Journal profile · Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Civitas
ISSN 1519-6089 · eISSN 1984-7289 · Edipucrs · Brazil
Civitas: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 35 weeks (community reports); 32 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Civitas is published by Edipucrs. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Critical Theory and Philosophy, Politics and Society in Latin America and Criminal Justice and Penology, together about 21.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Critical Theory and PhilosophySocial Sciences8.6%
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences6.8%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences6.4%
- Religion and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences6.4%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences5.6%
- Marxism and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities5%
- Social and Political IssuesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Contemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeSocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Studies | Q3 | 851/1434 | 40th |
| Anthropology | Q3 | 390/536 | 27th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q4 | 1284/1530 | 16th |
| Development | Q4 | 292/314 | 7th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 119OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 924 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 252 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 358 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 471 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 477 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | 412 |
| 2021 | 51 | 51 | 450 |
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 35 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 35 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
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)
Article types accepted2
- artigoCivitas: revista de Ciências Sociais publica trabalhos originais/inéditos sob a forma de artigo ou resenha em português, espanhol ou inglês.Length not stated
- resenhaCivitas: revista de Ciências Sociais publica trabalhos originais/inéditos sob a forma de artigo ou resenha em português, espanhol ou inglês.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism
- Data availability
Privacidade Model summary
Os nomes e endereços de e-mail neste site serão usados exclusivamente para os propósitos da revista, não estando disponíveis para outros fins.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Autores mantêm os direitos autorais Model summary
Os autores mantêm os direitos autorais de seus trabalhos. Essa licença garante a retenção dos direitos autorais pelos autores e promove o intercâmbio global do conhecimento.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Acesso aberto Model summary
Este periódico proporciona acesso aberto a todo o seu conteúdo, seguindo o princípio de que tornar gratuito o acesso à pesquisa científica gera um maior intercâmbio global de conhecimento.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Uso de software de identificação de similaridade (plágio) Model summary
Civitas utiliza um software de identificação de similaridade: textos copiados serão identificados e o trabalho será devolvido aos autores.
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
- Edipucrs
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1519-6089
- Electronic ISSN
- 1984-7289
- 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 Civitas
How long does peer review take at Civitas?
Authors report an average review time of about 35 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 Civitas?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Civitas is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Civitas open access, and what is the APC?
Civitas 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: .