Journal profile
Politica Sociedade
ISSN 1677-4140 · eISSN 2175-7984 · Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina · Brazil
Politica Sociedade: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 43 weeks (community reports); 5 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Politica Sociedade is published by Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Politics and Society in Latin America, Sociology and Education in Brazil and Political Dynamics in Latin America, together about 29.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Foco e Escopo Política & Sociedade é um periódico científico de publicação contínua, vinculado ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia e Ciência Política da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, com 24 anos de publicação. Destinada à divulgação de artigos, resenhas, traduções e ensaios bibliográficos inéditos sobre temas e problemas de Sociologia, Ciência Política e de disciplinas afins, a revista orienta-se pelos critérios de qualidade acadêmica e da relevância social do conteúdo de suas publicações. Preza também o pluralismo e o intercâmbio de ideias, sendo bem-vindas contribuições de pesquisadores das comunidades acadêmicas nacional e internacional, associados às mais diversas tradições intelectuais das Ciências Sociais e aos diferentes programas de pesquisa no âmbito da Sociologia Política. Métricas Awstats - jul 2009 - jun 2017 Qualis CAPES 2021-2024: A3 nas áreas de Sociologia, Administração Pública e de Empresas, Ciências Contábeis e Turismo, Antropologia/Arqueologia, Ciência Política e Relações Internacionais, Ciências Ambientais, Ciências da Religião e Teologia, Comunicação e Informação e Museologia, Direito, Educação, Engenharias III, Filosofia, História, Interdisciplinar, Linguística e Literatura, Psicologia, Saúde Coletiva e Serviço Social.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences11.6%
- Sociology and Education in BrazilSocial Sciences9.1%
- Political Dynamics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences8.6%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences7.9%
- Contemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeSocial Sciences4.9%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences4.8%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences4.7%
- Social and Political IssuesSocial Sciences3.5%
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
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 659 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 103 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 131 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 163 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 204 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 224 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 232 |
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 43 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 43 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Not considered
- Resenhas bibliográficas
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 Santa Catarina
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1677-4140
- Electronic ISSN
- 2175-7984
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Politica Sociedade
How long does peer review take at Politica Sociedade?
Authors report an average review time of about 43 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 Politica Sociedade?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Reference style: Author–date. 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 Politica Sociedade?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Politica Sociedade is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Politica Sociedade open access, and what is the APC?
Politica Sociedade 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: .