''Asian Journal of Women's Studies'' is a quarterly
peer-reviewed
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academic journal
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published by
Ewha Womans University Press. Its articles have a theoretical focus, and its country reports provide information on specific subjects and countries. The journal also publishes research notes and
book review
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s containing information on recent publications on women in Asia and elsewhere.
The
editor-in-chief
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is Pilwha Chang (
The Halle Institute, Emory University).
From January 2015 the journal began to also be published by
Taylor and Francis
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[ doi:10.1080/12259276.2015.1030816.]
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
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Social Sciences Citation Index
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Current Contents
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History
''Current Contents ...
/Social & Behavioral Sciences
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ProQuest databases
According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2015
impact factor
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The Impact Factor of a journa ...
of 0.214, ranking it =37th out of 40 journals in the category "Women's Studies".
See also
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List of women's studies journals
This is a list of peer-reviewed, academic journals in the field of women's studies.
''Note'': there are many important academic magazines that are not true peer-reviewed journals. They are not listed here.
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Academic journals published by university presses
Academic journals established in 1995
Quarterly journals
Women's studies journals
English-language journals
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