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Best Gender Studies journals

232 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Gender Studies. The top 100 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 58 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

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# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 International Journal of Transgender Health 15.1 99th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
2 International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship 10 99th Q1 ESCI B No
3 Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity 9.4 98th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
4 Biology of Sex Differences 8.1 98th Q1 SCIE – Yes
5 Gender, Work and Organization 7.4 98th Q1 SSCI A No
6 Gender and Society 7 97th Q1 SSCI A* No
7 Gender in Management 6.8 97th Q1 SSCI B No
8 Journal of LGBT Youth 6.2 96th Q1 – – No
9 Politics and Gender 6.1 96th Q1 SSCI A No
10 Psychology of Women Quarterly 6 95th Q1 SSCI A No
11 Journal of Sex Research 6 95th Q1 SSCI – No
12 Sexuality Research and Social Policy 6 95th Q1 SSCI – No
13 Chinese Sociological Review 5.8 94th Q1 SSCI – No
14 Transgender Health 5.7 94th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
15 De Jure: Jurnal Hukum dan Syar'iah 5.6 93th Q1 – – No
16 Journal of Homosexuality 5.5 93th Q1 SSCI – No
17 Sex Roles 5.5 92th Q1 SSCI A No
18 Journal of Gender Studies 5.5 92th Q1 SSCI – No
19 Psychology and Sexuality 5.4 92th Q1 SSCI – No
20 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 5.3 91th Q1 ESCI B No
21 Feminist Economics 5.3 91th Q1 SSCI A No
22 Psychology of Men and Masculinity 5 90th Q1 SSCI – No
23 Feminist Media Studies 4.9 90th Q1 SSCI – No
24 Men and Masculinities 4.9 89th Q1 SSCI – No
25 Social Politics 4.9 89th Q1 SSCI – No
26 Sexualities 4.8 89th Q1 SSCI – No
27 Journal of Language and Sexuality 4.6 88th Q1 ESCI – No
28 Violence Against Women 4.6 88th Q1 SSCI – No
29 European Journal of Politics and Gender 4.6 87th Q1 ESCI – No
30 Feminism and Psychology 4.5 87th Q1 SSCI – No
31 Affilia - Feminist Inquiry in Social Work 4.4 86th Q1 SSCI – No
32 Journal of General Psychology 4.4 86th Q1 SSCI – No
33 Journal of Women's Entrepreneurship and Education 4.3 86th Q1 – – Yes
34 Gender and Education 4.3 85th Q1 SSCI – No
35 El-Usrah 4.2 85th Q1 – – No
36 Journal of Women and Aging 4 84th Q1 SSCI – No
37 Women and Criminal Justice 4 84th Q1 SSCI – No
38 Gender, Place and Culture 4 83th Q1 SSCI – No
39 Feminist Anthropology 3.9 83th Q1 ESCI – No
40 Business Ethics and Leadership 3.9 82th Q1 – C Yes
41 Feminist Criminology 3.9 82th Q1 SSCI – No
42 Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering 3.9 82th Q1 ESCI – No
43 International Feminist Journal of Politics 3.9 81th Q1 SSCI – No
44 Journal of Men's Studies 3.8 81th Q1 – – No
45 International Journal of Society, Culture and Language 3.8 80th Q1 – – No
46 Gender, Technology and Development 3.7 80th Q1 ESCI – No
47 Women's Studies International Forum 3.7 80th Q1 SSCI – No
48 Society Register 3.6 79th Q1 – – Yes
49 Feminist Legal Studies 3.5 79th Q1 SSCI – No
50 Gender Issues 3.4 78th Q1 ESCI – No
51 Jurnal Ilmiah Islam Futura 3.4 78th Q1 – – Yes
52 European Journal of Women's Studies 3.4 77th Q1 SSCI – No
53 Feminist Theory 3.3 77th Q1 SSCI – No
54 Journal of Gender-Based Violence 3.3 77th Q1 ESCI – No
55 LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal 3.3 76th Q1 SSCI – No
56 Retos 3.3 76th Q1 – – Yes
57 Al-'Adalah 3.3 75th Q1 – – Yes
58 International Journal of Sexual Health 3.2 75th Q1 SSCI – No
59 International Journal of Ageing and Later Life 3.1 74th Q2 – – Yes
60 Journal of Women, Politics and Policy 3.1 74th Q2 SSCI – No
61 Sexuality and Culture 3.1 74th Q2 ESCI – No
62 Journal of Lesbian Studies 3.1 73th Q2 ESCI – No
63 Transgender Studies Quarterly 2.9 73th Q2 ESCI – No
64 Hypatia 2.9 72th Q2 AHCI, SSCI – No
65 NORMA 2.7 72th Q2 ESCI – No
66 Agricultural and Rural Studies 2.6 71th Q2 – – Yes
67 Gender and Language 2.6 71th Q2 AHCI, SSCI – No
68 Signs 2.6 71th Q2 SSCI – No
69 Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education 2.5 70th Q2 – – No
70 Women and Therapy 2.4 70th Q2 SSCI – No
71 Journal of Intercultural Communication 2.4 69th Q2 – C No
72 Journal of Digital Social Research 2.4 69th Q2 – – Yes
73 Fat Studies 2.4 68th Q2 ESCI – No
74 Gender and Development 2.3 68th Q2 – – No
75 Journal of Bisexuality 2.3 68th Q2 ESCI – No
76 Porn Studies 2.3 67th Q2 – – No
77 Studies in Social Justice 2.3 67th Q2 ESCI – Yes
78 Al-Ahwal 2.2 66th Q2 – – Yes
79 Women's Studies in Communication 2.2 66th Q2 ESCI – No
80 Asian Journal of Women's Studies 2.1 65th Q2 SSCI – No
81 Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy 2.1 65th Q2 ESCI – No
82 NORA - Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research 2.1 65th Q2 ESCI – No
83 Australian Feminist Law Journal 2 64th Q2 ESCI – No
84 Ethnography and Education 2 64th Q2 ESCI – No
85 Comparative Southeast European Studies 1.9 63th Q2 ESCI – Yes
86 Generos 1.9 63th Q2 – – No
87 Global Queer Politics 1.8 62th Q2 – – No
88 Journal of Feminist Family Therapy 1.8 62th Q2 ESCI – No
89 Violence and Gender 1.8 62th Q2 ESCI – No
90 Human Rights in the Global South 1.7 61th Q2 – – Yes
91 Journal of International Women's Studies 1.7 61th Q2 – – No
92 Thinking Gender in Transnational Times 1.7 60th Q2 – – No
93 Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal 1.7 60th Q2 ESCI – No
94 Advancing Women in Leadership Journal 1.7 59th Q2 – – No
95 Feminist Review 1.7 59th Q2 SSCI – No
96 Secularism and Nonreligion 1.6 59th Q2 ESCI – Yes
97 Agenda 1.5 58th Q2 ESCI – No
98 International Journal of Men's Social and Community Health 1.5 58th Q2 – – No
99 GLQ 1.5 57th Q2 SSCI – No
100 Revista de Estudios Sociales 1.5 57th Q2 SSCI – Yes

Rank and percentile are within the Gender Studies Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-06-09). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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