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Gender & Society named top scholarly journal

By:
Alan Flurry

According to the most recent impact factor ratings, Gender & Society, co-edited by UGA faculty member Patricia Richards, is ranked #1 among Women’s and Gender Studies journals and — also #1 among sociology journals.  

The ranking comes from the Journal Citations Report by Clarivate.

The Impact Factor Report provides a measure of how much a given academic journal is cited — the higher the number the better.  Gender & Society is 1 of 66 in Women’s and Gender Studies and 3 of 217 in sociology.

"We were thrilled to learn that Gender & Society now tops the impact factor rankings for women’s and gender studies journals, and is ranked above the American Sociological Review (traditionally considered the most important sociological journal)," said Patricia Richards, Meigs Professor of Sociology & Women's Studies and Director of the UGA Institute for Women’s and Gender Studies. "This recognition is a testament to the hard work of everyone involved in the journal and it brings attention to just one of the many excellent initiatives housed in Women’s and Gender Studies at UGA."

Sage publications lauded this distinguished achievement:

The Publications Committee of Sociologists of Women in Society celebrates the tremendous achievement of Gender & Society, reaching a peak impact factor of 7.2 in 2023 (and a 5-year impact factor 7.1). This ranking puts Gender & Society’s position as the top scholarly source for cutting edge gender research. This ranking also puts Gender & Society at the lead spot - #1 - in all Sociology journals.

Behind this hard-earned success shines the tremendous labor of an expansive editorial team, including the editor, deputy editors, editorial board, anonymous reviewers, as well as student assistants, publisher staff at Sage, and, last but not least, the amazing authors and readers of our journal. We are overjoyed and proud of this scholarly accomplishment and look forward to the journal’s bright and impactful future!

The success of Gender & Society influences the general field of gender studies and sociology as well as careers. Publishing in this consistently top-ranked journal advances the promotion of feminist scholars, a proud result of this tireless work. 

The Institute for Women's Studies, an interdisciplinary program in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences that cooperates with departments of all schools and colleges of the University in developing its curriculum and programming, was officially renamed the Institute for Women's and Gender Studies in the fall of 2024.

 

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