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Women's Studies International Forum

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0277-5395eISSN1879-243X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.557

H-Index

124

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.091

Total Works

4,680

Total Citations

100,933

2yr Mean Citedness

1.50

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on women's experiences with migration, education, corporate representation, and beauty standards, often through qualitative analysis of interviews. The articles focus on identity reconstruction, pedagogical roles, board diversity, and the negotiation of beauty norms in various cultural and professional contexts.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 160 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications4,680

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0277-5395 / 1879-243X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

LawQ1

DevelopmentQ2

EducationQ2

Gender StudiesQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Women'S Studies

Scopus Categories

EducationGender StudiesLawSociology and Political ScienceDevelopment

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gender Politics and RepresentationHistorical Gender and Feminism StudiesGender, Security, and ConflictDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesGender, Feminism, and Media