Journal profile
Ciencias Sociais Unisinos
ISSN 2177-6229 · Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) · Brazil
Ciencias Sociais Unisinos: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ciencias Sociais Unisinos is published by Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sociology and Education in Brazil, Race, Identity, and Education in Brazil and Social and Economic Solidarity, together about 18.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Prezados leitores, autores e pareceristas: É com satisfação que informamos a transferência definitiva da estrutura da Revista "Ciências Sociais Unisinos". A revista, a partir de agora denominada “Ciências Sociais em Revista (CSR)” ficará sob abrigo institucional compartilhado entre a Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) e a Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia (UFRB). Já em pleno funcionamento, a revista poderá ser acessada através do link abaixo: https://periodicos.unifesp.br/index.php/csr Atenciosamente, os editores.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 16 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sociology and Education in BrazilSocial Sciences7.3%
- Race, Identity, and Education in BrazilSocial Sciences5.9%
- Social and Economic SolidaritySocial Sciences5.7%
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.6%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences5.2%
- Social and Political IssuesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Social Sciences and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.7%
- Employment, Labor, and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
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
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 582 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 91 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 101 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 139 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 114 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 133 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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)
Article types accepted3
- artigosartigos inéditosLength not stated
- opiniõesopiniõesLength not stated
- resenhas bibliográficasresenhas bibliográficasLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Submissões de doutores e doutorandos; graduandos e mestrandos apenas em co-autoria com doutores. Model summary
São aceitas submissões de doutores e doutorandos. Ciências Sociais Unisinos não aceita artigos de graduandos e mestrandos, a menos que sejam escritos em co-autoria com doutores.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Cessão integral dos direitos autorais à Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos. Model summary
O envio espontâneo de qualquer submissão implica automaticamente a cessão integral dos direitos autorais à Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Não cobra taxa de editoração (APC) ou taxa de submissão. Model summary
Ciências Sociais Unisinos não cobra taxa de editoração (article processing charges - APC) ou taxa de submissão de artigos.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
A revista não está aceitando submissões neste momento. Model summary
A revista não está aceitando submissões neste 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 do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS)
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2177-6229
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ciencias Sociais Unisinos
How long does peer review take at Ciencias Sociais Unisinos?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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 Ciencias Sociais Unisinos based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (16). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ciencias Sociais Unisinos?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ciencias Sociais Unisinos is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Ciencias Sociais Unisinos open access, and what is the APC?
Ciencias Sociais Unisinos 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: .