Journal profile · Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Opiniao Publica
ISSN 0104-6276 · eISSN 1807-0191 · Centro de Estudos de Opiniao Publica, Universidade Estadual de Campinas · Brazil
Opiniao Publica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Opiniao Publica is published by Centro de Estudos de Opiniao Publica, Universidade Estadual de Campinas. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Political Dynamics in Latin America, Politics and Society in Latin America and Electoral Systems and Political Participation, together about 55.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Opinião Pública publishes scientific articles by Brazilian and foreign researchers on theory and methodology in public opinion, social and political behavior, political culture and democracy, media studies, elections and political representation, which base their themes or hypotheses on theoretical frameworks and on empirical, quantitative, qualitative or documentary research data presented in a way that supports the results and conclusions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Editor-in-chief Rachel MeneguelloPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Political Dynamics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences18.5%
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences18.5%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences18.1%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences6.8%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences4%
- Public Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences4%
- Social Media and PoliticsSocial Sciences3.2%
- Media Influence and PoliticsSocial Sciences3.2%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology and Political Science | Q2 | 736/1530 | 51st |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, Latindex
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 191OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.7OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 585 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 367 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 567 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 555 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 554 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 574 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 655 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Open peer review, Single 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)
Article types accepted1
- artigos científicosPublicar artigos científicos sobre teoria e metodologia em opinião pública, comportamento social e político, cultura política e democracia, estudos de mídia, el…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Policy on Conflict of Interest
Conflicts of interest may be personal, commercial, political, academic or financial in nature and may occur when authors, reviewers or editors have interests that, whether apparent or not, may influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. When submitting a manuscript, authors are responsible for acknowledging and disclosing any financial or other conflicts that may have influenced the wo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
When submitting an article for publication in Opinião Pública, the author must declare that all ethical guidelines concerning the integrity of scientific activities carried out during the research were respected, as well as inform sources of funding, such as research agencies. If applicable, the author must declare that the ethical principles were submitted to and approved by the ethics committee …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Authors of articles published by Opinião Pública retain the copyright of their work, licensing it under the Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 4.0 license, which allows the articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, as long as the original work is correctly cited. Authors grant Opinião Pública the right of first publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All articles submitted for publication in Opinião Pública that comply with the editorial standards undergo an initial evaluation by the Editorial Committee, which verifies the adequacy of the contributions to the thematic scope and analytical and editorial criteria of the journal. Once approved in the pre-selection, publication in Opinião Pública is subject to the review process by peer reviewers.…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Opinião Pública accepts the publication of preprint articles. A preprint is a manuscript ready for submission to a journal, deposited on reliable preprint servers before or in parallel with submission to a journal. Preprints share with journals the originality in the publication of articles. The use of preprints is an option and choice of the authors and, when submitting the article to the journal…
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
- Centro de Estudos de Opiniao Publica, Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0104-6276
- Electronic ISSN
- 1807-0191
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Opiniao Publica
How long does peer review take at Opiniao Publica?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Opiniao Publica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Opiniao Publica is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Opiniao Publica open access, and what is the APC?
Opiniao Publica 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: .