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Psychology of Women Quarterly
ISSN 0361-6843 · eISSN 1471-6402 · SAGE
Psychology of Women Quarterly: CAS Zone 2 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.33; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,900; 39 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Psychology of Women Quarterly is published by SAGE and is in Zone 2 of Psychology 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 Diversity and Inequality and Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies, together about 31.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Gender Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gender Roles and Identity StudiesSocial Sciences14.8%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences9.3%
- Sexual Assault and Victimization StudiesSocial Sciences7.1%
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences6.2%
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyPsychology5.7%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences5.3%
- Work-Family Balance ChallengesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Intimate Partner and Family ViolenceSocial Sciences4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
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
- 3.33LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 172OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,574OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,240 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 11 | 5 |
| 2025 | 39 | 11 | 54 |
| 2024 | 46 | 17 | 163 |
| 2023 | 55 | 20 | 377 |
| 2022 | 59 | 11 | 580 |
| 2021 | 47 | 12 | 627 |
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 3,900 / GBP 2,859 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0361-6843
- Electronic ISSN
- 1471-6402
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Psychology of Women Quarterly
What CAS zone is Psychology of Women Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Psychology of Women Quarterly is in Zone 2 of Psychology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Psychology, Multidisciplinary / Womens Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Psychology of Women Quarterly?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.33; CiteScore 6, h-index 172.
Which databases index Psychology of Women Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Psychology of Women Quarterly is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Psychology of Women Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Psychology of Women Quarterly is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,900.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .