
Academic Journal
Q2Masculinities and Social Change
About Masculinities and Social Change
Masculinities and Social Change is a scholarly journal published by Hipatia Editorial. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.293 and H-index of 18.
Coverage: 2012-2025. Research categories: Gender Studies (Q2).
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Topics in published research
Gender Roles and Identity Studies; Gender and Feminist Studies; Gender, Feminism, and Media; Media, Gender, and Advertising; Youth Education and Societal Dynamics; Historical Gender and Feminism Studies.
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Hegemonic Masculinity and Gender-Based Intimate Partner Violence in Spain: An Analysis of Macrosystem Factors through Victims’ and Perpetrators’ Narratives
Julia Méndez-Hernández, Carolina Villacampa
2026-10-02 · DOI: 10.17583/mcs.20014Patrones de Equidad en el Control Gubernamental Ecuatoriano. Análisis en Base a Roles y Género
Carlos Redroban-Ortiz, Lissete Reyes-Vanegas, Augusto Pino-Villarroel, Lissett Pachay et al.
2026-09-22 · DOI: 10.17583/mcs.19230Commodified Strategic Masculinity: A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis of Gender Identity in Japanese Men's Beauty Advertisements
Qi Gao, Normalis Amzah, Lay Shi Ng
2026-09-21 · DOI: 10.17583/mcs.19367Broken Homes, Broken Men? Migration, Masculinity, and Parental Absence at the Margins
Umair Abu, Peter M. Jansson
2026-09-18 · DOI: 10.17583/mcs.19693Navigating Masculinity: The Influence of Media and Friendships on Heterosexual Men's Perceptions of Gay Colleagues in Indian Workplaces
Danish Shaikh, Hemangi Bhalerao, Arpan Simon
2026-06-19 · DOI: 10.17583/mcs.19397Reconfiguring Masculinity and Sonhood among Gay Migrants in Urban China
Li Huifeng
2026-06-19 · DOI: 10.17583/mcs.18841Capitalizing on Masculinity: Storytelling of Semai Hero Bah Luj in Revalorizing Male Identity and Subverting Hegemony
Clare Suet Ching Chan
2026-06-19 · DOI: 10.17583/mcs.17589Masculinities in Entrepreneurship: Reproducing Inequalities and Seeking Alternatives
Pedro Daniel Aguilar-Cruz
2026-06-19 · DOI: 10.17583/mcs.18872Masculinity and Independence Ideology: A New Historicist Reading of Male Fighter Representation in Indonesian War Literature
Andri Wicaksono, Yulia Siska, Putut Wisnu Kurniawan, Destia Herlisya et al.
2026-06-19 · DOI: 10.17583/mcs.19331Masculinity and Homosexuality in Indonesian Films: Perspectives on the Psychology of Oppression
Anas Ahmadi
2026-01-26 · DOI: 10.17583/mcs.15209Rituals of Violent Masculinity: A Feminist Comparative Historical Analysis of Male-Male Fighting, Shame and Misogyny
Christina Vogels
2026-01-23 · DOI: 10.17583/mcs.16437Crisis and Rescue Mechanism of Hegemonic Masculinity in Northern India: Caste, Horses and Kings
Vaishali Khandekar, Anindita Majumdar
2026-01-23 · DOI: 10.17583/mcs.14629Menace Unveiled: Social Cognition and Cultural Influence on Traditional Masculinity Norm in Indonesian Young Adult Men
Rakhmaditya-Dewi Noorrizki, Fattah Hanurawan, Mochammad Sa'id, Izza-Safira Putri et al.
2026-01-23 · DOI: 10.17583/mcs.16583Exploring the Adherence to Masculine Norms and Emotional Expression of Male College Students
Roselyn Gados
2025-12-23 · DOI: 10.17583/mcs.18215Men in the Early Years of Learning: Using a Collaborative Collage to Re-imagine Caring Masculinities amongst Male Foundation Phase Teachers in South Africa
Obakeng Kagola
2025-10-21 · DOI: 10.17583/mcs.17370Exploring Personal Coping Strategies of Young Black Men raised by Single Mothers
Daniel Sello Ramollo, Maximus Monaheng Sefotho
2025-10-10 · DOI: 10.17583/mcs.15216Comunicación del Consentimiento Sexual y del Rechazo en Jóvenes Varones Ecuatorianos
Gabriela Aguilar-Feijoó, Fanny Tubay-Zambrano, Nancy Arpi-Becerra, Jéssica Castillo-Núñez et al.
2025-10-10 · DOI: 10.17583/mcs.16663Hombres Mayores Cuidadores y Sentimientos Amorosos: Tensión entre las Dimensiones Materiales, Morales y Emocionales
Carlos Chirinos, Dolors Comas-d'Argemir
2025-10-09 · DOI: 10.17583/mcs.16199Redefining Toxic Masculinity
Simon Fokt
2025-10-09 · DOI: 10.17583/mcs.15921Counter-Narrative or Marketing Gimmick? Defining Male Beauty in Indonesian Skincare Ads from the Lens of Young Male Audience
Salsabila Mutia Rahmadani, Mashita Phitaloka Fandia Purwaningtyas
2025-06-19 · DOI: 10.17583/mcs.15422Reviews
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