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Journals in Gender Studies

165 established journals that publish mainly in Gender Studies, compared by fees, open access and citation rates, updated 2026-10-14.

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165 established journals publish at least 20 % of their articles in Gender Studies. 54 of them are fully open access. Where open-access journals charge a fee, the median is 1 207 USD. Highest recent citation rates: International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, Gender in Management An International Journal, Sex Roles.

165 journals

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Feminist Media StudiesTaylor & Francis76 %1672.0686Subscription
Journal of Gender StudiesRoutledge76 %1271.8375Subscription
Sex RolesSpringer Science+Business Media64 %853.54211Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD
Men and MasculinitiesSAGE Publishing82 %462.4189Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD
Gender and EducationTaylor & Francis73 %552.75102Subscription
Gender in Management An International JournalEmerald Publishing Limited60 %573.7171Subscription
Women s Studies International ForumElsevier BV61 %1252.15126Subscription; open access option 3 666 USD
Politics & GenderCambridge University Press71 %662.0486Subscription; open access option 3 550 USD
Gender Work and OrganizationWiley52 %1572.23126Subscription; open access option 4 880 USD
International Feminist Journal of PoliticsTaylor & Francis59 %752.2275Subscription
Gender & SocietySAGE Publishing74 %831.22173Subscription; open access option 3 900 USD
SexualitiesSAGE Publishing60 %861.6988Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD
Feminist TheorySAGE Publishing62 %472.0668Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD
The Journal of Men s StudiesSAGE Publishing70 %262.1962Subscription; open access option 3 400 USD
Equality Diversity and Inclusion An International JournalEmerald Publishing Limited46 %902.8761Subscription
Gender IssuesSpringer Science+Business Media73 %251.8253Subscription; open access option 2 390 USD
Journal of Women Politics & PolicyTaylor & Francis70 %311.5558Subscription
NORMARoutledge81 %251.2633Subscription
Psychology of Men & MasculinityAmerican Psychological Association57 %601.47102Subscription
NORA - Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender ResearchRoutledge64 %361.5247Subscription
Feminist ReviewSAGE Publishing58 %341.80121Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD
Gender Place & CultureTaylor & Francis47 %1071.50113Subscription
Sexuality & CultureSpringer Science+Business Media42 %1411.6463Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD
Psychology of Women QuarterlySAGE Publishing50 %491.89171Subscription; open access option 3 900 USD
Journal of HomosexualityTaylor & Francis41 %1491.70133Subscription
Journal of Lesbian StudiesTaylor & Francis54 %401.8351Subscription
Feminism & PsychologySAGE Publishing54 %411.7389Subscription; open access option 3 900 USD
SignsUniversity of Chicago Press61 %700.88161Subscription
Feminist Encounters A Journal of Critical Studies in Culture and PoliticsLectito Journals53 %381.5418Open access, fee unknown
Feminist EconomicsTaylor & Francis52 %421.52108Subscription
European Journal of Women s StudiesSAGE Publishing62 %500.9170Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD
Australian Feminist StudiesRoutledge60 %371.1050Subscription
Social Politics International Studies in Gender State & SocietyOxford University Press48 %491.4087Subscription; open access option 3 631 USD
Violence Against WomenSAGE Publishing33 %2021.63146Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD
Sex EducationTaylor & Francis38 %642.0572Subscription
International Conference on Gender ResearchPublisher unknown59 %430.936Subscription
Communication & SportSAGE Publishing35 %622.3651Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD
Gender & DevelopmentTaylor & Francis44 %511.5976Subscription
Journal of BisexualityTaylor & Francis50 %301.5654Subscription
Sociology of Sport JournalHuman Kinetics38 %462.29101Subscription
International Review for the Sociology of SportSAGE Publishing34 %762.1296Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD
Gender Technology and DevelopmentTaylor & Francis44 %232.3648Subscription
HypatiaCambridge University Press34 %1031.67116Subscription; open access option 3 550 USD
International Journal of Transgender HealthTaylor & Francis27 %963.1242Subscription
Sexuality Research and Social PolicySpringer Science+Business Media27 %1472.4880Subscription; open access option 2 990 USD
Women s Studies in CommunicationTaylor & Francis68 %420.6244Subscription
Porn StudiesTaylor & Francis42 %441.4744Subscription
Gender and LanguageEquinox Publishing65 %320.7136Subscription
