Journal profile · WOMENS STUDIES
Violence Against Women
ISSN 1077-8012 · eISSN 1552-8448 · SAGE
Violence Against Women: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.92; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; review about 330 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 55.4% (journal website); 255 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Violence Against Women is published by SAGE and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Intimate Partner and Family Violence, Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies and Sex work and related issues, together about 49.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Gender Studies and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Violence Against Women (VAW) peer-reviewed and published 16 times a year, is an international, interdisciplinary journal dedicated to the publication of research and information on all aspects of the problem of violence against women. VAW assumes a broad definition … | View full journal description
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): WOMENS STUDIES
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 19, Spain 2, Hong Kong, China 1, United Kingdom 1, Australia 1 (28 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Intimate Partner and Family ViolenceSocial Sciences27%
- Sexual Assault and Victimization StudiesSocial Sciences14.3%
- Sex work and related issuesSocial Sciences8.6%
- Child Abuse and TraumaPsychology6.2%
- Gender, Security, and ConflictSocial Sciences4.6%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions4%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions3.7%
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child AbuseSocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 3 |
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: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | 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
- 1.92LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 146OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,846OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 39.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 232LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,621 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 173 | 80 | 16 |
| 2025 | 255 | 129 | 259 |
| 2024 | 173 | 106 | 682 |
| 2023 | 227 | 139 | 1,364 |
| 2022 | 165 | 62 | 1,745 |
| 2021 | 190 | 63 | 2,785 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
330 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 55.4%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 193 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 330 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
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 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- USD 800
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted10
- activist/ advocate notesActivist/ Advocate Notes - A forum for activists and advocates to report efforts to fight violence against women world-wide.Length not stated
- clinical notesClinical Notes - Discussions of the latest developments in law, clinical practice, medicine, social work, and activism, and their implications for women victims…Length not stated
- editorialEmpirical Research - Contributions from the cross section of disciplines studying violence against women, using both qualitative and quantitative methodology. R…Length not stated
- empirical researchEmpirical Research - Contributions from the cross section of disciplines studying violence against women, using both qualitative and quantitative methodology.Length not stated
- legal notesLegal Notes - A forum for legal professionals and scholars to communicate current legal issues.Length not stated
- letterEmpirical Research - Contributions from the cross section of disciplines studying violence against women, using both qualitative and quantitative methodology. R…Length not stated
- research articleEmpirical Research - Contributions from the cross section of disciplines studying violence against women, using both qualitative and quantitative methodology. R…Length not stated
- research notesResearch Notes - Empirically based papers containing a clear statement of a research problem and presented in summary form.Length not stated
- reviewEmpirical Research - Contributions from the cross section of disciplines studying violence against women, using both qualitative and quantitative methodology. R…Length not stated
- theoretical articlesTheoretical Articles Articles should present novel work within the scope of the journal which represents an important advancement in knowledge or understanding.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Please view our authorship policies, which includes information on criteria for authorship, who should be the corresponding author and more. Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository. Include a data av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal. Figures submitted in color will be published in color in the online version of the journal at no cost. If you wish to have color figures in the printed version, the following fees apply: $800 for the first color image, $200 for any additional color images. Optional open access publishing is available for a fee via the Sage Choice prog…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Identity transparency: Double anonymized Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Double-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk rejec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1077-8012
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-8448
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Violence Against Women
What CAS zone is Violence Against Women in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Violence Against Women is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 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 Violence Against Women?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.92; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 146.
How long does peer review take at Violence Against Women?
The publisher reports about 330 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 55.4%. 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 Violence Against Women?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Violence Against Women based?
Of the 28 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (19), Spain (2) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Violence Against Women?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Violence Against Women is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Violence Against Women open access, and what is the APC?
Violence Against Women is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .