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Gender Issues

Springer New York · United States · Est. 1980

ISSN1936-4717
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.602
H-Indexi
51
SNIPi
1.441
Total Worksi
704
Total Citationsi
11,054
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.47
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Gender Issues is an multidisciplinary journal focusing on gender and gender equity in various contexts. Provides multidisciplinary and cross-national research related to gender equity. Explores a wide range of relationships within the gender spectrum. Assesses the impact of economic, legal, political, and social changes on gender identity and relations. Interprets the impact of such changes on the aspirations, status, and roles of people internationally. Publishes political, economic, social, and behavioral analyses with diverse perspectives and policy conclusions.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1980
Annual Volume~ 28 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications704
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer New York
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1936-4717
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
19
317
2019
22
535
2020
24
279
2021
15
201
2022
8
88
2023
31
129
2024
46
77
2025
34
9
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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Issues

Scopus Categories

Gender Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gender Roles and Identity StudiesGender Diversity and InequalityWork-Family Balance ChallengesGender, Feminism, and MediaGender, Labor, and Family DynamicsGender Politics and RepresentationSports, Gender, and SocietyGender, Security, and ConflictMedia, Gender, and AdvertisingFamily Dynamics and Relationships

Frequently asked questions about Gender Issues

Is Gender Issues a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Gender Issues: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Gender Issues?

Gender Issues 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 1.47.

Is Gender Issues indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Gender Issues is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Gender Issues?

Gender Issues is an multidisciplinary journal focusing on gender and gender equity in various contexts. Provides multidisciplinary and cross-national research related to gender equity. Explores a wide range of relationships within the gender spectrum. Assesses the impact of economic, legal, political, and social changes on gender identity and relations. Interprets the impact of such changes on the aspirations, status, and roles of people internationally. Publishes political, economic, social, and behavioral analyses with diverse perspectives and policy conclusions.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref