Journal profile
Religiao e Sociedade
ISSN 0100-8587 · eISSN 1984-0438 · Instituto de Estudos da Religião · Brazil
Religiao e Sociedade: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Religiao e Sociedade is published by Instituto de Estudos da Religião. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Religion and Society in Latin America, Religious and Theological Studies and Religion and Society Interactions, together about 54.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Religião & Sociedade is a quarterly scientific journal with continuous publication dedicated to the theme of religion in all its possible relations with society. It publishes original research findings, conceptual and methodological reflections, as well as visual essays and reviews of recent works within its thematic scope. It is open to various approaches, trends, perspectives, and proposals for interpretation in the humanities, especially in the Social Sciences. In each issue, we seek to include articles from Brazilian and foreign researchers from different regionally diverse institutions.The three annual issues of Religião & Sociedade, made available in continuous publication mode, consist of flow articles, visual essays, and reviews of works recently published in Brazil and abroad. In some cases, they also include articles linked to thematic dossiers proposed by national and international researchers and announced through the journal’s communication channels.Religião & Sociedade accepts submissions in Portuguese, English, or Spanish in the following formats:Original articles (between 7,000 and 10,000 words, including footnotes and bibliography);Reviews and visual essays (up to 3,000 words);Interviews (up to 10,000 words).There are no fees for manuscript submission, evaluation, or publication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Carly Barboza MachadoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 3, Portugal 1, Argentina 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Religion and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences28.5%
- Religious and Theological StudiesSocial Sciences14.3%
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences11.7%
- Study and Philosophy of ReligionArts and Humanities6.7%
- Pentecostalism and Christianity StudiesArts and Humanities4.4%
- Religious Studies and Spiritual PracticesArts and Humanities4%
- Arts and Performance StudiesArts and Humanities3.5%
- Race, Identity, and Education in BrazilSocial Sciences3.4%
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
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
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 87OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,007Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 587 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 148 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 295 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 306 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 362 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 267 |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | 304 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Open 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints
- Authorship Author Contributions
Regarding authorship contribution, Religião & Sociedade adopts the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) taxonomy, which includes two minimum authorship criteria: a. Actively participate in the discussion of results; b. Review and approval of the final version of the work.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Policy on Conflict of Interest
Conflict of interest may be of a personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial nature. Conflicts of interest may occur when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests that may influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. When submitting the manuscript, authors are responsible for acknowledging and disclosing financial or other conflicts of interest that may have influenced …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Authors of articles published in Religião & Sociedade retain the copyright to their productions, licensing them under the Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY license. Consequently, articles are available for sharing and distribution without restrictions, provided proper attribution is given to the original work. Authors grant Religião & Sociedade the right of first publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal follows the Open Access model, allowing unrestricted virtual access (including no financial barriers) to all scientific texts published by the journal. Open Access is a condition whereby the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties through an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), permitting immediate free access to the work and authorizin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Religião & Sociedade accepts the submission of preprinted articles on public platforms, such as SciELO Preprints. If the article is published in a preprint repository, this should be indicated at the time of submission.
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
- Instituto de Estudos da Religião
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0100-8587
- Electronic ISSN
- 1984-0438
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Religiao e Sociedade
How long does peer review take at Religiao e Sociedade?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Religiao e Sociedade 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 Brazil (3), Portugal (1) and Argentina (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Religiao e Sociedade?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Religiao e Sociedade is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Religiao e Sociedade open access, and what is the APC?
Religiao 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, Publisher website, 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: .