Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Revista Critica de Ciencias Sociais
ISSN 0254-1106 · eISSN 2182-7435 · Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra · Portugal
Revista Critica de Ciencias Sociais: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Critica de Ciencias Sociais is published by Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra 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 Social and Economic Solidarity, Urban and sociocultural dynamics and History, Culture, and Society, together about 25.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social and Economic SolidaritySocial Sciences12%
- Urban and sociocultural dynamicsSocial Sciences8%
- History, Culture, and SocietyHealth Professions5.4%
- Cultural, Media, and Literary StudiesArts and Humanities5.3%
- Migration, Racism, and Human RightsSocial Sciences5.3%
- Literature, Culture, and CriticismArts and Humanities4.1%
- Social and Political IssuesSocial Sciences4.1%
- Cultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentSocial Sciences4%
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 | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 131OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 89.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,231 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 66 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 2 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 17 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 24 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | 35 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | 45 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra
- Country or region
- Portugal
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0254-1106
- Electronic ISSN
- 2182-7435
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Critica de Ciencias Sociais
What CAS zone is Revista Critica de Ciencias Sociais in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Critica de Ciencias Sociais is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. 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 Critica de Ciencias Sociais?
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 Critica de Ciencias Sociais?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Critica de Ciencias Sociais is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista Critica de Ciencias Sociais open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Critica de Ciencias Sociais 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; 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: .