Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Portuguese Studies
ISSN 0267-5315 · eISSN 2222-4270 · Modern Humanities Research Association
Portuguese Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 17 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Portuguese Studies is published by Modern Humanities Research Association and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Literature, Culture, and Criticism, Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies and History, Culture, and Society, together about 39.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Anthropology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Literature, Culture, and CriticismArts and Humanities17.5%
- Cultural, Media, and Literary StudiesArts and Humanities11.8%
- History, Culture, and SocietyHealth Professions10.1%
- Historical Education and SocietySocial Sciences7.2%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences5%
- Global Maritime and Colonial HistoriesSocial Sciences4.7%
- History of Colonial BrazilSocial Sciences3.9%
- History, Culture, and DiplomacyArts and Humanities3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 814 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 30 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 21 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 19 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 52 | 1 | 11 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Modern Humanities Research Association
- ISSN
- 0267-5315
- Electronic ISSN
- 2222-4270
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Portuguese Studies
What CAS zone is Portuguese Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Portuguese Studies is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Portuguese Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Portuguese Studies is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Portuguese Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Portuguese Studies is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .