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Gender Issues

Springer New York · United States · Est. 1980

ISSN1936-4717

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

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

0.683

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.441

Total Works

704

Total Citations

11,054

2yr Mean Citedness

1.47

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer New York

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1936-4717

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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.

Gender StudiesQ1

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