Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Revista da Defensoria Publica do Distrito Federal
ISSN 2674-5739 · eISSN 2674-5755 · Defensoria Pública do Distrito Federal · Brazil
Revista da Defensoria Publica do Distrito Federal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 5 weeks (community reports); 21 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista da Defensoria Publica do Distrito Federal is published by Defensoria Pública do Distrito Federal. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Brazilian Legal Issues, Legal Education and Practice Innovations and Criminal Law and Policy, together about 49.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Linha editorial A Revista da Defensoria Pública do Distrito Federal (RDPDF) tem por objetivo realizar a difusão do conhecimento, por intermédio da publicação de artigos científicos de autores de instituições de ensino e pesquisa, nacionais e estrangeiras, profissionais integrantes do sistema de justiça. Em suas seções especiais, divulga peças processuais, pareceres jurídicos e produção literária, além da promoção de estudos, pesquisas, práticas e inovações afetas à atuação da defensoria pública. Recebe regularmente contribuições, que se enquadram nas seções do periódico, bem como publica dossiês temáticos, com temas de relevo para a discussão acadêmica e profissional, no âmbito do sistema de Justiça, acesso à Justiça, atuação defensorial e dos órgãos judiciais, educação em direitos, acesso à Justiça e demais tópicos. A RDPDF é estratificada no QUALIS B1 (2017-2020). OBSERVAÇÃO IMPORTANTE: A Revista da Defensoria Pública do Distrito Federal recebe, gratuitamente, artigos originais em português, inglês, espanhol e italiano. Nenhuma taxa é cobrada durante o processo de avaliação e publicação. Desse modo, após a avaliação por pares, os artigos são divulgados sem custos para o autor e para o leitor.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Alberto Carvalho AmaralPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Brazilian Legal IssuesSocial Sciences29.2%
- Legal Education and Practice InnovationsSocial Sciences10.6%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences10.1%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences9.6%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences4%
- Legal and Social Justice StudiesSocial Sciences3.2%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences3.2%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences2.9%
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)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 728/744 | 2nd |
| Law | Q4 | 1141/1162 | 1st |
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
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 191 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 7 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 25 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 4 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 1 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
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 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 5 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-ND | |
| 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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
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
- Defensoria Pública do Distrito Federal
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
- ISSN
- 2674-5739
- Electronic ISSN
- 2674-5755
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista da Defensoria Publica do Distrito Federal
How long does peer review take at Revista da Defensoria Publica do Distrito Federal?
Authors report an average review time of about 5 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 da Defensoria Publica do Distrito Federal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–250 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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 da Defensoria Publica do Distrito Federal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista da Defensoria Publica do Distrito Federal is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista da Defensoria Publica do Distrito Federal open access, and what is the APC?
Revista da Defensoria Publica do Distrito Federal 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .