Journal profile
Brazilian Political Science Review
ISSN 1981-3821 · Brazilian Political Science Association · Brazil
Brazilian Political Science Review: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 60 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Brazilian Political Science Review is published by Brazilian Political Science Association. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Politics and Society in Latin America, Political Dynamics in Latin America and Electoral Systems and Political Participation, together about 38.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The BPSR publishes articles that address a diversity of topics, issues, and theoretical and methodological approaches in different subfields of political science and international relations. Its editorial scope is both discipline-focused and broad, encompassing an entire range of approaches to research: theoretical and/or empirical; transnational, international, or country-specific; quantitative and/or qualitative. The journal publishes original articles, notes on research in progress, bibliographic review essays, and reviews on books published by international publishers that promote scientific investigations into Brazil. All draft articles submitted to the BPSR must be unpublished and may not have been submitted for review by other journals. Once the article evaluation process has begun the original text and any revised versions thereof may not be published in any way whatsoever until such time as it is published by the journal. The BPSR accepts the submission of preliminary versions of working papers and preprint articles published on trusted platforms; and articles published in proceedings on academic events, in personal profiles on academic platforms.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Janina OnukiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 29, United States 5, United Kingdom 3, Argentina 3, Chile 3 (52 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences15.5%
- Political Dynamics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences13.5%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences9.6%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences7.3%
- Brazilian History and Foreign PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.6%
- International Relations in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.9%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences5%
- Political Science Research and EducationSocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, Latindex, OAJI, Redalyc, International Political Science Abstracts, Sumário de Revistas Brasileiras
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
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 138OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.61OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 452 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 195 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 395 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 497 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 580 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 477 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 529 |
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 60 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 60 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | BRL 2,400 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | BRL 2,400 | — | — | |
| LetPub | BRL 2,400 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted12, with length limits
- articleSelect section ARTICLEArticlesBOOK REVIEWBook ReviewsERRATUMFORUMFORUM 2014 ELECTIONSORIGINAL ARTICLEPRESENTATIONRESEARCH NOTEResearch NotesREVIEW ESSAYLength not stated
- bibliographic essaysBibliographic essays: no more than 6,000 words, including references, tables, and graphs.Length not stated
- book reviewcluding references, tables, and graphs. Book reviews: no more than 1,900 words, including references, tables, and graphs. Documents for Sumain text ≤ 1,900 words
- book reviewsBook reviews: no more than 1,900 words, including references, tables, and graphs.Length not stated
- erratumSelect section ARTICLEArticlesBOOK REVIEWBook ReviewsERRATUMFORUMFORUM 2014 ELECTIONSORIGINAL ARTICLEPRESENTATIONRESEARCH NOTEResearch NotesREVIEW ESSAYLength not stated
- forumSelect section ARTICLEArticlesBOOK REVIEWBook ReviewsERRATUMFORUMFORUM 2014 ELECTIONSORIGINAL ARTICLEPRESENTATIONRESEARCH NOTEResearch NotesREVIEW ESSAYLength not stated
- notes on research in progressNotes on research in progress: no more than 2,500 words including references, tables, and graphs.Length not stated
- original articleCharge (APC) amounts Length of Articles Original articles: no more than 9,000 words, including references, tables, and graphs. Bibliographic esmain text ≤ 9,000 words
- original articlesOriginal articles: no more than 9,000 words, including references, tables, and graphs.Length not stated
- presentationSelect section ARTICLEArticlesBOOK REVIEWBook ReviewsERRATUMFORUMFORUM 2014 ELECTIONSORIGINAL ARTICLEPRESENTATIONRESEARCH NOTEResearch NotesREVIEW ESSAYLength not stated
- research noteSelect section ARTICLEArticlesBOOK REVIEWBook ReviewsERRATUMFORUMFORUM 2014 ELECTIONSORIGINAL ARTICLEPRESENTATIONRESEARCH NOTEResearch NotesREVIEW ESSAYLength not stated
- review essaySelect section ARTICLEArticlesBOOK REVIEWBook ReviewsERRATUMFORUMFORUM 2014 ELECTIONSORIGINAL ARTICLEPRESENTATIONRESEARCH NOTEResearch NotesREVIEW ESSAYLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Preprints
- Data availability
Datasets published by the journal are available on Harvard Dataverse Model summary
All the datasets published by the Brazilian Political Science Review are available at: https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/bpsr
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons BY license for all content except where otherwise noted Model summary
All content of the journal, except where otherwise noted, is under the Creative Commons License of type BY.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Originality Model summary
All draft articles submitted to the BPSR must be unpublished and may not have been submitted for review by other journals.
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
- Brazilian Political Science Association
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1981-3821
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Brazilian Political Science Review
How long does peer review take at Brazilian Political Science Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 60 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Brazilian Political Science Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Brazilian Political Science Review based?
Of the 52 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (29), United States (5) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Brazilian Political Science Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Brazilian Political Science Review is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Brazilian Political Science Review open access, and what is the APC?
Brazilian Political Science Review is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .