Journal profile · LITERATURE
Womens Writing
ISSN 0969-9082 · eISSN 1747-5848 · Taylor & Francis
Womens Writing: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; 48 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Womens Writing is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Literature: history, themes, analysis, Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes and Historical Art and Culture Studies, together about 33.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Women’s Writing is a fully refereed international journal focusing on women’s writing in English from the Middle Ages to the end of the long nineteenth century. The journal reflects the diversity of scholarship in this important area of study and the editors welcome all critical perspectives; contributions may be close readings of complex texts or historical or theoretical investigations of gender, culture, race and class. The aim of the journal is to bring readers the latest research and open up a forum for dialogue, discussion and debate. Women’s Writing publishes both general issues and special issues edited by guest editors on themed issues. Peer Review Policy All peer review is double anonymized and submissions are reviewed by two external readers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE
Editor-in-chief Marie Mulvey-RobertsPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 17%); most named United Kingdom 3, Mainland China 1, United States 1, Spain 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Literature: history, themes, analysisArts and Humanities19.2%
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesArts and Humanities8.8%
- Historical Art and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities5.9%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.6%
- Scottish History and National IdentityArts and Humanities4.7%
- Irish and British StudiesSocial Sciences4%
- Travel Writing and LiteratureArts and Humanities3.8%
- Religion, Gender, and EnlightenmentArts and Humanities3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 4 |
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
- 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
OCLC, America: History and Life, Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature, British Humanities Index, Feminist Periodicals, Gay & Lesbian Abstracts, Historical Abstracts, Humanities Index, Humanitites International Index, MLA International Bibliography, Periodica Islamica, Sociological Abstracts, Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts, Women’s Resources International, Women’s Studies IndexPublisher website
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
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.14Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.88Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 162OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 63,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,560 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 48 | 24 | 3 |
| 2024 | 49 | 21 | 22 |
| 2023 | 27 | 16 | 12 |
| 2022 | 46 | 12 | 19 |
| 2021 | 48 | 13 | 74 |
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
- Acceptance to publication
- 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Article types accepted1
- editorialEditor: Marie Mulvey-Roberts - University of the West of England, Bristol, UK Marie.Mulvey-Roberts@uwe.ac.uk http://people.uwe.ac.uk/Pages/person.aspx?accountna…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Women's Writing 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 Peer Review Policy
Double anonymized peer review with two external readers. Model summary
All peer review is double anonymized and submissions are reviewed by two external readers.
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
- 0969-9082
- Electronic ISSN
- 1747-5848
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Womens Writing
What CAS zone is Womens Writing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Womens Writing is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literature. 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 Writing?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.3, h-index 38.
Where are the editorial board members of Womens Writing based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 17%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (3), Mainland China (1) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Womens Writing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Womens Writing is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Womens Writing open access, and what is the APC?
Womens Writing 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .