Focus and Scope

An-Nisa’ Journal of Gender Studies (e-ISSN 2654-4784; p-ISSN 2086-0749) is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Institute for Research and Community Service, Universitas Islam Negeri Kiai Haji Achmad Siddiq Jember. The journal focuses on interdisciplinary gender studies within Muslim societies and global contexts, with particular emphasis on contemporary gender issues through critical, contextual, and interdisciplinary approaches.

An-Nisa’ Journal of Gender Studies is dedicated to disseminating high-quality and original research that examines gender relations, identities, inequalities, and women’s agency across diverse social, cultural, religious, educational, political, economic, and environmental contexts. The journal encourages research that connects gender perspectives with Islamic thought and religious discourse, education, culture and representation, public policy, women’s empowerment, environmental sustainability, and contemporary social transformations, contributing to global academic discourse and practical developments across diverse societies.

The journal welcomes manuscripts on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:

1. Gender, violence, and social justice, including gender-based violence, domestic violence, symbolic violence, discrimination, inequality, marginalization, and women’s access to justice.
2. Gender, Islam, and religious discourse, including Islamic education, pesantren, women’s religious leadership, Islamic law, Qur’anic and Hadith studies, Islamic family law, religious authority, and Muslim women’s agency.
3. Gender, culture, media, and representation, including gender stereotypes, cultural practices, literature, popular culture, digital media, social media, and the representation and construction of gender in communication and educational materials.
4. Gender policy, women’s empowerment, and social transformation, including gender-responsive policies, women’s participation, employment, economic empowerment, peacebuilding, institutional initiatives, and policy implementation.
5. Gender, environment, and ecofeminism, including women and environmental sustainability, climate change, environmental justice, natural resource management, conservation, disaster resilience, and ecofeminist perspectives.
6. Gender and contemporary social dynamics, including migration, globalization, family and care relations, disability and intersectionality, education and aspirations, work and household responsibilities, technology, digital society, and emerging gender issues in changing societies.

An-Nisa’ Journal of Gender Studies seeks to bridge the gap between theory and practice by providing a platform for academics, practitioners, and policymakers to develop more inclusive, critical, contextual, and transformative gender discourses. The journal particularly welcomes interdisciplinary and comparative scholarship that engages with gender issues in Muslim societies while contributing to broader global debates on equality, justice, agency, sustainability, and social change.

Published by:

Institute for Research and Community Service,
Universitas Islam Negeri Kiai Haji Achmad Siddiq Jember, East Java, Indonesia.