This webpage includes overview information about the Gender & Society journal and about the SWS Publications Committee. Learn more about the relationship between Gender & Society and SWS by reading the Frequently Asked Questions.
Gender & Society Journal
Gender & Society, the official journal of Sociologists for Women in Society, is a top-ranked journal in sociology and women’s studies and publishes fewer than four percent of all submitted papers. Articles in Gender & Society analyze gender and gendered processes in interactions, organizations, societies, and global and transnational spaces. The journal primarily publishes empirical articles, which are theoretically engaged and methodologically rigorous, drawing on qualitative and quantitative methods. The journal also occasionally publishes theoretical articles that meaningfully advance sociological theories about gender.
Gender & Society features original feminist research and book reviews from diverse disciplines in the social sciences. Read the Gender & Society blog.
SWS members can access Gender & Society by logging in to their SWS account and clicking on “Gender & Society” in the Quick Links menu on the right of the screen. You will be taken to a page that will have a unique link for you to use to access Gender & Society.
SWS Publications Committee (PUBS)
The Publications Committee is an elected committee with 6 members elected to the committee and an additional 6 “ex-officio” members (Treasurer, Treasurer-Elect, Executive Officer, Network News Editor, Gender & Society Editor, Book Review Editor). Two members are elected each year for staggered, three-year terms. The primary responsibility of the Publications Committee is to oversee all publications issued by the organization, including Gender & Society. The committee’s duties include (but are not limited to):
- Contract negotiation with publishers for Gender & Society.
- Appoint editor or co-editors for Gender & Society and approval of the overall budget for the journal.
- Review proposals for Special Issues of Gender & Society.
- Appoint Book Review Editor of Gender & Society.
- Appoint advising editors as needed
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