Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)
Ambiente e Sociedade
ISSN 1414-753X · eISSN 1809-4422 · Nucleo de Estudos e Pesquisas Ambientais · Brazil
Ambiente e Sociedade: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 25 weeks (community reports); 125 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ambiente e Sociedade is published by Nucleo de Estudos e Pesquisas Ambientais. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Environmental Sustainability and Education, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management and Urban Development and Societal Issues, together about 37.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Breve Histórico A Ambiente & Sociedade é uma publicação anual da ANPPAS-Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Ambiente e Sociedade, que contribui na área de conhecimento interdisciplinar sobre Ambiente e Sociedade. Ambiente & Sociedade publica trabalhos científicos de colaboradoras e colaboradores nacionais e internacionais, mediante pareceres emitidos por assessores ad hoc. O periódico iniciou suas atividades em 1997, como fruto de uma articulação interinstitucional de pesquisadores e pesquisadoras de uma área de conhecimento ainda incipiente naquele momento, a interface entre as questões do Ambiente e as Ciências Sociais. Até 2010 o Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas Ambientais (NEPAM) da Unicamp foi responsável pelo suporte administrativo. A partir de 2011 a ANPPAS assumiu a responsabilidade editorial. O periódico é publicado desde 2011 apenas no formato digital - ISSN Online 1809-4422 e ISSN da versão impressa 1414-753X (até 2011). A partir de 2018, o periódico passou a adotar o sistema de publicação contínua, resultando em volumes anuais. Acesso Aberto Este periódico segue o modelo de Acesso Aberto (Open Acess), permitindo o acesso virtual, sem restrição (incluindo restrições financeiras), a todos os textos científicos publicados pelo periódico. Acesso aberto é a condição em que o detentor dos direitos autorais de um trabalho acadêmico concede direitos de uso a terceiros usando uma licença aberta (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), permitindo acesso gratuito imediato ao trabalho e autorizando qualquer usuário a ler, baixar, copiar, distribuir, imprimir, pesquisar ou vincular os textos completos dos artigos, rastreá-los para indexação, passá-los como dados para software ou usá-los para qualquer outra finalidade legal. Conformidade com a Ciência Aberta A Ambiente & Sociedade está comprometida com as práticas de comunicação da Ciência Aberta. Open Access: A Ambiente & Sociedade segue o modelo Gold Open Access. Isso significa que todos os artigos publicados estão disponíveis gratuitamente. A partir de maio de 2024, em consonância com os princípios da Ciência Aberta, a Ambiente & Sociedade passou a implementar ações para integrar e efetivar a abertura, a publicidade e a ampla discussão dos dados e resultados das pesquisas que são submetidas para avaliação. Dentre essas ações, destaca-se: os(as) autores(as) deverão enviar junto à submissão o Formulário sobre conformidade com a Ciência Aberta e Ética na Pesquisa; incentivo ao compartilhamento de d
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 6, Portugal 2, Argentina 1, Chile 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Environmental Sustainability and EducationEnvironmental Science22.2%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science8.7%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences6.8%
- Rural Development and AgricultureEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Water Governance and InfrastructureSocial Sciences5%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Environmental Education and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science3.5%
- Coastal and Marine ManagementEnvironmental Science3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: Latindex
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 368OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.42OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,336 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 2 |
| 2025 | 125 | 125 | 11 |
| 2024 | 66 | 66 | 82 |
| 2023 | 91 | 91 | 125 |
| 2022 | 107 | 107 | 365 |
| 2021 | 76 | 76 | 361 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Open peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | BRL 750 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 750 / USD 350 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
This journal follows the Open Access model, allowing virtual access, without restriction (including financial restrictions), to all scientific texts published by the journal. Open access is the condition in which the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties using an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), allowing immediate free access to the work and a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Nucleo de Estudos e Pesquisas Ambientais
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1414-753X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1809-4422
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ambiente e Sociedade
How long does peer review take at Ambiente e Sociedade?
Authors report an average review time of about 25 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Ambiente e Sociedade based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (6), Portugal (2) and Argentina (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ambiente e Sociedade?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ambiente e Sociedade is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Ambiente e Sociedade open access, and what is the APC?
Ambiente e Sociedade is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .