Journal profile · WOMENS STUDIES
Palimpsest-A Journal on Women Gender and the Black International
ISSN 2165-1604 · eISSN 2165-1612
Palimpsest-A Journal on Women Gender and the Black International: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Palimpsest-A Journal on Women Gender and the Black International 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 Race, History, and American Society, Caribbean and African Literature and Culture and American Literature and Culture, together about 28.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): WOMENS STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences12.8%
- Caribbean and African Literature and CultureArts and Humanities7.8%
- American Literature and CultureArts and Humanities7.7%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities7.1%
- Feminist Theory and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences7%
- Autobiographical and Biographical WritingArts and Humanities6.7%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities4.2%
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 | 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
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
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 4LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 688 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 1 | 72 |
| 2025 | 18 | 0 | 190 |
| 2024 | 36 | 0 | 130 |
| 2023 | 28 | 0 | 68 |
| 2022 | 21 | 0 | 68 |
| 2021 | 21 | 0 | 58 |
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
- ISSN
- 2165-1604
- Electronic ISSN
- 2165-1612
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Palimpsest-A Journal on Women Gender and the Black International
What CAS zone is Palimpsest-A Journal on Women Gender and the Black International in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Palimpsest-A Journal on Women Gender and the Black International 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.
Which databases index Palimpsest-A Journal on Women Gender and the Black International?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Palimpsest-A Journal on Women Gender and the Black International is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Palimpsest-A Journal on Women Gender and the Black International open access, and what is the APC?
Palimpsest-A Journal on Women Gender and the Black International 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; 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: .