Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Linhas Criticas
ISSN 1516-4896 · eISSN 1981-0431 · Universidade de Brasília · Brazil
Linhas Criticas: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 17 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Linhas Criticas is published by Universidade de Brasília and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Education Pedagogy and Practices, Education and Digital Technologies and Education and Public Policy, together about 46.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education Pedagogy and PracticesSocial Sciences26.7%
- Education and Digital TechnologiesSocial Sciences10.7%
- Education and Public PolicySocial Sciences9.2%
- Business and Management StudiesDecision Sciences5.2%
- Science and Education ResearchSocial Sciences5%
- Social and Political IssuesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Linguistics and Education ResearchArts and Humanities4.6%
- Rural and Ethnic EducationSocial Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | 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
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 60%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,080 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 62 | 62 | 121 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | 83 |
| 2021 | 115 | 115 | 256 |
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 17 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 17 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial 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 | |
| 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 de Brasília
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1516-4896
- Electronic ISSN
- 1981-0431
- 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 Linhas Criticas
What CAS zone is Linhas Criticas in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Linhas Criticas is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Linhas Criticas?
Authors report an average review time of about 17 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 Linhas Criticas?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Linhas Criticas is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Linhas Criticas open access, and what is the APC?
Linhas Criticas 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .