Barrios, Joi (2001) Ang aking Prince Charming at iba pang noveleta ng pag-ibig Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press Topic Joi Barrios
Raymundo, Sarah Jane S. (2004) In the Concrete Now: Investigating Feminist Challenges to Popular Romance Production Plaridel: A Philippine Journal of Communication, Media, and Society 1.2:91-118 Topic Philippines feminism gender Joi Barrios Lualhati Bautista
Encanto, Georgina Reyes (1996) The development of the Filipino romance novel as written by women (1922-1992) PhD, University of the Philippines, College of Mass Communication Topic Philippines
Encanto, Georgina R. (2008) Savoring Romance Pinoy Style in Foreign Climes: Why Women Migrants Love Reading Tagalog Romance Novels Review of Women's Studies 18.1:27-52 Topic Philippines readers social/economic class
Christopherson, Neal (1999) Accommodation and Resistance in Religious Fiction: Family Structures and Gender Roles Sociology of Religion 60.4:439–455 DOI: 10.2307/3712025 Topic Christian romance YA/young adult/teenage/new adult/NA romance gender sociology family work