The Journal of Sex Research
Last updated ISSN 0022-4499
The Journal of Sex Research is published by Taylor & Francis in psychology. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in The Journal of Sex Research concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Sex work and related issues
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Marriage and Sexual Relationships
Key facts
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0022-4499, 1559-8519 |
| Subject area | Psychology |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Social Sciences Citation Index · Scopus |
| Articles published | 3,832 |
| Publishing since | 1965 |
| Journal website | www.sexscience.org/resources/journal_of_sex_research |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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