Journal profile
Convergencia Lusiada
ISSN 2316-6134 · Real Gabinete Português de Leitura · Brazil
Convergencia Lusiada: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 70 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Convergencia Lusiada is published by Real Gabinete Português de Leitura. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Literature, Culture, and Criticism, Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism and Renaissance Literature and Culture, together about 56.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
FOCO E ESCOPO A Revista Convergência Lusíada, ISSN 2316-6134, editada pelo Centro de Estudos do Real Gabinete Português de Leitura, promove a divulgação da literatura e cultura portuguesas no Brasil e o estabelecimento de um espaço de diálogo interinstitucional e interdisciplinar em torno dos estudos literários de língua portuguesa. Com mais de 50 números publicados, a revista tem desempenhado exemplarmente esse papel, publicando estudos de pesquisadores portugueses e brasileiros, mas não só, que muito contribuem para o intercâmbio de ideias entre Portugal, Brasil e países africanos de língua portuguesa, especialmente. Recebe artigos sobre literatura portuguesa, relações literárias luso-afro-brasileiras e estudos comparados entre a literatura portuguesa e as demais, especialmente de língua portuguesa, de acordo com os temas de cada chamada amplamente divulgados e prazo determinado de envio. A publicação é semestral e em meio eletrônico. Publicam-se artigos com o mínimo de 21.000 ou até 28.000 caracteres digitados (cerca de 15 a 20 páginas); resenhas de livros sobre as literaturas acima citadas, publicados nos últimos 2 anos, com o mínimo de 4.200 a 7.000 caracteres digitados (cerca de 3 a 5 páginas).; entrevistas com escritores, professores, críticos e demais atores envolvidos com as mesmas literaturas, entre 4.200 e 7.000 caracteres digitados (cerca de 3 a 5 páginas). Todos os textos serão submetidos à análise da Comissão Executiva, que verificará a sua originalidade e pertinência, em relação à linha editorial do periódico, e os encaminhará ao Conselho Editorial e a pareceristas ad hoc, sob a forma de duplo anonimato, os quais poderão sugerir ao autor modificações de estrutura e/ou conteúdo. POLÍTICAS DE SEÇÃO DOSSIÊPublica artigos inéditos submetidos a um tema proposto na chamada para o número. VARIAPublica artigos inéditos de tema livre. RESENHASPublica resenhas de livros que sejam relevantes para a área de Literatura editados até dois anos do momento da submissão. ENTREVISTASPublica entrevistas de personalidades relevantes para o dossiê. VERBETESPublica breves biografias. Restrita aos editores e autores convidados. PROCESSO DE AVALIAÇÃO PELOS PARES Os textos submetidos online serão encaminhados, em caráter duplo-cego, a dois integrantes do Conselho Editorial / Conselho Consultivo e a pareceristas ad hoc, especialistas na área ou temas abordados, de modo a manter e a garantir a isenção de julgamento, este sempre pautado no mérito acadêmico. Em caso de d
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 2, France 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Literature, Culture, and CriticismArts and Humanities37.2%
- Comparative Literary Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities13.5%
- Renaissance Literature and CultureArts and Humanities5.9%
- Early Modern Spanish LiteratureArts and Humanities4.6%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities4.6%
- Latin American Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities3.6%
- Autobiographical and Biographical WritingArts and Humanities3.6%
- Spanish Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities2.8%
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
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 308 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 40 | 9 |
| 2025 | 70 | 70 | 12 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 5 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | 6 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 2 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3
- artigosdivulgação nacional e internacional de artigos, entrevistas e resenhas inéditasLength not stated
- entrevistasdivulgação nacional e internacional de artigos, entrevistas e resenhas inéditasLength not stated
- resenhasdivulgação nacional e internacional de artigos, entrevistas e resenhas inéditasLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC-BY-NC 4.0) license Model summary
A Revista Convergência Lusíada utiliza uma Licença Creative Commons - Atribuição-NãoComercial 4.0 Internacional.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Em caso de submissão a uma seção com avaliação pelos pares (ex.: artigos), as instruções disponíveis em Assegurando a avaliação pelos pares cega foram seguidas.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality checked with antiplagiarism tools Model summary
Os avaliadores também verificarão o ineditismo dos textos por meio de ferramentas virtuais antiplágio.
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
- Real Gabinete Português de Leitura
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- French, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Italian
- ISSN
- 2316-6134
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Convergencia Lusiada
How long does peer review take at Convergencia Lusiada?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Convergencia Lusiada?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Convergencia Lusiada based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (2) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Convergencia Lusiada?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Convergencia Lusiada is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Convergencia Lusiada open access, and what is the APC?
Convergencia Lusiada 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .