Journal profile
Locus
ISSN 1413-3024 · eISSN 2594-8296 · Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora · Brazil
Locus: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Locus is published by Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are History of Colonial Brazil, Brazilian cultural history and politics and Historical Studies in Latin America, together about 34.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A Locus: Revista de História é um periódico com publicação semestral, baseada nos princípios do livre acesso. O foco primário da revista é área de História, estando aberta também para contribuições relevantes de outras áreas das Ciências Humanas a partir de análise editorial. A revista tem a missão de promover o enriquecimento do debate acadêmico, além de servir como meio de divulgação a um público mais amplo. Pauta-se pela avaliação anônima e criteriosa para atingir tal objetivo, garantindo a maior neutralidade possível dos pareceres e a seleção de textos de qualidade sobre a temática. Dessa forma, não restringe teórica ou metodologicamente as propostas, garantindo isonomia nas apreciações.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 4, Argentina 2, Israel 1, Chile 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- History of Colonial BrazilSocial Sciences13.1%
- Brazilian cultural history and politicsSocial Sciences11.3%
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences10.4%
- Philosophy, History, and HistoriographyArts and Humanities7.1%
- Brazilian History and Foreign PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.6%
- Populism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Sciences3.7%
- Medieval and Early Modern IberiaArts and Humanities3.7%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.3%
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
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.02OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 925 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | 47 | 13 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 39 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 65 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 109 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | 90 |
| 2021 | 87 | 87 | 72 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | |
| 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted2
- artigosOs artigos estão ajustados entre 15 e 25 páginas e as resenhas entre 3 e 5 páginas, sempre em português, inglês ou espanhol.Length not stated
- resenhasOs artigos estão ajustados entre 15 e 25 páginas e as resenhas entre 3 e 5 páginas, sempre em português, inglês ou espanhol.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- License & copyright
Licença CC BY 4.0 Model summary
Os autores mantém os direitos autorais e concedem à Locus – Revista de História o direito de primeira publicação, com o trabalho simultaneamente licenciado sob a Licença CC BY 4.0 que permite o compartilhamento do trabalho com reconhecimento da autoria e publicação inicial nesta revista.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access policy: immediate free access to content. Model summary
Esta revista oferece acesso livre imediato ao seu conteúdo, seguindo o princípio de que disponibilizar gratuitamente o conhecimento científico ao público proporciona maior democratização mundial do conhecimento.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Verificação antiplágio com iThenticate/Turnitin Model summary
A Locus utiliza o iThenticate, Turnitin ferramenta de verificação de similaridade de textos, aplicativo de confiança dos principais pesquisadores, editoras científicas e acadêmicos.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Uses LOCKSS archiving system for distributed preservation. Model summary
Esta revista utiliza o sistema LOCKSS para criar um sistema de arquivo distribuído entre bibliotecas participantes e permite às bibliotecas criar arquivos permanentes da revista para preservação e restauração.
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
- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1413-3024
- Electronic ISSN
- 2594-8296
- 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 Locus
How long does peer review take at Locus?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Locus based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (4), Argentina (2) and Israel (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Locus?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Locus is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Locus open access, and what is the APC?
Locus 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: .