Journal profile
Tidsskrift for Kjonnsforskning
ISSN 0809-6341 · eISSN 1891-1781 · Scandinavian University Press/Universitetsforlaget · Norway
Tidsskrift for Kjonnsforskning: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Tidsskrift for Kjonnsforskning is published by Scandinavian University Press/Universitetsforlaget. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gender and Feminist Studies, Feminist Theory and Gender Studies and Historical Gender and Feminism Studies, together about 51.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Gender Studies and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning is an interdisciplinary journal that shows the breadth of gender research in Norway and presents new knowledge in the field. The journal was established in 1977 with the title Women’s Studies and then changed to Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning in 2005. The journal publishes articles, comments, debate contributions and book reviews, both as subject issues and as open issues. The journal’s main section is referee-based. It is read by researchers, teachers and students within all fields in which a gender perspective is a part, in addition to policymakers and others with an interest in issues that concern gender and gender equality in various parts of society. Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning is published by Scandinavian University Press on behalf of Kilden genderresearch.no, and with the support of Nasjonalt tidsskriftkonsortium for humaniora og samfunnsvitenskap. The journal is issued quarterly. From 2017, the journal will be published open access. Do you want to write for the journal? More information here. Peer review All research articles that are considered relevant for publication in the journal are reviewed by at least two anonymous academic referees with no ties to the author. In addition, the article is reviewed by the journal's editorial board and the final decision regarding publication of the article is made by the Editor-in-Chief. The journal practices "double blind" peer review, whereby both reviewers and the author remain anonymous to each other. The journal does not ask for any fees for assessment or publication. Indexing The journal is covered by the following indexing and discovery services: ERIH PLUS SHERPA/RoMEO Google Scholar Primo Central Index (Ex Libris) Oria The Summon Service (Ex Libris) Ebsco Discovery Service WorldCat (OCLC) All content in this journal is also exported to Portico, a preservation archive that safeguards perpetual access to e-journals, e-books, and digital collections. The journal is authorized as a publication channel on level 1 in NSD – Norwegian Centre for Research Data (for Norway and Sweden), in the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science’s Authorization list for serials (Denmark), and in Publication Forum (Finland).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Astri DankertsenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences29.4%
- Feminist Theory and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences13.6%
- Historical Gender and Feminism StudiesSocial Sciences8.9%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences4.5%
- Gender Politics and RepresentationSocial Sciences4.4%
- Employment, Labor, and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences4%
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences3.2%
- Gender, Sexuality, and EducationSocial Sciences3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, OCLC, Portico
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
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 472 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 42 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 97 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 119 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 178 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 276 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 188 |
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 52 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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Chicago
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication ethics
The editorial board requires the published texts to be of high academic quality and to follow international ethical standards for academic publication. The journal follows the guidelines of the Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE)./info/publiseringsetikk
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
All research articles that are considered relevant for publication in the journal are reviewed by at least two anonymous academic referees with no ties to the author. In addition, the article is reviewed by the journal's editorial board and the final decision regarding publication of the article is made by the Editor-in-Chief. The journal practices "double blind" peer review, whereby both reviewer…
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
- Scandinavian University Press/Universitetsforlaget
- Country or region
- Norway
- Language
- Norwegian Nynorsk, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål
- ISSN
- 0809-6341
- Electronic ISSN
- 1891-1781
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Tidsskrift for Kjonnsforskning
How long does peer review take at Tidsskrift for Kjonnsforskning?
Authors report an average review time of about 52 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Tidsskrift for Kjonnsforskning?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Chicago. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Tidsskrift for Kjonnsforskning?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Tidsskrift for Kjonnsforskning is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Tidsskrift for Kjonnsforskning open access, and what is the APC?
Tidsskrift for Kjonnsforskning 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: .