Differences (journal)

*Differences*
Discipline	Cultural studies
Language	English
Edited by	Elizabeth Weed; Ellen Rooney;
Publication details
History	1989
Publisher	Duke University Press
Frequency	Triannually
Impact factor	0.310 (2015)
Standard abbreviations;
ISO 4	Differences
Indexing;
CODEN	DIFFEX
ISSN	1040-7391 (print); 1527-1986 (web);
LCCN	89650873
OCLC no.	186382457
Links
	Journal homepage; Online access; Online archive; Project MUSE archive (1998-2004);

Differences: A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies (stylized differences) is a peer-reviewed academic journal that was established in 1989 by Naomi Schor and Elizabeth Weed.^[1] It covers research in cultural studies. As of 2021^[update], the editors-in-chief are Elizabeth Weed, Ellen Rooney and Denise L Davis.^[2] The journal, though autonomous, is housed by the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women (Brown University). It was originally published by Indiana University Press, but since 2003^[update] (volume 14) it has been published by Duke University Press.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

Academic Search Premier
Alternative Press Index
Contemporary Culture Index
Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences
Expanded Academic ASAP
Humanities Abstracts
Humanities Index
MLA Bibliography
Scopus
Social Sciences Citation Index
Sociological Abstracts
Studies on Women Abstracts
Women Studies Abstracts

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2015 impact factor of 0.310, ranking it 31st out of 40 journals in the category "Women's Studies".^[3]

References

^ Martin, Douglass (December 16, 2001). "Naomi Schor, Literary Critic and Theorist, Is Dead at 58". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 13, 2016.
^ "About the Journal". Pembroke Center. Brown University. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
^ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Women's Studies". 2015 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2016.