Journal profile
Prim Facie
ISSN 1678-2593 · Universidade Federal da Paraíba · Brazil
Prim Facie: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 9 weeks (community reports); 67 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Prim Facie is published by Universidade Federal da Paraíba. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Brazilian Legal Issues, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies and Labor Law and Work Dynamics, together about 51% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Ethical Guide Lines for Publications Prim@ Facie, UFPB, is a four-monthly publication for a field of Law with interfaces focused on the Legal Sciences, Philosophy, History, Political Science and other related areas. It aims to promote debates on the problems of Brazil and the contemporary world with the participation of research from several universities and foreigners. The professional perspective available in constant dialogue with the temporal and political dimension of life in society. In this journal articles that constitute an original contribution will be published. A) Ethical Obligations of the Editors: An editor must give impartial consideration to all manuscripts offered for publication, judging each by their merits without distinction of race, religion, nationality, sex, seniority or institutional affiliation of the author (s). However, an editor can take into account the relationships of a manuscript immediately under consideration with others previously or at the same time offered by the same author (s). An editor must consider the submitted manuscripts for publication with all reasonable speed. The sole responsibility of accepting or rejecting a manuscript rests with the editor. The responsible and prudent exercise of this duty normally requires the editor to seek the advice of the reviewers, chosen for their experience and good judgment, regarding the quality and reliability of the manuscripts sent for publication. Publishers should communicate openly with the authors and not provide comments under the guise of an anonymous review. However, manuscripts may be rejected without external review if the editors consider them inappropriate for the journal. Such rejections may be based on the fact that the manuscript does not conform to the scope of the journal, which is of current or sufficiently broad interest, which provides an adequate depth of content, which is written in acceptable language (Spanish, Portuguese or English) or other reasons. The publisher and staff members of the publisher should not disclose any information about a manuscript that is being considered by anyone other than those for whom professional advice is sought. (However, an editor requesting, or organizing in advance, the submission of manuscripts may need to reveal to a potential author that a relevant manuscript of another author has been received or is in preparation). After making a decision on a manuscript, the publisher and the publisher's personnel may disclose or
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Brazilian Legal IssuesSocial Sciences33.7%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences11.5%
- Labor Law and Work DynamicsSocial Sciences5.8%
- Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 ChallengesMedicine5.2%
- Environmental law and policySocial Sciences4.7%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences2.7%
- Digitalization, Law, and RegulationSocial Sciences2.7%
- Legal and Labor StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting2.5%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAPES periódicos, IBICT Diadorim, RCAAP Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal, Google Acadêmico, Dialnet, AcademicKeys, Worldwidescience.org, Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek, Latindex, Publons, WorldCat, CiteFactor, Sumarios.org, Public Knoledge Project, ROAD, Southeast University Library, Calenda, BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search EnginePublisher website
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
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 276 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 67 | 67 | 20 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 52 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 42 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 32 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 36 |
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 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 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-ND, Publisher's own license | |
| 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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted6
- artigo para dossiê temáticob) Artigo para dossiê temático específico para cada número (verificar as chamadas em aberto)Length not stated
- artigosArtigosLength not stated
- artigos livresc) Artigos Livres: Artigo enviado sem vinculação com a seção “Corpus”Length not stated
- conferênciaConferência Destinada a conferências de notoriedade.Length not stated
- corpusa) Corpus; b) Artigo para dossiê temático específico para cada número (verificar as chamadas em aberto); c) Artigos Livres: Artigo enviado sem vinculação com a …Length not stated
- resenhasd) Resenhas: comentários ou recensões críticas, de três a dez páginas, sobre um livro ou conjunto de livros que tenham sido publicados nos últimos quatro anos.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Peer review
- Authorship
Copyright transfer to journal, non-commercial use, open access databases. Model summary
Os autores estão cientes de que transferem seus direitos de publicação e distribuição à revista Prima Facie. Os autores autorizam o uso do trabalho para fins não-comerciais, incluindo direito de enviar o trabalho em bases de dados de Acesso Livre.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
A revista adota o sistema de avaliação por pares duplo-cega (double-blind peer review) Model summary
A revista adota o sistema de avaliação por pares duplo-cega (double-blind peer review)
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
- Universidade Federal da Paraíba
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1678-2593
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Prim Facie
How long does peer review take at Prim Facie?
Authors report an average review time of about 9 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 Prim Facie?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Prim Facie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Prim Facie is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Prim Facie open access, and what is the APC?
Prim Facie 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: .