Journal profile · LAW
Revista Brasileira de Direito
ISSN 1807-1228 · eISSN 2238-0604 · Faculdade Meridional (IMED) · Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Direito: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 11 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Brasileira de Direito is published by Faculdade Meridional (IMED) and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Brazilian Legal Issues, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies and Public Health in Brazil, together about 53% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A Revista Brasileira de Direito, inicialmente elaborada pelo Curso de Direito da Atitus Educação – Passo Fundo-RS –, a partir do ano de 2013, passou a estar vinculada ao Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu da Atitus. A revista serve de referência a divulgação das pesquisas realizadas em âmbito nacional e internacional de interesse dos programas de pós-graduação stricto sensu, em afinidade às linhas de pesquisa da revista. ISSN 2238-0604
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Brazilian Legal IssuesSocial Sciences35.4%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences9%
- Public Health in BrazilSocial Sciences8.6%
- Social and Political IssuesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Intellectual Property and PatentsBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- Academic Research in Diverse FieldsSocial Sciences3.8%
- Environmental Sustainability and EducationEnvironmental Science3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 524 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 55 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 1 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | 15 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 4 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 4 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous 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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open Access Model summary
Política de Acesso Aberto e Direitos Autorais
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
- Faculdade Meridional (IMED)
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1807-1228
- Electronic ISSN
- 2238-0604
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Brasileira de Direito
What CAS zone is Revista Brasileira de Direito in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Brasileira de Direito is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Revista Brasileira de Direito?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Revista Brasileira de Direito?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Brasileira de Direito is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Revista Brasileira de Direito open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Brasileira de Direito 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: .