86 Gender Studies journals (Social Sciences) in ORBIT Tier 1 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 1: top quarter of Social Sciences by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine | 0742-3225 | 199 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Journal of the National Medical Association | 0027-9684 | 196 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Women s Studies International Forum | 0277-5395 | 189 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Gender Studies | 0958-9236 | 188 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Gender Work and Organization | 0968-6673 | 142 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Feminist Media Studies | 1468-0777 | 139 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| European Journal of Cultural Studies | 1367-5494 | 132 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Equality Diversity and Inclusion An International Journal | 2040-7149 | 131 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| American Journal of Men s Health | 1557-9883 | 108 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,55,271 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Communication & Sport | 2167-4795 | 96 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Signs | 0097-9740 | 91 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Continuum | 1030-4312 | 90 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Politics & Gender | 1743-923X | 83 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| International Feminist Journal of Politics | 1461-6742 | 80 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Gender & Society | 0891-2432 | 79 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Sex Roles | 0360-0025 | 79 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Social Politics International Studies in Gender State & Society | 1072-4745 | 75 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Feminist Theory | 1464-7001 | 72 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Gender and Education | 0954-0253 | 69 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Review of Economics of the Household | 1569-5239 | 66 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Affilia | 0886-1099 | 65 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| European Journal of Women s Studies | 1350-5068 | 64 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Population and Development Review | 0098-7921 | 62 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | |
| Celebrity Studies | 1939-2397 | 56 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Gender-Based Violence | 2398-6808 | 56 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Australian Feminist Studies | 0816-4649 | 55 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Gender & Development | 1355-2074 | 53 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal | 1063-6161 | 52 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| International Journal of Women’s Dermatology | 2352-6475 | 51 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,54,126 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| European Journal of Politics and Gender | 2515-1088 | 50 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Men and Masculinities | 1097-184X | 49 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Feminism & Psychology | 0959-3535 | 47 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Gender in Management An International Journal | 1754-2413 | 47 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Women s Studies in Communication | 0749-1409 | 47 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Gender Issues | 1098-092X | 46 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Psychology of Men & Masculinity | 1524-9220 | 46 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies | 1388-3186 | 46 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Asian Women | 1225-925X | 41 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Population Studies | 0032-4728 | 41 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Asparkía Investigació feminista | 1132-8231 | 40 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Feminist Economics | 1354-5701 | 40 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| NORA - Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research | 0803-8740 | 40 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Feminist Encounters A Journal of Critical Studies in Culture and Politics | 2468-4414 | 39 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Netherlands |
| Psychology of Women Quarterly | 0361-6843 | 39 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Sport and Social Issues | 0193-7235 | 38 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Sociology of Sport Journal | 0741-1235 | 38 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| ex aequo - Revista da Associação Portuguesa de Estudos sobre as Mulheres | 0874-5560 | 37 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Portugal |
| Journal of issues in intercollegiate athletics | 2333-1577 | 33 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| NORMA | 1890-2138 | 32 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Akdeniz Kadın Çalışmaları ve Toplumsal Cinsiyet Dergisi | 2636-7998 | 30 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Atlánticas Revista Internacional de Estudios Feministas | 2530-2736 | 30 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Sport Marketing Quarterly | 1061-6934 | 30 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| The Journal of Men s Studies | 1060-8265 | 30 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Feminismo/s | 1696-8166 | 29 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Feminist Legal Studies | 0966-3622 | 29 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| DiGeSt Journal of Diversity and Gender Studies | 2593-0273 | 28 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Belgium |
| Eurasian Journal of Gender Studies | 3078-5545 | 24 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Kazakhstan |
| Journal of Intercollegiate Sport | 1941-417X | 24 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Gender and Justice | 3033-3660 | 23 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of popular romance studies | 2159-4473 | 23 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Feminist Review | 0141-7789 | 22 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Gender and Language | 1747-6321 | 22 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Women Politics & Policy | 0195-7732 | 22 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of applied sport management | 2327-0179 | 21 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| fe dergi feminist ele | 1309-128X | 20 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Journal of Business Diversity | 2158-3889 | 20 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Sport Social Work Journal | 2835-5571 | 20 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Journal of femininities. | 2950-1229 | 19 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Niger |
| Biodemography and Social Biology | 1948-5565 | 18 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Language and Sexuality | 2211-3770 | 17 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| The International Journal of Organizational Diversity | 2328-6229 | 17 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Disiplinlerarası Yenilik Araştırmaları Dergisi | 2791-609X | 16 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal for the Study of Sports and Athletes in Education | 1935-7397 | 16 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| iQual Revista de Género e Igualdad | 2603-851X | 15 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| JRSM Open | 2054-2704 | 15 | 1 | ≈ ₹69,476 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Demographic Economics | 2054-0892 | 13 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| CROSS-CULTURAL MANAGEMENT JOURNAL | 2286-0452 | 12 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Multidisciplinary Journal of Gender Studies | 2014-3613 | 12 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Spain |
| Persona Studies | 2205-5258 | 12 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Australia |
| The Proceedings of the International Conference on Gender Studies and Sexuality. | 3030-0533 | 12 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Liechtenstein |
| Advancing Women in Leadership Journal | 1093-7099 | 11 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| International Journal of Disney Studies | 2976-7911 | 11 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Sport Management Education Journal | 1938-6974 | 11 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| International Journal of Men s Social and Community Health | 2561-9179 | 10 | 1 | ≈ ₹38,435 to publish | Yes | No | Canada |
| journal of Original Studies | 2717-719X | 10 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Masculinities & Social Change | 2014-3605 | 10 | 1 | ≈ ₹65,299 to publish | Yes | Yes | Spain |