Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law

Revista Brasileira de Seguranca Publica

ISSN 1981-1659 · eISSN 2595-0258 · Fórum Brasileiro de Segurança Pública · Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Seguranca Publica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 72 weeks (community reports); 36 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.

Impact factor—No published value
CAS zone—Not in the CAS Journal Ranking
CiteScore quartileQ4Law · rank 1010/1162 · 13th percentile
Review timeabout 72 weeksCommunity average
APCNo APCDiamond open access (no APC)
Acceptance—No reports yet
Articles per year362025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Revista Brasileira de Seguranca Publica is published by Fórum Brasileiro de Segurança Pública. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Criminal Justice and Penology, Policing Practices and Perceptions and Crime Patterns and Interventions, together about 54.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Foco e Escopo A Revista Brasileira de Segurança Pública é uma publicação semestral interdisciplinar do Fórum Brasileiro de Segurança Pública, que tem como objetivo contribuir com a ampliação e consolidação do campo de estudos sobre segurança pública. Sendo assim, publicam-se estudos originais, em português, inglês e espanhol, enquadrados nas categorias: i) artigos originais; ii) notas técnicas; e iii) entrevistas. Qualis CAPES Como resultado da Avaliação Quadrienal 2017-2020 da CAPES para periódicos, a RBSP foi classificada como A3, refletindo o trabalho contínuo de qualificação da Revista. Os resultados podem ser visualizados por meio da Plataforma Sucupira. Histórico e Considerações A primeira edição da Revista foi publicada em 2007 e, já no ano seguinte, o periódico passou a ser editado com regularidade. Desde então, foi publicada ao menos uma edição por ano, sendo que, a partir de 2009, o periódico passou a ser publicado semestralmente. Em Fevereiro de 2026, contamos com 40 edições publicadas, sendo duas edições especiais e 38 regulares. Ao longo de sua história, a Revista Brasileira de Segurança Pública (RBSP) publicou, até Fevereiro de 2026, 511 textos, sendo 89,6% deles artigos, o que corresponde a 458 textos. Há ainda notas técnicas (5,7% dos textos), entrevistas, entre outros materiais (4,7%). A titulação dos autores também é relevante de ser mencionada. São 343 textos com, pelo menos, um autor com doutorado (67,12% das publicações). Ao considerar os autores que na época da publicação eram alunos de doutorado, esse número sobe para 374, o que significa que 73,18% dos materiais publicados pela RBSP contam com pelo menos um autor em processo de doutoramento ou com a titulação já adquirida. Considerando-se todos os autores principais e os coautores que publicaram na Revista Brasileira de Segurança Pública até então (no total de 1027 autores), 574 são homens e 453 mulheres, indicando que elas somam 44,1% do total. A região predominante dos autores é a Sudeste, correspondendo a 40,89% (420), sendo que 13,63% (140) dos autores residem na região Centro-Oeste, 13,92% (143) na região Nordeste, 15,19% (156) na região Sul, e 5,25% (54) na região Norte. A maior parte dos autores reside nos estados de São Paulo, que possui 15,57% (160), em Minas Gerais com 12,17% (125), Distrito Federal 9,54% - (98), Rio de Janeiro - 7,49% (77) e Rio Grande do Sul - 9,15% (94). Assim, conseguir uma maior representação dos estados de fora da região Sudeste, com devida ate

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 1, Argentina 1, Chile 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·

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

  1. Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences27.4%
  2. Policing Practices and PerceptionsSocial Sciences19.9%
  3. Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences7.7%
  4. Crime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.6%
  5. Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences5.4%
  6. Brazilian Legal IssuesSocial Sciences3.9%
  7. Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences3.4%
  8. Intimate Partner and Family ViolenceSocial Sciences3.1%

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
LawQ41010/116213th
Sociology and Political ScienceQ41369/153010th

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

ScopusDOAJLetPub

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
0.2LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
0.31LetPub ·
h-index
13OpenAlex ·
i10-index
20OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
0.73OpenAlex ·
Share of gold OA articles
0%LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 537 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
20265959140
20253636154
20243636200
20233535157
2022444489
2021717197

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 72 weeksLetPub ·
Submission to publication (journal-reported)
about 72 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.

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
DOAJNo APCNoCC BY
LetPubNo APCNo—

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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
Manuscript length
≤ 5,000 words
Reference style
Numbered, in order of citation
Publisher website · model-extracted, each line checked against the text
Article types accepted3
  1. artigos originaisenquadrados nas categorias: i) artigos originais; ii) notas técnicas; e iii) entrevistasLength not stated
  2. entrevistasenquadrados nas categorias: i) artigos originais; ii) notas técnicas; e iii) entrevistasLength not stated
  3. notas técnicasenquadrados nas categorias: i) artigos originais; ii) notas técnicas; e iii) entrevistasLength not stated
Publisher website
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship
Authorship

Recomendado até 5 autores por submissão Model summary

recomendamos até 5 autores por submissão

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
Fórum Brasileiro de Segurança Pública
Country or region
Brazil
Language
Spanish, English, Portuguese
ISSN
1981-1659
Electronic ISSN
2595-0258
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Revista Brasileira de Seguranca Publica

How long does peer review take at Revista Brasileira de Seguranca Publica?

Authors report an average review time of about 72 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 Seguranca Publica?

According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; 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.

Where are the editorial board members of Revista Brasileira de Seguranca Publica based?

Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (1), Argentina (1) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.

Which databases index Revista Brasileira de Seguranca Publica?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Brasileira de Seguranca Publica is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.

Is Revista Brasileira de Seguranca Publica open access, and what is the APC?

Revista Brasileira de Seguranca Publica 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: .