Journal profile
Hoplos
ISSN 2595-699X · Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) · Brazil
Hoplos: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hoplos is published by Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Relations and Foreign Policy, International Relations in Latin America and Brazilian History and Foreign Policy, together about 34.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Paulo Cesar Gomes dosPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 6 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences18.3%
- International Relations in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences9.2%
- Brazilian History and Foreign PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7%
- Military History and StrategySocial Sciences7%
- Military Strategy and TechnologyEngineering3.9%
- War, Ethics, and JustificationArts and Humanities3.9%
- Military and Defense StudiesSocial Sciences3.9%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences3.5%
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
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 129 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 1 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | Yes | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | Yes | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- Word
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 Fluminense (UFF)
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2595-699X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hoplos
How long does peer review take at Hoplos?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Hoplos?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: Word. 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 Hoplos based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Hoplos?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hoplos is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Hoplos open access, and what is the APC?
Hoplos 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: .