Frontiers in SociologyFrontiers Media23 %2902.43521 418 USD
Asian Journal of Women s StudiesTaylor & Francis51 %301.1031Subscription
Feminist Legal StudiesSpringer Science+Business Media53 %290.9644Subscription; open access option 2 190 USD
AffiliaSAGE Publishing40 %691.1062Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD
Journal of Language and SexualityJohn Benjamins Publishing Company63 %151.0022Subscription
Journal of Sport and Social IssuesSAGE Publishing35 %213.0890Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD
Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender DiversityAmerican Psychological Association27 %1142.0269Subscription
Sport in SocietyTaylor & Francis29 %1241.6170Subscription
International Journal of Gender and EntrepreneurshipEmerald Publishing Limited29 %313.7665Subscription
Asian WomenSookmyung Women's University61 %260.7320Subscription
TSQ Transgender Studies QuarterlyDuke University Press55 %530.6249Subscription
ex aequo - Revista da Associação Portuguesa de Estudos sobre as MulheresEdições Afrontamento, Lda.66 %340.5412Open access, fee unknown
European Journal of Cultural StudiesSAGE Publishing26 %992.0276Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD
Psychology and SexualityTaylor & Francis34 %561.5754Subscription
Masculinities & Social ChangeHipatia Press83 %130.5923431 USD
Journal of Population EconomicsSpringer Science+Business Media23 %653.48141Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD
Politics Groups and IdentitiesTaylor & Francis28 %581.9955Subscription
Review of Economics of the HouseholdSpringer Science+Business Media31 %581.4973Subscription; open access option 3 390 USD
Soccer and SocietyTaylor & Francis35 %890.9355Subscription
Multidisciplinary Journal of Gender StudiesHipatia Press65 %130.7916Open access, fee unknown
Sexuality Gender & PolicyWiley51 %300.759Subscription; open access option 3 300 USD
lambda nordicaPublisher unknown54 %280.6911Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Sport ManagementHuman Kinetics22 %582.70119Subscription
Communication Culture and CritiqueOxford University Press26 %531.6150Subscription; open access option 4 235 USD
Celebrity StudiesRoutledge31 %451.2338Subscription
LGBTQ+ Family An Interdisciplinary JournalTaylor & Francis30 %321.4612Subscription
Journal of Women and Gender in Higher EducationTaylor & Francis38 %221.0818Subscription
Women in Sport and Physical Activity JournalHuman Kinetics35 %321.0243Subscription
Fat StudiesTaylor & Francis26 %491.4730Subscription
DiGeSt Journal of Diversity and Gender StudiesGhent University51 %240.5914Open access, fee unknown
SexesMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute26 %491.51151 207 USD
International Journal of Sport CommunicationHuman Kinetics28 %511.1450Subscription
Journal of Demographic EconomicsCambridge University Press26 %291.4227Subscription; open access option 3 550 USD
China Population and Development StudiesSpringer Science+Business Media22 %272.1822Subscription; open access option 3 890 USD
Australian Feminist Law JournalRoutledge49 %140.6425Subscription
Studies in Family PlanningWiley22 %421.62131Subscription; open access option 3 190 USD
Feminist DissentUniversity of Warwick34 %121.318Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental HealthTaylor & Francis20 %272.4349Subscription
NWSA JournalPublisher unknown54 %490.2963Subscription
Feminist CriminologySAGE Publishing23 %321.5458Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD
Bulletin of Applied Transgender StudiesPublisher unknown46 %100.786Open access, fee unknown
Sexual and Gender Diversity in Social ServicesRoutledge30 %290.8761Subscription
Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskningScandinavian University Press/Universitetsforlaget65 %190.2917Open access, fee unknown
American Journal of Sexuality EducationRoutledge24 %381.1939Subscription
European Journal for Sport and SocietyTaylor & Francis22 %241.8041Subscription
Studies in Gender and SexualityTaylor & Francis32 %390.6334Subscription
Journal of Feminist ScholarshipUniversity of Massachusetts Dartmouth49 %140.507Open access, fee unknown
Sport Marketing QuarterlyPublisher unknown22 %291.6170Subscription
Asian Population StudiesTaylor & Francis21 %212.0043Subscription
Atlantis Critical Studies in Gender Culture & Social JusticePublisher unknown57 %420.2422Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Business DiversityNorth American Business Press33 %300.6316Subscription
Journal of Sexual AggressionRoutledge21 %351.4057Subscription
Journal of LGBTQ Issues in CounselingHaworth Press26 %300.9544Subscription
Gender and ResearchInstitute of Sociology56 %180.3111Open access, fee unknown
Feminist AnthropologyWiley32 %330.5420Subscription; open access option 3 090 USD
Feminist Philosophy QuarterlyUniversity of Western Ontario Libraries23 %181.5126Open access, fee unknown
