Journal profile · Social Sciences-Public Administration
Revista Brasileira de Politicas Publicas
ISSN 2179-8338 · eISSN 2236-1677 · Centro Universitario de Brasilia · Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Politicas Publicas: fully open access; no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 65 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Brasileira de Politicas Publicas is published by Centro Universitario de Brasilia. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Brazilian Legal Issues, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies and Judicial and Constitutional Studies, together about 45.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Public Administration
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Brazilian Legal IssuesSocial Sciences28.4%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences10.5%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences6.7%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.2%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences5.2%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences5.1%
- Public Health in BrazilSocial Sciences4.2%
- Environmental law and policySocial Sciences3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | Q4 | 238/248 | 4th |
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 997 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | 47 | 100 |
| 2025 | 65 | 65 | 169 |
| 2024 | 64 | 64 | 224 |
| 2023 | 81 | 81 | 246 |
| 2022 | 74 | 74 | 189 |
| 2021 | 97 | 97 | 143 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double 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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–6
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted1
- editorialThe journal reserves the right to make normative, spelling, and grammatical changes to the original manuscripts in order to maintain the standard of the languag…Length not stated
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
- Centro Universitario de Brasilia
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2179-8338
- Electronic ISSN
- 2236-1677
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Brasileira de Politicas Publicas
How long does peer review take at Revista Brasileira de Politicas Publicas?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Politicas Publicas?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–6; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation. 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 Politicas Publicas?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Brasileira de Politicas Publicas is indexed in Scopus.
Is Revista Brasileira de Politicas Publicas open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Brasileira de Politicas Publicas is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .