Journal profile · WOMENS STUDIES
Signs
ISSN 0097-9740 · eISSN 1545-6943 · University of Chicago Press
Signs: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.68; subscription journal; 91 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Signs is published by University of Chicago Press 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 Historical Gender and Feminism Studies, Gender Politics and Representation and Gender, Feminism, and Media, together about 29.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Gender Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Recognized as the leading international journal in women’s and gender studies, Signs is at the forefront of new directions in feminist scholarship. Challenging the boundaries of knowledge concernin…
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): WOMENS STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Gender and Feminism StudiesSocial Sciences11.4%
- Gender Politics and RepresentationSocial Sciences9.8%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences8%
- Gender, Security, and ConflictSocial Sciences6.2%
- Latin American and Latino StudiesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesArts and Humanities4.8%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences4.7%
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences4.5%
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 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 2 |
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 |
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
- 1.68LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 162OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,512OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.2%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,984 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 2 | 21 |
| 2025 | 91 | 16 | 44 |
| 2024 | 51 | 5 | 85 |
| 2023 | 78 | 12 | 297 |
| 2022 | 51 | 6 | 233 |
| 2021 | 80 | 8 | 860 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Peer review
- Data availability
Signs Resources on Abortion and Reproductive Justice Model summary
Signs Resources on Abortion and Reproductive Justice
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Submissions handled through Editorial Manager online system Model summary
All submissions to Signs are handled through the Editorial Manager online system.
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
- University of Chicago Press
- ISSN
- 0097-9740
- Electronic ISSN
- 1545-6943
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Signs
What CAS zone is Signs in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Signs is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Womens Studies. 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 Signs?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.68; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 162.
Which databases index Signs?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Signs is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Signs open access, and what is the APC?
Signs 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .