Journal profile · COMMUNICATION
Brazilian Journalism Research
ISSN 1808-4079 · eISSN 1981-9854 · Associação Brasileira de Pesquisadores em Jornalismo · Brazil
Brazilian Journalism Research: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Brazilian Journalism Research is published by Associação Brasileira de Pesquisadores em Jornalismo and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies, Media Studies and Communication and Media and Communication Studies, together about 45% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): COMMUNICATION
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 17, France 2, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Canada 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural, Media, and Literary StudiesArts and Humanities19.6%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences15%
- Media and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences10.4%
- Education and Digital TechnologiesSocial Sciences9.5%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science8.3%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences7.1%
- Radio, Podcasts, and Digital MediaSocial Sciences5.3%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences2.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Communication | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 94.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 848 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 1 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 6 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 14 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 63 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 98 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 209 |
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 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons 4.0 Internacional License Model summary
Declaration of Copyrights. The copyright of articles published in this journal belongs to the authors, with the journal having the right to first publication. As a public access journal, the articles can be used for educational and non-commercial purposes. Copyright Permissions. Authors are responsible for obtaining any copyright permissions in order to reproduce quotations, illustrations or photo…
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
- Associação Brasileira de Pesquisadores em Jornalismo
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1808-4079
- Electronic ISSN
- 1981-9854
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Brazilian Journalism Research
What CAS zone is Brazilian Journalism Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Brazilian Journalism Research is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Communication. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Brazilian Journalism Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 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 Brazilian Journalism Research based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (17), France (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Brazilian Journalism Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Brazilian Journalism Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Brazilian Journalism Research open access, and what is the APC?
Brazilian Journalism Research is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .