Journal profile
Matrizes
ISSN 1982-2073 · eISSN 1982-8160 · Universidade de São Paulo · Brazil
Matrizes: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 63 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Matrizes is published by Universidade de São Paulo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Media and Communication Studies, Media Studies and Communication and Media and Digital Communication, together about 40% of its articles. Its main subfields are Communication. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
MATRIZes is a journal for the publication of scientific production whose object of study is communication. It hosts theoretical works, analysis experiences and conceptual formulations on communicative processes, media, mediations and emergencies of interactions in the contemporary generalized information society. It aims to publish mature, innovative works that seek to expand the state of the art of the themes studied and, therefore, may have an impact on the field of knowledge. MATRIZes accepts submissions in Portuguese, French, Spanish and English. The submitted originals must be sent in Word, type 12, Times New Roman and 1.5 spacing, respecting the APA publication rules, and contain: title, abstract and keywords (4 to 6), in Portuguese and English. Identification data of the authors must be in the journal’s system, but not in the manuscript.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Media and Communication StudiesSocial Sciences20.2%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences10.2%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science9.6%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities5.1%
- Cultural, Social, and Media StudiesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Cultural Studies and PostmodernismSocial Sciences4.3%
- Semiotics and Representation StudiesArts and Humanities4.1%
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
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.65OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 803 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 162 |
| 2025 | 63 | 63 | 209 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 329 |
| 2023 | 56 | 56 | 342 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 310 |
| 2021 | 59 | 59 | 319 |
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 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 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-NC-SA | |
| 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
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted2
- articles3. ARTICLES a) They should be typed in a Word editor with a page in A4 format, in Times New Roman font, body 12, with a line spacing of 1.5.Length not stated
- reviews5. REVIEWS a) They must have their own title (in Portuguese and English, respecting the limit of 42 characters with space for each of them), different from the …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Peer review
- AI use
Políticas de uso de IA (Inteligência Artificial) Model summary
Políticas de uso de IA (Inteligência Artificial)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Original and unpublished works Model summary
The journal MATRIZes accepts original and unpublished works (of individual or collective authorship), in a continuous flow.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review by reviewers and Editorial Committee Model summary
The publication is subject to the evaluation of reviewers and the Editorial Committee.
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 de São Paulo
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, English
- ISSN
- 1982-2073
- Electronic ISSN
- 1982-8160
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Matrizes
How long does peer review take at Matrizes?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 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 Matrizes?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 3; 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.
Which databases index Matrizes?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Matrizes is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Matrizes open access, and what is the APC?
Matrizes 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: .