Women's studies quarterlyThe Feminist Press41 %660.2847Subscription
The International Journal of Sport and SocietyPublisher unknown21 %271.3216Subscription
Journal of Intercollegiate SportPublisher unknown25 %211.0530Open access, fee unknown
İstanbul Üniversitesi Kadın Araştırmaları Dergisi / Istanbul University Journal of Women’s StudiesIstanbul University52 %150.364Open access, fee unknown
Body & SocietySAGE Publishing20 %171.9498Subscription; open access option 3 650 USD
Dignity A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and ViolenceDignity: A Journal on Sexual Exploitation and Violence35 %280.4713Open access, fee unknown
HUMANISMA Journal of Gender StudiesUniversitas Islam Negeri Sjech M. Djamil Djambek Bukittinggi41 %170.456Open access, fee unknown
Girlhood StudiesBerghahn Books54 %330.2124Subscription
Violence and GenderMary Ann Liebert, Inc.21 %251.1230Subscription
International Journal of Men s Social and Community HealthPublisher unknown34 %90.8410399 USD
Women & TherapyTaylor & Francis21 %231.1358Subscription
Communication and Critical/Cultural StudiesRoutledge21 %370.8849Subscription
Boyhood StudiesBerghahn Books63 %140.2316Subscription
Cuestiones de género/Cuestiones de géneroUniversity of León65 %520.1310Open access, fee unknown
AG About Gender - Rivista internazionale di studi di genereUniversity of Genoa64 %530.138Open access, fee unknown
Frontiers A Journal of Women StudiesUniversity of Nebraska Press38 %390.2955Subscription
Journal of Research in Gender StudiesPublisher unknown57 %140.2518Open access, fee unknown
Critical Studies in Media CommunicationTaylor & Francis25 %550.4773Subscription
The International Journal of the History of SportRoutledge28 %1080.3248Subscription
Gender StudiesDe Gruyter Open45 %170.319Open access, fee unknown
Kvinder Køn & ForskningCoordination for Gender Research62 %280.1620Open access, fee unknown
Diversity & Inclusion ResearchWiley22 %131.0852 500 USD
KADEM Kadın Araştırmaları DergisiPublisher unknown40 %230.2810Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Emerging Sport StudiesBrock University25 %160.683Open access, fee unknown
Journal of applied sport managementUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville20 %200.7519Subscription
Jurnal AudiensMuhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta22 %560.399Open access, fee unknown
Sawwa Jurnal Studi GenderState Islamic University (UIN) Walisongo Semarang30 %130.4821Open access, fee unknown
RAUDEM Revista de Estudios de las MujeresUniversity of Almería35 %160.314Open access, fee unknown
Redescriptions Political Thought Conceptual History and Feminist TheoryPublisher unknown22 %150.6719Open access, fee unknown
BUANA GENDER Jurnal Studi Gender dan AnakIAIN Surakarta34 %160.329Open access, fee unknown
Queer Studies in Media & Popular CultureIntellect58 %240.139Subscription
Transformative Works and CulturesOrganization for Transformative Works22 %480.3434Open access, fee unknown
NaUKMA Research Papers SociologyNational University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy32 %90.404Open access, fee unknown
ADVANCE JournalPublisher unknown25 %200.347Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Sport HistoryUniversity of Illinois Press26 %660.1926Subscription
Clepsydra Revista de Estudios de Género y Teoría FeministaUniversity of La Laguna45 %270.123Open access, fee unknown
Journal of issues in intercollegiate athleticsPublisher unknown23 %90.515Subscription
The Journal of Popular TelevisionIntellect22 %220.3515Subscription
Al Huwiyah Journal of Woman and Children StudiesPublisher unknown33 %120.244Open access, fee unknown
MuwazahPublisher unknown33 %130.2313Open access, fee unknown
SALASIKA Indonesian Journal of Gender Women Child and Social Inclusion s StudiesAsosiasi Pusat Studi Wanita/Gender dan Anak Se-Indonesia35 %120.204Open access, fee unknown
Journal of Positive SexualityPublisher unknown25 %100.3216Subscription
Acta Universitatis Lodziensis Folia SociologicaUniversity of Lodz Press21 %270.2511Open access, fee unknown
Revista GêneroFluminense Federal University66 %260.0615Open access, fee unknown
interalia a journal of queer studiesPublisher unknown56 %120.099Open access, fee unknown
Pakistan Journal of Gender StudiesUniversity of Karachi55 %130.088Open access, fee unknown

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Journals in CWTS Journal Indicators Core or the Directory of Open Access Journals that published at least 20 articles in the last five years, mostly in English. "In this field" is the share of a journal's articles that OpenAlex classifies in Gender Studies. Citation rate is OpenAlex's two-year mean citedness, an open measure similar to the journal impact factor. Fees are taken from OpenAlex and DOAJ and can be out of date: always check the journal's own website before you submit.