Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Direito Estado e Sociedade
ISSN 1516-6104 · eISSN 1982-0879 · Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
Direito Estado e Sociedade: fully open access; no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Direito Estado e Sociedade is published by Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Brazilian Legal Issues, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies and Judicial and Constitutional Studies, together about 57.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Brazilian Legal IssuesSocial Sciences30.4%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences20.6%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences7%
- Legal and Constitutional StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences3.2%
- Legal and Social PhilosophySocial Sciences3%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences2.4%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences2.4%
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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 723/744 | 2nd |
| Law | Q4 | 1133/1162 | 2nd |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q4 | 1496/1530 | 2nd |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.02OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 685 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 37 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 47 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 41 |
| 2021 | 54 | 54 | 49 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1516-6104
- Electronic ISSN
- 1982-0879
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Direito Estado e Sociedade
How long does peer review take at Direito Estado e Sociedade?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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 Direito Estado e Sociedade?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Direito Estado e Sociedade is indexed in Scopus.
Is Direito Estado e Sociedade open access, and what is the APC?
Direito Estado e Sociedade is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .