Geschlechterstudien
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English, German
- ISSN
- 2512-5192
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Open Gender Journal
How long does peer review take at Open Gender Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
Which databases index Open Gender Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Open Gender Journal is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Open Gender Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Open Gender Journal 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: .