Overview
Sex Roles is a multidisciplinary, international behavioral and social sciences journal with a feminist perspective, focusing on understanding gender, gendered processes, and gendered contexts.
- Publishes original empirical research articles, theoretical papers, and conceptual review articles.
- Explores a broad range of gender-related topics including gendered attitudes, stereotyping, and sexism, as well as gender power imbalances and intersections with race, class, orientations and identities, and other statuses.
- Covers gendered development across the lifespan, including body image, gender-based violence, human sexuality, and communication studies, work, and organizations.
- Editor-in-Chief
- Rachel M. Calogero PhD
Journal metrics
- Journal Impact Factor
- 3.4 (2024)
- 5-year Journal Impact Factor
- 4.6 (2024)
- Submission to first decision (median)
- 13 days
- Downloads
- 2.1M (2025)
Calls for papers
Collection
The Social Psychology of Gender Equality in the Digital Era
Aim and Scope This special issue seeks to advance understanding of gender equality in the digital era through the lens of social psychology.
- Status
- Open for submissions
- Submission deadline
- 05 May 2026
Collection
Advances in Research on Gender-Expansive Identities, Lived Experiences, and Social Attitudes and Behaviors
Sex Roles is calling for submissions to our new Collection on Advances in Research on Gender-Expansive Identities, Lived Experiences, and Social...
- Status
- Open for submissions
- Submission deadline
- Ongoing
Collection
Contemporary Experiences and Perceptions of Mothering and Motherhood
Sex Roles is calling for submissions to our new Collection on Contemporary Experiences and Perceptions of Motherhood which also aligns with the UN...
- Status
- Open for submissions
- Submission deadline
- Ongoing
Latest articles
Reading the Signals: Accuracy and Bias in Men’s and Women’s Perceptions of Sexual Consent in Romantic Relationships
- Xin Shi
- Emily A. Impett
Original Research 14 February 2026 Article: 5
Gendered Racism and Mental Health: A Test of the Mediating and Moderating Role of the Superwoman/Strong Black Woman Schema and John Henryism
- Briana N. Spivey
- Natalie N. Watson-Singleton
- Jioni A. Lewis
Original Research 14 February 2026 Article: 4
Evolving Masculinity Norms Shape Men’s Willingness to Intervene in Workplace Sexual Harassment
- Giulia Valsecchi
- Vincenzo Iacoviello
- Juan Manuel Falomir-Pichastor
Original Research 05 February 2026 Article: 3
Gendered Family Labor Division and Adolescent Bullying Perpetration: A Multinational Study
- Junyao Zheng
- Fan Yang
- Wenjie Li
Original Research 05 February 2026 Article: 2
Using Gender-Inclusive Restrooms Promotes Positive Attitudes Toward Trans and Non-Binary People: Explanations from Gender Salience and Intergroup Contact
- R. Baumler
- Nicholas A. Palomares
Original Research 27 December 2025 Article: 1
Journal updates
Supporting the Sustainable Developmental Goals
We are proud to acknowledge that over 50% of the articles published in this journal in 2024 were related to one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Guidelines for Reviewers
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Journal information
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-2762
- Print ISSN
- 0360-0025
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