Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Desafios
ISSN 0124-4035 · eISSN 2145-5112 · Universidade Federal do Tocantins · Brazil
Desafios: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Desafios is published by Universidade Federal do Tocantins 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 International Relations in Latin America, Public Policy and Governance and History and Politics in Latin America, together about 32.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 7, Argentina 2, Chile 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences14.6%
- Public Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences9%
- History and Politics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences8.6%
- Conflict, Peace, and Violence in ColombiaSocial Sciences7.8%
- Political Dynamics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences6.8%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences4.7%
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.5%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences4.3%
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 | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | 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
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 93.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 369 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 15 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 34 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 44 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 61 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 33 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidade Federal do Tocantins
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0124-4035
- Electronic ISSN
- 2145-5112
- 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 Desafios
What CAS zone is Desafios in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Desafios is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Political Science. 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 Desafios?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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 Desafios based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (7), Argentina (2) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Desafios?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Desafios is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Desafios open access, and what is the APC?
Desafios 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: .