Journal profile
Populacao e Sociedade
ISSN 2184-5263 · CEPESE · Portugal
Populacao e Sociedade: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Populacao e Sociedade is published by CEPESE. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are European Union Policy and Governance, European Political History Analysis and Electoral Systems and Political Participation, together about 24.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Indexed in international scientific journals evaluation systems (ERIH and LATINDEX) and integrating SciELO Portugal, População e Sociedade is devoted to Social and Human Sciences, its areas of choice being History, International Relations, Political Science, Tourism, Cultural Heritage, Demography and Migrations. Its main objective is the publication of original research-based articles, from Portugal and abroad, preferably in Portuguese or English. In line with the purposes of CEPESE's scientific mission, the journal intends to be a space for the dissemination, discussion and development of interdisciplinary works by the scientific community, reaching the greatest possible audience, both from the academic world (professors, researchers, students) and the general population, thus contributing to the promotion of critical thinking in the field of Social and Human Sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences11.4%
- European Political History AnalysisArts and Humanities7%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences6.1%
- Populism, Right-Wing MovementsSocial Sciences5.3%
- Cross-Border Cooperation and IntegrationSocial Sciences5.3%
- Medieval and Early Modern IberiaArts and Humanities5.3%
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.3%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences4.4%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: 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
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.29OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 96 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 15 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 3 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 3 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Languages accepted: Portuguese, English (preferably), Spanish, French, Italian Model summary
População e Sociedade accepts original articles written in Portuguese and English (preferably), but also in Spanish, French and Italian.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
All População e Sociedade content is open immediately from the date of publication, following the general principle that the free accessibility to scientific knowledge by the public contributes decisively to a greater global exchange of knowledge. Access to the journal by authors who wish to publish their work is free of charge, including submission, processing and/or publication of the submitted …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review by two evaluators Model summary
The publication of all articles is subject to a prior double-blind peer review process, by two evaluators.
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
- CEPESE
- Country or region
- Portugal
- Language
- English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2184-5263
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Populacao e Sociedade
How long does peer review take at Populacao e Sociedade?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Populacao e Sociedade?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Populacao e Sociedade is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Populacao e Sociedade open access, and what is the APC?
Populacao e 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .