Journal profile
Periodicus
ISSN 2358-0844 · Universidade Federal da Bahia · Brazil
Periodicus: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 17 weeks (community reports); 93 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Periodicus is published by Universidade Federal da Bahia. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gender and Feminist Studies, Gender, Sexuality, and Education and LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, together about 65.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Gender Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 2, Argentina 2, Chile 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences30.8%
- Gender, Sexuality, and EducationSocial Sciences23.6%
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyPsychology11.1%
- Race, Identity, and Education in BrazilSocial Sciences3.6%
- Literature, Culture, and CriticismArts and Humanities2.6%
- Feminist Theory and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences2.2%
- Foucault, Power, and EthicsSocial Sciences2.1%
- Decolonial Thought and EpistemologiesSocial Sciences2%
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
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 648 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 86 |
| 2025 | 93 | 93 | 109 |
| 2024 | 47 | 47 | 136 |
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | 130 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 113 |
| 2021 | 91 | 91 | 171 |
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
- 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 | |
| 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 Federal da Bahia
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2358-0844
- 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 Periodicus
How long does peer review take at Periodicus?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Periodicus based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (2), Argentina (2) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Periodicus?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Periodicus is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Periodicus open access, and what is the APC?
Periodicus 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .