Feminist and Women's Journals

Economics

Journal for the Association for Feminist Economics Ed. Diana Strassmann This journal contains articles which focus on and debate about feminist economic perspectives. The journal's goal in educating its readers is to improve the conditions of living for all children, women, and men. Feminist Economics includes Commentary, Reply, and Short Essays sections as well as a Book Review Section. In addition to subscription information for current issues, the site provides readers with information on how to obtain back issues of the journal.

 

 

Feminist Theory and Women's Studies

	Camera Obscura: A Journal of Feminism, Culture and Media Studies Eds. Phillip Brian Harper, Lynne Joyrich, Constance Penley, Sasha Torres, Patricia White, Sharon Willis This journal is "devoted to the critical study of the representation of women in film, popular culture and media, and the arts... It encourages an interdisciplinary approach to film studies and provides up-to- date perspectives on the national and international film scene."
	Differences Eds. Naomi Schor, Elizabeth Weed, and Ellen Rooney Focusing on "how concepts and categories of difference -- notably but not exclusively gender -- operate within culture," this Journal, with a circulation of 1,300, is affiliated with Brown University's Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women. The site provides detailed subscription information.
	Feminist Studies Eds. Judith Kegan Gardiner, Evelyn Nakano Glenn, Sandra Gunning, Nancy Hewitt, Susan S. Lanser, Tessie Liu, Claire G. Moses, Suzanne Raitt, Raka Ray, and Mariana Valverde The journal was founded to encourage analytic responses to feminist issues and to open new areas of research, criticism, and speculation. The editors are committed to providing a forum for feminist analysis, debate, and exchange.
	Feminist Teacher Eds. Monica Barron, Gail Cohee, Wendy Gunther-Canada, Theresa D. Kemp, Sue Lafky, Sandy Runzo Feminist Teacher addresses how to fight sexism, racism, homophobia, and other forms of oppression in our classrooms and academic institutions.A peer-reviewed journal, Feminist Teacher provides a forum for interrogations of cultural assumptions and discussions of such topics as multiculturalism, interdisciplinarity, and distance education within a feminist context.
	Frontiers: A Journal of Women's Studies Ed. Susan Armitage, Patricia Hart, and Karen Weathermon Frontiers is a multidisciplinary academic journal bridging some of the top disciplinary fields in women's studies with contemportary social issues and creative literature and arts.
	Gender & Society Ed. Christine Bose This journal focuses on the social and structural study of gender as a basic principle of the social order and as a primary social category. It is committed to an evaluation policy that does not preclude any of the feminist perspectives and that encourages attention to racial, ethnic, cultural, and national diversity.
	Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy Eds. Laurie J. Shrage and Nancy Tuana The "only journal for scholarly research at the intersection of philosophy and women's studies, " this journal with a circulation of 1,700 features a "combination of scholarly excellence and feminist engagement." The site contains subscription and payment information.
	Journal of Lesbian Studies Ed. Esther D. Rothblum, PhD This interdisciplinary journal focuses primarily on women who identify themselves as lesbians. The journal examines theories of lesbianism, lesbian relationships, lesbians' traditional and nontraditional roles in society and a number of other issues concerning lesbians. In addition to articles, it contains a variety of writing styles, including book reviews and poetry. One page of information about this journal can be found on the publisher's web site in the Online Catalog section.
	NWSA: National Women's Studies Association Ed. Margaret McFadden The official journal of the NWSA seeks to "publish the "most up-to-date interdisciplinary, multi-cultural feminist scholarship linking feminist theory with teaching and activism." The site provides detailed subscription information for this journal, with a subscription of 1,500.
	off our backs In 4 spine-tingling, outrageous print issues per year, off our backs offers a radically different view of current events. International and U. S. news is filtered and refined to bring you the key issues facing women today, worldwide. Women and work, women and health, war, lesbian issues, antiglobalization. Read about issues and activism that matter to you as a woman of today. To subscribe visit our website or write to: off our backs 2337B 18th St NW Washington, DC 20009
	Rain and Thunder: A Radical Feminist Journal of Discussion and Activism A quarterly publication welcoming women's writing from radical feminist perspectives and writing that contributes to radical feminist ideas. The journal is seeking contributions which include but are not limited to theory, opinion, strategy, action updates, news, reviews, and upcoming events. For further information or to subscribe please contact: Rain and Thunder PO Box 674 Northampton, MA 01060 e-mail rainandthunder@yahoo.com
	SIGNS: Journal of Women in Culture and Society Eds. Sandra Harding and Kathryn Norberg Founded in 1975 SIGNS is recognized as the leading international journal in women's studies. The essays cross disciplines and feminist perspectives, and address both recent theory and the cultural practices of daily life. Signs welcomes submissions central to discussions and controversies addressing issues of gender, race, class, nation, sexuality and their intersections--especially essays that will take current feminist debates in new directions or begin new discussions.
	Women and Performance Eds. Judy Burns, Jennifer N. Fink, Mandy Harris, Jill M. Lane, Hilary F. Poole, June Reich, Theresa M. Senft, Leslie Satin A vital forum for discussion on gender and representation, Women & Performance features essays, scripts, interviews and articles on performance from interdisciplinary feminist perspectives and encourages dialogue between varied fields of performance scholarship (ethnography, dance and theatre history & criticism, performance studies, cinema studies, cultural studies), and explore emerging feminist critiques of race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, technology and nation.
	Women's Studies Quarterly Ed. Janet Zandy Since 1972, this has been the leading journal on teaching in women's studies. Thematic issues feature vital material for specialists and generalists alike; all issues are published with commitment to include international perspectives. To subscribe, contact: The Feminist Press at The City University of New York 311 East 94th Street New York, NY 10128 Phone: (212) 360-5794 Fax: (212) 348-1241

 

 

Law

	Berkeley Women's Law Journal This journal is committed to serve as a much-needed forum for an alternative scholarship that speaks to the diversity of the feminist agenda and give voice to the concerns of underrepresented women--including women of color, lesbians, and poor women. Write to: Berkeley Women's Law Journal 2 Boalt Hall University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720
	Columbia Journal of Gender and Law The Journal was founded to publish legal and interdisciplinary writings on feminism and gender issues and to expand feminist jurisprudence. The Journal is intended to serve as a forum for topics inadequately addressed by most law journals and reviews.
	Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy This interdisciplinary journal focuses on a practical analysis of gender issues. It contains articles by students as well as academic professionals and tries to provide readers with an understanding of the connections between scholarship and public policy. The web site includes a table of contents for the most recent issue and links to articles from issues dating back to spring 1994.
	Harvard Women's Law Journal The Journal has made a strong commitment to represent voices that are traditionally underrepresented in legal scholarship and often times in feminist legal scholarship as well. It is committed to representing a multiplicity of voices and, through a process of questioning and discussion, effectively address the breadth of realities facing all women.
	Hastings Women's Law Journal This journal recognizes and demonstrates the importance-- indeed, for justice, the necessity-- of women's insights and experiences in the teaching, practice, and development of law. The web site contains tables of contents from previous issues going back to spring 1989.
	Law & Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice Ed. Lisa Grodin This journal was founded in the spring of 1992 under the direction of Professor Catherine MacKinnon. The founding editors felt existing legal literature did not sufficiently examine problems of inequality; thus, the Journal publishes articles which raise unique inequality issues, including issues of race, poverty, gender, age, sexual orientation, and disability. It includes social, empirical, and traditional doctrinal writings, as well as literary and community-based articles.
	Michigan Journal of Gender and Law The central mission of this journal is to create a feminist legal publication that will help expand and develop legal discourse beyond traditional boundaries. The Journal is dedicated to providing a forum for exploring how gender issues, and related issues of race, class, sexual orientation and culture, impact the lives of women and men. Subscription: $12.00 per year (1 issue) Write to: University of Michigan Law School Hutchins Hall Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215 email: lakek@umich.edu
	Texas Journal of Women and the Law The vision of the Journal is to establish a journal that will inspire dialogue about legal, social, and political issues affecting women- their rights, their bodies, their careers, their families. It seeks to cultivate interdisciplinary discussions of gender relations by encouraging the affirmation of difference and enriching the dialogue among women and between the sexes. The Journal is committed to the challenge of presenting an autonomous feminist perspective: one that will empower all women. The web site contains a few pages of information about the journal.
	UCLA Women's Law Journal The UCLA Women's Law Journal is committed to diversity within feminist legal scholarship. It believes feminist scholarship must endeavor to encompass the experiences of all women.
	Wisconsin Women's Law Journal The Journal examines the confluence of legal theory and its effects on women. It also studies the perspectives of other disciplines to expand and challenge our understanding of the law. The Journal was established to sustain and enlarge the forum for discussion of the impact of law on women's lives. Subscription: $8.00 per year Write to: Editorial Offices 975 Bascom Mall Univ. of Wisconsin Law School Madison, WI 53706 Phone: (608) 262-8294
	Women's Rights Law Reporter This Journal is the oldest specialized legal journal in the country featuring scholarship on women's issues. The Reporter is a forum for ideas, criticism, debate and analysis for the feminist and legal communities; it is also a practical legal publication born of a commitment to the struggle for expanding women's rights.
	Yale Journal of Law and Feminism This journal is committed to publishing pieces about women's experiences, especially as they have been structured, affected, controlled, discussed, or ignored by the law. These experiences include the particular experiences of women of color and of lesbians. The web site includes links to other women's law journals and various women's organizations.

 

Medicine

	Journal of the American Medical Women's Association Ed. Wendy Chavkin, MD, MPH A peer-reviewed, quarterly medical journal that focuses on women's health, JAWA has featured pressing issues such as Abortion and Medicine and Women and HIV/AIDS.
	Journal of Women's Health & Gender-Based Medicine Ed. Florence P. Haseltine, Ph.D., M.D. and Denise Faustman, M.D., Ph.D. A multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal that publishes clinical papers on health issues that affect women across their life span. Includes original papers and review articles; editorial commentary; pro/con discussions of controversial issues; and news from women's health networks.
	Women & Health Ed. Jeanne Mager Stellman, PhD The Journal is a multidisciplinary journal that presents the most current scholarly information on women's health. The journal recognizes the importance of women's life experiences and changing roles and focuses attention on research on health issues that incorporates these concepts. One page of information about this journal can be found on the publisher's web site in the Online Catalog section. This page includes abstracts from recent volumes. For subscriptions, call Haworth Press at 1-800-HAWORTH (US only), (607) 722-5857 (outside US) or email: getinfo@haworth.com

 

 

Psychology and Psychotherapy

	Journal of Feminist Family Therapy Ed. Toni Schindler Zimmerman, PhD The Journal provides an international forum to further explore the relationship between feminist theory and family therapy practice and theory. One page of information about this journal can be found on the publisher's web site in the Online Catalog section. This page includes abstracts from recent volumes. For subscriptions, call Haworth Press at 1-800-HAWORTH (US only), (607) 722-5857 (outside US) or email: getinfo@haworth.com
	Feminism & Psychology Ed. Sue Wilkinson A leading forum for cutting-edge feminist research and debate, this journal publishes a range of papers, reviews, and interviews on topics affecting women in psychology.
	Psychology of Women Quarterly Ed. Jacquelyn W. White This feminist, scientific journal publishes empirical research, critical reviews, theoretical articles, brief reports and invited book reviews related to the psychology of women and gender. Topics related to ethnic minority and cross-cultural issues are encouraged. It is published on behalf of Division 35 (Psychology of Women) of the American Psychological Association.
	Women & Therapy Eds. Ellyn Kaschak, PhD and Doris Howard, PhD This is the only professional journal that focuses entirely on the complex interrelationship between women and the therapeutic experience. Devoted to descriptive, theoretical, clinical, and empirical perspectives on the topic of women and therapy, the journal is intended for feminist practitioners as well as for individuals interested in the practice of feminist therapy. One page of information about this journal can be found on the publisher's web site in the Online Catalog section. This page includes abstracts from recent volumes.

 

 

Other Topics

	The International Alliance for Women in Music Journal Ed. Eve R. Meyer The IAWM Journal is a publication of the International Alliance for Women in Music, a coalition of professional composers, conductors, performers, musicologists, educators, librarians and lovers of music that celebrates the contributions of all women musicians, past, present and future. The IAWM Journal replaces the publications of the IAWM's parent organizations, the ILWC Journal (a publication of the International League of Women Composers), the ICWM Newsletter (a publication of the International Congress on Women in Music) and the AWC News/Forum (a publication of American Women Composers). The Journal welcomes proposals for articles, news items, reviews, announcements and reports of all activities related to women and music.
	Journal of Women and Aging Ed. J. Dianne Garner, DSW The Journal features research on issues and concerns of those engaged in practice, research, or education focused on older women. One page of information about this journal can be found on the publisher's web site in the Online Catalog section. This page includes abstracts from recent volumes. For subscriptions, call Haworth Press at 1-800-HAWORTH (US only), (607) 722-5857 (outside US) or email: getinfo@haworth.com
	Journal of Women's History Ed. Leila J. Rupp The journal was founded to serve as the journal of record for the burgeoning field of women's history. It promoted scholarship about women in all time periods that is broadly representative of national, racial, ethnic, and sexual groupings.
	Women & Criminal Justice Ed. Donna C. Hale, Ph.D. This Journal is the only periodical devoted specifically to interdisciplinary and international scholarly research and criminal justice practice dealing with all areas of women and criminal justice. One page of information about this journal can be found on the publisher's web site in the Online Catalog section. This page includes abstracts from recent volumes. For subscriptions, call Haworth Press at 1-800-HAWORTH (US only), (607) 722-5857 (outside US) or email: getinfo@haworth.com
	Journal of Women, Politics & Policy Co-Editors: Heidi Hartmann, PhD and Carol Hardy-Fanta, PhD This is one of the select academic journals to emphasize women's place in the political spectrum. This journal encourages research and the development of theory on women's political participation, the role of women in society, and the impact of public policy upon women's lives. For subscriptions, call Haworth Press at 1-800-HAWORTH (US only), (607) 722-5857 (outside US) or email: getinfo@haworth.com

 

 

Religion

	Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion Eds. Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza and Kwok Pui-lan This academic journal provices a space for the publication of feminist religious scholarship, as well as a forum for discussion and dialogue among feminists of various perspectives.
	Women in Judaism Ed. Dina Ripsman Eylon This is an online journal devoted to critical analysis of gender roles in Jewish religion and culture, as well as promoting a new way of thinking about Judaism.

 

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