Journal profile · SOCIOLOGY
Contemporanea-Revista de Sociologia da UFSCar
ISSN 2236-532X · eISSN 2316-1329 · Universidade Federal de São Carlos · Brazil
Contemporanea-Revista de Sociologia da UFSCar: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 43 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Contemporanea-Revista de Sociologia da UFSCar is published by Universidade Federal de São Carlos and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social and Economic Solidarity, Urban and sociocultural dynamics and Social and Political Issues, together about 32.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SOCIOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social and Economic SolidaritySocial Sciences15.5%
- Urban and sociocultural dynamicsSocial Sciences10.2%
- Social and Political IssuesSocial Sciences7.3%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences6.3%
- Migration, Racism, and Human RightsSocial Sciences4.8%
- Cultural, Media, and Literary StudiesArts and Humanities4.4%
- Race, Identity, and Education in BrazilSocial Sciences4.3%
- Gender, Sexuality, and EducationSocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 91.82%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 574 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 6 |
| 2024 | 56 | 56 | 13 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 28 |
| 2021 | 54 | 54 | 93 |
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 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 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-NC | |
| 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 – Em arquivo Word, com no mínimo 15 e no máximo 25 páginas, em letra Times New Roman 12, espaço 1,5, acompanhados de resumo (no máximo sete linhas), pal…Length not stated
- entrevistaEntrevistas Serão publicadas entrevistas com pesquisadores brasileiros ou estrangeiros com reconhecida importância acadêmica. Recomenda-se que as entrevistas te…Length not stated
- seção especialSeção especial Apresenta artigos que dialogam diretamente com o dossiê da edição específica ou que apresentem temas de interesse urgente.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright Statement
The authors surrender their copyrights of the articles, book reviews and interviews published to Contemporânea – Revista de Sociologia da UFSCar, which makes available the content in its printed and online versions under a policy of free access to knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access and Open Science Policy Model summary
Política de Acesso Livre e Ciência Aberta
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 de São Carlos
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French
- ISSN
- 2236-532X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2316-1329
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Contemporanea-Revista de Sociologia da UFSCar
What CAS zone is Contemporanea-Revista de Sociologia da UFSCar in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Contemporanea-Revista de Sociologia da UFSCar is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Sociology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Contemporanea-Revista de Sociologia da UFSCar?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 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 Contemporanea-Revista de Sociologia da UFSCar?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Contemporanea-Revista de Sociologia da UFSCar is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Contemporanea-Revista de Sociologia da UFSCar open access, and what is the APC?
Contemporanea-Revista de Sociologia da UFSCar 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; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .