''Differences: A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies'' (stylized "difference''s''") is a
peer-reviewed academic journal
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that was established in 1989 by
Naomi Schor and Elizabeth Weed.
It covers research in
cultural studies. As of 2021, the
editors-in-chief are Elizabeth Weed and Ellen Rooney. The journal, though autonomous, is housed by the
Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women (
Brown University
Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providenc ...
). It was originally published by
Indiana University Press, but since 2003 (volume 14) it has been published by
Duke University Press
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.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2015
impact factor
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of 0.310, ranking it 31st out of 40 journals in the category "Women's Studies".
See also
*
List of women's studies journals
References
External links
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Cultural journals
Duke University Press academic journals
English-language journals
Publications established in 1989
Triannual journals
Women's studies journals
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