Journal profile
Cena
ISSN 1519-275X · eISSN 2236-3254 · Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS · Brazil
Cena: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cena is published by Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Theatre and Performance Studies, Arts and Performance Studies and Diversity and Impact of Dance, together about 70.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Visual Arts and Performing Arts. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Conceito A1 na Classificação de Periódicos 2021-2024 da CAPES. A Revista Cena aceita artigos em fluxo contínuo, ou seja, as colaborações podem ser submetidas em qualquer momento. Apenas os Dossiês com temática específica tem prazo final para envio. Obrigatoriamente, o envio de qualquer submissão deverá ser realizado pela plataforma eletrônica do sistema SEER (http://seer.ufrgs.br/cena). As diretrizes para os autores podem ser encontradas em « https://seer.ufrgs.br/cena/information/authors ». Cena é aberta a professores e pesquisadores, doutores, mestres ou doutorandos em Artes Cênicas e áreas conexas. Submissões de mestrandos bem como de graduados e graduandos serão avaliadas desde que em co-autoria com seus orientadores ou pesquisadores doutores.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Theatre and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities32.1%
- Arts and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities28.7%
- Diversity and Impact of DancePsychology9.3%
- Artistic and Creative ResearchArts and Humanities8.2%
- Theater, Performance, and Music HistoryArts and Humanities3.3%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities2%
- Art Education and DevelopmentArts and Humanities1.8%
- Corporeality, Perception, and EducationArts and Humanities1.6%
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
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
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 565 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 11 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 18 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 55 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 51 |
| 2022 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| 2021 | 54 | 54 | 35 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
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 | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright
Copyright policy: authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution license. Model summary
Autores mantém os direitos autorais e concedem à revista o direito de primeira publicação, com o trabalho simultaneamente licenciado sob a Licença Creative Commons Attribution que permite o compartilhamento do trabalho com reconhecimento da autoria e publicação inicial nesta revista.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Aceita artigos em fluxo contínuo; submissões podem ser feitas a qualquer momento, exceto dossiês temáticos com prazo final. Model summary
A Revista Cena aceita artigos em fluxo contínuo, ou seja, as colaborações podem ser submetidas em qualquer momento.
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
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1519-275X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2236-3254
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cena
How long does peer review take at Cena?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Cena?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Reference style: APA. 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.
Which databases index Cena?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cena is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Cena open access, and what is the APC?
Cena 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: .