Journal of Lesbian Studies

pISSN: 1089-4160eISSN: 1540-3548• JCR: J LESBIAN STUDTaylor & FrancisUnited States
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2026 Impact Factor

1.2

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↓ 0.2 (-14.3%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    1.2
  2. Metric year 2024

    1.4

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARYESCIQ2
Q2
JCR Quartile
N/A
CAS Block

Journal of Lesbian Studies current release and JCR quartile

Journal of Lesbian Studies's newest impact factor is 1.2, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q2 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Social Sciences

Ranked #2,875 in Social Sciences by impact factor and #1,000 among Q2 Social Sciences journals. This context helps compare Journal of Lesbian Studies against journals publishing in the same field.

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Journal of Lesbian Studies publication trend

Published 189 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 1.2.

2026 vs 2025: -22
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Journal Details

Total Articles
1,148
H-Index
49
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Social PsychologySociology and Political ScienceGender StudiesReproductive Medicine

Article Volume

2022
30
2023
52
2024
51
2025
39
2026
17
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