''Women's Studies International Forum'' is a bimonthly
peer-reviewed
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academic journal
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covering feminist research in the area of
women's studies
Women's studies is an academic field that draws on feminist and interdisciplinary methods to place women's lives and experiences at the center of study, while examining social and cultural constructs of gender; systems of privilege and oppress ...
and other disciplines. The journal is published by
Elsevier
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and its
editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is
Kalwant Bhopal (
University of Birmingham
, mottoeng = Through efforts to heights
, established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...
).
History
The journal was established in 1978 as ''Women's Studies International Quarterly'', obtaining its current name in 1982.
Abstracting and indexing
According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2021
impact factor
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of 1.736.
See also
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List of women's studies journals
This is a list of peer-reviewed, academic journals in field of women's studies.
''Note'': there are many important academic magazines that are not true peer-reviewed journals. They are not listed here.
A
*'' Affilia''
* ''Asian Journal of ...
References
External links
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Bimonthly journals
Elsevier academic journals
Publications established in 1978
Women's studies journals
English-language journals
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