Journal profile
Cadernos de Saude Coletiva
ISSN 1414-462X · eISSN 2358-291X · Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
Cadernos de Saude Coletiva: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 11 weeks (community reports); 73 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cadernos de Saude Coletiva is published by Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Health, Nursing, Elderly Care, Public Health in Brazil and Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare, together about 29.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cadernos Saúde Coletiva publishes results of empirical and theoretical research that fall within the field of Collective Health and its interfaces. As Collective Health is an inherently interdisciplinary field, there is a wide spectrum of themes that identify with it. However, thematic diversity should not be confused with a diversity of objects. Therefore, the uniqueness of *Cadernos Saúde Coletiva* is expressed, in relation to research communication, by the emphasis on publishing manuscripts that have health as a collective phenomenon as their main focus.Cadernos Saúde Coletiva publishes articles that significantly contribute to the advancement of knowledge and practice in the field of Collective Health and related areas. This includes, but is not limited to, studies that identify with the basic constitutive axes of Collective Health: Epidemiology; Health Policies, Planning, and Management; and Social and Human Sciences in Health. Cadernos Saúde Coletiva values topics of great interest and importance to collective health, such as Health and Environment, Health and Work, Social Representations in Health, Data Science in Public Health, Health Economics, among others.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health, Nursing, Elderly CareHealth Professions14.9%
- Public Health in BrazilSocial Sciences7.8%
- Maternal and Neonatal HealthcareHealth Professions6.5%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry5.9%
- Nutrition, Health and Food BehaviorNursing4.6%
- Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningMedicine4.5%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine4.3%
- Occupational Health and Safety in WorkplacesHealth Professions3.9%
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
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
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 305OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.74OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,026 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 621 |
| 2025 | 73 | 73 | 872 |
| 2024 | 75 | 75 | 1,082 |
| 2023 | 72 | 72 | 1,361 |
| 2022 | 66 | 66 | 1,159 |
| 2021 | 77 | 77 | 1,175 |
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 11 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 11 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Regarding the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Manuscript Preparation
Authors who use generative artificial intelligence must describe, on the Cover Page and within the manuscript, the tool used and how it was employed.Artificial intelligence (AI) or similar technologies cannot be considered authors or co-authors of texts, as authorship requires the presence of a person capable of assuming legal responsibility for the originality, accuracy, and integrity of the work…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Policy on Conflict of Interest
Conflicts of interest can be of a personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial nature. Conflicts of interest may occur when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests that could influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts.Authors must provide a statement of conflicts of interest on a specific form upon manuscript submission (Cover Page). If there are no conflicts to declar…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Authors of articles published by Cadernos Saúde Coletiva retain the copyright of their works, licensing them under the Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY license, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, provided the original work is properly cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal follows the Open Access model, allowing unrestricted virtual access (including no financial barriers) to all scientific texts published by the journal.Open Access is a condition whereby the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties through an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), permitting immediate free access to the work and authorizing…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
The submitted manuscripts undergo a pre-selection process, in which the Editors-in-Chief evaluate their suitability according to the editorial norms, scope, and quality standards of the journal. Manuscripts that do not meet these criteria are rejected at this initial stage.Once approved in the pre-selection, the manuscripts are forwarded to the Associate Editors for evaluation and, if pertinent, s…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Cadernos Saúde Coletiva encourages the publication of preprint articles on public platforms, such as SciELO Preprints. The journal considers that the use of preprints promotes the timely communication of research results, allows the author to receive critiques and suggestions, and make modifications deemed pertinent to enhance the quality of the manuscript without compromising its originality.
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
- Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1414-462X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2358-291X
- 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 Cadernos de Saude Coletiva
How long does peer review take at Cadernos de Saude Coletiva?
Authors report an average review time of about 11 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.
Which databases index Cadernos de Saude Coletiva?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cadernos de Saude Coletiva is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Cadernos de Saude Coletiva open access, and what is the APC?
Cadernos de Saude Coletiva is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .