Journal profile · MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
Holos
ISSN 1518-1634 · eISSN 1807-1600 · Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte · Brazil
Holos: CAS Zone 4 · Multidisciplinary (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 46 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
A HOLOS é uma publicação on-line do Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (IFRN) que tem como objetivo publicar artigos que contribuam para o estudo de temas interdisciplinares. A Holos é editada de forma contínua, estando aberta à contribuição de pesquisadores de outras entidades de ensino e pesquisa. Publica artigos em português, espanhol, francês e inglês. ISSN 1807-1600Prefixo DOI: 10.15628 Qualis CAPES A1
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
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
- Education Pedagogy and PracticesSocial Sciences12%
- Business and Management StudiesDecision Sciences10.9%
- Environmental Sustainability and EducationEnvironmental Science8.1%
- Education and Digital TechnologiesSocial Sciences7.4%
- Education and Public PolicySocial Sciences6.5%
- Academic Research in Diverse FieldsSocial Sciences6.1%
- Science and Education ResearchSocial Sciences5.8%
- Agricultural and Food SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Multidisciplinary Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Multidisciplinary Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Qualis CAPES A1, REDIBPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 130OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 69.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,243 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | 11 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 40 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 52 |
| 2022 | 55 | 55 | 41 |
| 2021 | 88 | 88 | 115 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted2
- artigosTipos de trabalhos aceitos para publicação: artigos acadêmico-científicos Artigos - conforme orientações do template.Length not stated
- resenhasResenhas - de 10.000 a 15.000 caracteres com espaços.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Preprints
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Model summary
Declaração de Direito Autoral Creative Commons
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Privacy statement Model summary
Os nomes e endereços informados nesta revista serão usados exclusivamente para os serviços prestados por esta publicação, não sendo disponibilizados para outras finalidades ou à terceiros.
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
- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1518-1634
- Electronic ISSN
- 1807-1600
- 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 Holos
What CAS zone is Holos in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Holos is in Zone 4 of Multidisciplinary, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Multidisciplinary Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Multidisciplinary. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Holos?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Holos?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Holos 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 Holos?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Holos is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Holos open access, and what is the APC?
Holos 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: .