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Journal of Lesbian Studies

Routledge · United States · Est. 1968

ISSN1540-3548

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total84

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.578

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.445

Total Worksi

1,148

Total Citationsi

11,982

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; Gender Studies; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1968

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,148

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1540-3548

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

Citations received

661

2019

2020

234

2021

114

2022

218

2023

145

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Gender StudiesQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Gender StudiesMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

LGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyAfrican Sexualities and LGBTQ+ IssuesGender, Feminism, and MediaReproductive Health and TechnologiesGender Roles and Identity StudiesSexuality, Behavior, and TechnologyHistorical Gender and Feminism StudiesLatin American and Latino StudiesMarriage and Sexual RelationshipsRace, History, and American Society

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Lesbian Studies

Is Journal of Lesbian Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Lesbian Studies: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Lesbian Studies?

Journal of Lesbian Studies is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.30.

Is Journal of Lesbian Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Lesbian Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Lesbian Studies?