Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Womens Studies in Communication
ISSN 0749-1409 · eISSN 2152-999X · Taylor & Francis
Womens Studies in Communication: CAS Zone 2 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 117 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 21% (journal website); 47 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Womens Studies in Communication is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gender, Feminism, and Media, Rhetoric and Communication Studies and Media Studies and Communication, together about 42.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Gender Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Women's Studies in Communication ( WSIC ) provides a feminist forum for diverse research, reviews, and commentary addressing the relationships between communication and gender. WSIC invites contributions that advance our understanding of the intersections of gender and race, ethnicity, nationality, ability, sexuality, and class, as well as the articulations between gendered performances, power, and representation in public culture. Topically and methodologically inclusive, WSIC publishes quantitative, qualitative, and critical communication scholarship drawing from a variety of areas including but not limited to interpersonal, organizational, performance, rhetoric, media, and cultural studies. The editor is committed to promoting the best work that falls within these parameters and also to encouraging the development of new voices and new projects that challenge conventions guiding communication scholarship. Feminist studies concerning queer and transgender politics, masculinity, dis/ability, labor, transnationalism, postcolonialism, and critical race theory are especially encouraged at this time.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Editor-in-chief Radhika GajjalaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, United Kingdom 1, Canada 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gender, Feminism, and MediaSocial Sciences19.6%
- Rhetoric and Communication StudiesArts and Humanities13.7%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences9.1%
- Media, Gender, and AdvertisingSocial Sciences6.3%
- Gender Diversity and InequalitySocial Sciences4.6%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities3.9%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences3.5%
- Gender Roles and Identity StudiesSocial Sciences3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, Canada in Context, EBSCOhost, Gale General OneFile, Gale World Scholar: Latin America & the Caribbean, OCLC Humanities Index (Online), ProQuest online research databases
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
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.42Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.89Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 313OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 62,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,055 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 10 | 9 |
| 2025 | 47 | 2 | 34 |
| 2024 | 41 | 4 | 59 |
| 2023 | 41 | 4 | 146 |
| 2022 | 33 | 2 | 123 |
| 2021 | 47 | 5 | 264 |
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
117 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)
- 21%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 103 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 117 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 30 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
No APC if not publishing open access Model summary
Women's Studies in Communication 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 discoverab…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Rigorous peer review for every open access article Model summary
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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
- 0749-1409
- Electronic ISSN
- 2152-999X
- Society / sponsor
- Organization for Feminist Research on Gender and Communication
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 49, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Womens Studies in Communication
What CAS zone is Womens Studies in Communication in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Womens Studies in Communication is in Zone 2 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Communication. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Womens Studies in Communication?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 44.
How long does peer review take at Womens Studies in Communication?
The publisher reports about 117 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 21%. 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 JCR quartile is Womens Studies in Communication in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Literature.
Where are the editorial board members of Womens Studies in Communication based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2), United Kingdom (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Womens Studies in Communication?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Womens Studies in Communication is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Womens Studies in Communication open access, and what is the APC?
Womens Studies in Communication is a subscription journal. 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: .