Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)

Revista Brasileira de Ciencias Sociais

ISSN 0102-6909 · eISSN 1806-9053 · Associacao Nacional de Pos-Graduacao e Pesquisa em Ciencias Sociais · Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Ciencias Sociais: fully open access; no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); 41 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.

Impact factor—No published value
CAS zone—Not in the CAS Journal Ranking
CiteScore quartileQ3General Social Sciences · rank 205/286 · 28th percentile
Review timeabout 52 weeksCommunity average
APCNo APCFully open access
Acceptance—No reports yet
Articles per year412025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Revista Brasileira de Ciencias Sociais is published by Associacao Nacional de Pos-Graduacao e Pesquisa em Ciencias Sociais. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sociology and Education in Brazil, Politics and Society in Latin America and Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice, together about 31.4% 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)

Breve Histórico A Revista Brasileira de Ciências Sociais (Rev. Bras. Ci. Soc.) é uma das principais revistas interdisciplinares no âmbito das Ciências Sociais no Brasil e responde à missão de veicular a produção acadêmica de ponta nas três grandes áreas que conformam tanto o corpo da Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Ciências Sociais (ANPOCS) quanto a própria tradição das Ciências Sociais: Antropologia, Ciência Política e Sociologia. A Revista abarca a diversidade temática caracteristicamente ampla dessas áreas, bem como sua correspondente pluralidade metodológica e de desenvolvimento teórico e conceitual. A Rev. Bras. Ci. Soc. também contempla artigos que em perspectiva interdisciplinar que promovam diálogo entre as três áreas e entre essas e outros campos das humanidades. Publicamos artigos originais, resenhas e ensaios críticos. Os artigos devem ser inéditos, não publicados em livros, revistas ou periódicos e devem apresentar contribuições substantivas explícitas sobre questões relevantes para as áreas e subáreas que informam empírica e teoricamente o correspondente artigo. As resenhas devem se referir à livros recentes, publicados nos últimos 24 meses, e podem ser encomendadas pela comissão editorial ou submetidas de forma espontânea pelos autores. A Rev. Bras. Ci. Soc. (RBCS) também publica ensaios críticos, mas somente quando especificamente encomendados. A RBCS aceita submissão de artigos, resenhas e ensaios críticos em português, espanhol e inglês, que serão publicados em sua língua original. O periódico não publica dossiês em seus números regulares, nem acolhe traduções de artigos não inéditos. Balanços bibliográficos (review essays) apenas serão publicados quando especificamente encomendados pela Comissão Editorial. Acesso Aberto Este periódico segue o modelo de Acesso Aberto (Open Acess), permitindo o acesso virtual, sem restrição (incluindo restrições financeiras), a todos os textos científicos publicados pelo periódico. Acesso aberto é a condição em que o detentor dos direitos autorais de um trabalho acadêmico concede direitos de uso a terceiros usando uma licença aberta (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), permitindo acesso gratuito imediato ao trabalho e autorizando qualquer usuário a ler, baixar, copiar, distribuir, imprimir, pesquisar ou vincular os textos completos dos artigos, rastreá-los para indexação, passá-los como dados para software ou usá-los para qualquer outra finalidade legal. Conformidade com a Ciência Abert

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 4, Germany 2, United Kingdom 1, Canada 1, Brazil 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Sociology and Education in BrazilSocial Sciences13.2%
  2. Politics and Society in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences10.7%
  3. Contemporary Sociological Theory and PracticeSocial Sciences7.6%
  4. Political Dynamics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.9%
  5. Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences5.4%
  6. Brazilian cultural history and politicsSocial Sciences4.7%
  7. Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences4.5%
  8. Social and Political IssuesSocial Sciences3.7%

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.

CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)

SubjectQuartileRankPercentile
General Social SciencesQ3205/28628th

Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub

Database indexing

ScopusLetPub

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
0.6LetPub ·
SJR 2026-06
0.21LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
1.04LetPub ·
h-index
60OpenAlex ·
i10-index
401OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
0.42OpenAlex ·
Share of gold OA articles
0%LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,450 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
20262525587
20254141789
202439391,222
202344441,456
202236361,473
202144441,449

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 52 weeksLetPub ·
Peer review
Double blind peer reviewLetPub

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

Fully open accessOpenAlex

Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
LetPubNo APCNo—

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
Associacao Nacional de Pos-Graduacao e Pesquisa em Ciencias Sociais
Country or region
Brazil
Language
Portuguese
ISSN
0102-6909
Electronic ISSN
1806-9053
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Revista Brasileira de Ciencias Sociais

How long does peer review take at Revista Brasileira de Ciencias Sociais?

Authors report an average review time of about 52 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 Revista Brasileira de Ciencias Sociais based?

Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (4), Germany (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.

Which databases index Revista Brasileira de Ciencias Sociais?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Brasileira de Ciencias Sociais is indexed in Scopus.

Is Revista Brasileira de Ciencias Sociais open access, and what is the APC?

Revista Brasileira de Ciencias Sociais is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.

Sources and updates

The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .