Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
WOMENS STUDIES-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL
ISSN 0049-7878 · eISSN 1547-7045 · Taylor & Francis
WOMENS STUDIES-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL: CAS Zone 3 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.3 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 108 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 22% (journal website); 99 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
WOMENS STUDIES-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Human auditory perception and evaluation, Educational Robotics and Engineering and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 30.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Women’s Studies provides a forum for the presentation of scholarship and criticism about women in the fields of literature, history, art, sociology, law, political science, economics, anthropology and the sciences. It also publishes poetry, film and book reviews. Books for review should be sent to the book review editors at the following address: Claremont Graduate University Department of English, Blaisdell House 143 East Tenth Street Claremont, CA 91711 Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA Peer Review Policy: All articles in this journal have undergone editorial screening and peer review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Wendy MartinPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering13.3%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science8.8%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.7%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences5.9%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities5.7%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine5.2%
- Historical Gender and Feminism StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: Abstracts in Anthropology, America: History and Life, Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature, Communication Abstracts, The Expanded Academic Index, Info. Access Co., Family Studies Abstracts, Film Literature Index, ERIH - Gender Studies, Historical Abstracts, H.W. Wilson Humanities Index/Abstracts, H.W. Wilson Humanities Index Retrospective, H.W. Wilson Humanities Index & Social Sciences Retrospective, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, MLA International Bibliography, Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts, Sociological Abstracts, Women’s Studies Abstracts
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.22Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 243OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 65LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 124,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,523 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 105 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 99 | 12 | 25 |
| 2024 | 82 | 5 | 25 |
| 2023 | 101 | 12 | 75 |
| 2022 | 97 | 10 | 56 |
| 2021 | 107 | 12 | 79 |
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
108 daysfirst decision after review
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)
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 91 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 108 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 32 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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 websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Women's Studies is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readers…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All articles in this journal have undergone editorial screening and peer review. Model summary
Peer Review Policy: All articles in this journal have undergone editorial screening and peer review.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0049-7878
- Electronic ISSN
- 1547-7045
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 55, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about WOMENS STUDIES-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL
What CAS zone is WOMENS STUDIES-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, WOMENS STUDIES-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL is in Zone 3 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of WOMENS STUDIES-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 36.
How long does peer review take at WOMENS STUDIES-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL?
The publisher reports about 108 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 22%. 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.
Which databases index WOMENS STUDIES-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, WOMENS STUDIES-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is WOMENS STUDIES-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL open access, and what is the APC?
WOMENS STUDIES-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .