Journal profile · Multiple
Politics & Gender
ISSN 1743-923X · eISSN 1743-9248 · Cambridge University Press
Politics & Gender: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 4.83; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 83 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Politics & Gender is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gender Politics and Representation, Electoral Systems and Political Participation and Gender, Security, and Conflict, together about 50.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Gender Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Politics & Gender is an agenda-setting journal that publishes the highest quality scholarship on women, gender, and politics. It aims to represent the full range of questions, issues, and approaches on gender and women across the major subfields of political science, including comparative politics, international relations, political theory, and U.S. politics. The editors welcome studies that address fundamental questions in politics and political science from a gender perspective, as well as those that interrogate and challenge standard analytical categories and conventional methodologies.Members of the Women, Gender, and Politics Research Section of the American Political Science Association receive access to the journal as a benefit of membership. After December 2022, all issues of the Journal will be published online-only.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gender Politics and RepresentationSocial Sciences33.6%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences8.5%
- Gender, Security, and ConflictSocial Sciences8.4%
- Historical Gender and Feminism StudiesSocial Sciences7.2%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences6.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science3.3%
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 | Womens Studies | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 4.83LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.85LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 594OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.99OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 74.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 59LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,398 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 39 | 24 |
| 2025 | 83 | 63 | 157 |
| 2024 | 47 | 35 | 181 |
| 2023 | 100 | 58 | 738 |
| 2022 | 48 | 30 | 483 |
| 2021 | 51 | 22 | 921 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted9
- book reviewBook ReviewLength not stated
- critical perspective introductionCritical Perspective IntroductionLength not stated
- critical perspectives articleCritical Perspectives ArticleLength not stated
- notes from the fieldNotes from the Field*Length not stated
- perspectiveThe journal accepts the following types of article: Research Article*Book ReviewSymposium Review*Thematic Review*Notes from the Field*Critical Perspective Intro…Length not stated
- research articleThe journal accepts the following types of article: Research Article*Book ReviewSymposium Review*Thematic Review*Notes from the Field*Critical Perspective Intro…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal accepts the following types of article: Research Article*Book ReviewSymposium Review*Thematic Review*Notes from the Field*Critical Perspective Intro…Length not stated
- symposium reviewSymposium Review*Length not stated
- thematic reviewThematic Review*Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 1743-923X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1743-9248
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Politics & Gender
What CAS zone is Politics & Gender in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Politics & Gender is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Womens Studies / Political Science; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Politics & Gender?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.83; CiteScore 6.1, h-index 86.
Which databases index Politics & Gender?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Politics & Gender is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Politics & Gender open access, and what is the APC?
Politics & Gender is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .