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Signs

University of Chicago Press · United States · Est. 1975

ISSN1545-6943
SJR Q1WOS SSCIScopus / SJR
50
/ 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
0.917
H-Index
158
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
2.288
Total Works
4,964
Total Citations
146,230
2yr Mean Citedness
0.41
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Aims & Scope

Recognized as the leading international journal in women’s and gender studies, Signs is at the forefront of new directions in feminist scholarship. Challenging the boundaries of knowledge concerning women’s and men’s lives in diverse regions of the globe, Signs publishes scholarship that raises new questions and develops innovative approaches to our understanding of the past and present. What makes feminist scholarship published in Signs distinctive is not necessarily the subject of investigation or particular methods of inquiry but the effort to cultivate alternative research practices that further feminist, queer, and antiracist goals of social transformation. Signs publishes pathbreaking articles, review essays, comparative perspectives, and retrospectives of interdisciplinary interest addressing gender, race, culture, class, nation, and sexuality. Whether critical, theoretical, or empirical, articles published in Signs generate theories, concepts, analytical categories, and methodological innovations that enable new ways of thinking, new ways of seeing, and new ways of living.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1975
Frequency3x/year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications4,964
Publisher OrgUniversity of Chicago Press
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Submission Info

APC Cost$2,500Above median
Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
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

8/12 · 67%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
University of Chicago Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1545-6943
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
$2,500
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1
Gender StudiesQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Women'S Studies

Scopus Categories

Gender StudiesArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Historical Gender and Feminism StudiesGender Politics and RepresentationGender, Feminism, and MediaGender, Security, and ConflictLatin American and Latino StudiesHistorical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesLegal case studies and regulationsRace, History, and American SocietyLGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyFeminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref