Journal profile · HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Revista Brasileira de Futsal e Futebol
ISSN 1984-4956 · Instituto Brasileiro de Pesquisa e Ensino em Fisiologia do Exercício · Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Futsal e Futebol: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 60 articles a year; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Brasileira de Futsal e Futebol is published by Instituto Brasileiro de Pesquisa e Ensino em Fisiologia do Exercício and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sports Performance and Training, Physical Education and Sports Studies and Sport and Mega-Event Impacts, together about 46.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Brazilian Journal of Futsal and Football (RBFF) is published by the Brazilian Institute for Research and Education in Exercise Physiology (IBPEFEX) every four months with publication of scientific articles, result of research and studies of scientists, professors, students and professionals who deal with Futsal Football and Sport Pedagogy towards learning, initiation and high performance within the sport, education and society.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM
Editor-in-chief Antonio CoppiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine19.5%
- Physical Education and Sports StudiesSocial Sciences19.5%
- Sport and Mega-Event ImpactsSocial Sciences7.3%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology7.3%
- Sports Analytics and PerformanceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
- Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and EducationSocial Sciences4.9%
- Physical Education and GymnasticsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyBusiness, Management and Accounting2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism | 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
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 16 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Not considered
- preprint
Article types accepted4
- articles: special editionArticles: Special Edition Space intended for the publication/dissemination of original studies/research, of an experimental or applied scope, and or systematic …Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the Editor Space destined to receive comments/critical analysis or not from readers/authors about published articles, where comments/analysis will be…Length not stated
- scientific articles - originalScientific Articles - Original Space destined for the publication/dissemination of original studies/research, of applied scope and or systematic reviews or on m…Length not stated
- scientific articles - reviewScientific Articles - Review Space intended for the publication/dissemination of scientific reviews, with a Narrative/Analytical objective, of relevant meaning …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Self-archiving
- Publication ethics
Follows COPE recommendations for publication ethics. Model summary
A RBFF segue as recomendações internacionais para publicação científica de acordo com o Committee on Publication Ethics (https://publicationethics.org/).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Content licensed under Creative Commons BY-NC. Model summary
Authors who publish in this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain the copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication, with work simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License BY-NC which allows the sharing of the work with acknowledgment of the authorship of the work and initial publication in this journal. Authors are authorized to enter into…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Authors retain copyright; journal gets right of first publication under CC BY-NC. Model summary
The Brazilian Journal of Futsal and Football of the Brazilian Institute of Research and Education in Exercise Physiology follows the principle of providing free, via the Internet, free access (Open Access) to scientific knowledge, to the public concerned, with the purpose of providing the development of democratization process of human knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Blue classification in SHERPA/RoMEO and DIADORIM. Model summary
A RBFF é classificada com a cor Azul no SHERPA/RoMEO e no DIADORIM.
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 Brasileiro de Pesquisa e Ensino em Fisiologia do Exercício
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1984-4956
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 71 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Revista Brasileira de Futsal e Futebol
What CAS zone is Revista Brasileira de Futsal e Futebol in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Brasileira de Futsal e Futebol is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Revista Brasileira de Futsal e Futebol?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Revista Brasileira de Futsal e Futebol?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3. 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 Revista Brasileira de Futsal e Futebol?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Brasileira de Futsal e Futebol is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Revista Brasileira de Futsal e Futebol open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Brasileira de Futsal e Futebol 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .