Journal profile · URBAN STUDIES
Revista de Direito da Cidade-City Law
ISSN 2317-7721 · Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
Revista de Direito da Cidade-City Law: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista de Direito da Cidade-City Law is published by Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban Development and Societal Issues, Brazilian Legal Issues and Latin American Urban Studies, together about 53.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Urban Studies and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A publicação da Revista de Direito da Cidade teve início em 2006 e depois passou a ser exclusivamente em formato on line. É um Projeto de Extensão do Programa de Pós Graduação – Mestrado e Doutorado - em Direito da Faculdade de Direito da UERJ. e-ISSN: 2317-7721 | Ano de criação: 2006 | Qualis: A2 (Direito)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): URBAN STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences23.8%
- Brazilian Legal IssuesSocial Sciences23.2%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences6%
- Environmental Sustainability and EducationEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Academic Research in Diverse FieldsSocial Sciences4.2%
- Social and Political IssuesSocial Sciences4%
- Rural Development and AgricultureEnvironmental Science3.7%
- Social and Economic SolidaritySocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Urban Studies | 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
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 89.18%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,072 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 62 | 62 | 1 |
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 10 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 9 |
| 2023 | 66 | 66 | 65 |
| 2022 | 98 | 98 | 179 |
| 2021 | 67 | 67 | 105 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted1
- artigosA Revista de Direito da Cidade publica artigos e ensaios revisados por paresLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Originality: articles must be original and unpublished Model summary
A Revista de Direito da Cidade aceita para análise artigos inéditos sobre Direito da Cidade
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright transferred to journal, CC-BY license Model summary
os direitos autorais patrimoniais dos artigos publicados ficam transferidos para a Revista de Direito da Cidade e obedecerão aos parâmetros da Licença Creative Commons, CC-BY
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open data Model summary
o conjunto de dados produzidos, são abertos, acessíveis abertamente para o reuso
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Blind peer review: author identification removed Model summary
A identificação de autoria do trabalho foi removida do arquivo e da opção Propriedades no Word, garantindo desta forma o critério de sigilo da revista, caso submetido para avaliação por pares
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
- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2317-7721
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 de Direito da Cidade-City Law
What CAS zone is Revista de Direito da Cidade-City Law in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista de Direito da Cidade-City Law is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Urban Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Revista de Direito da Cidade-City Law?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 de Direito da Cidade-City Law?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista de Direito da Cidade-City Law is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Revista de Direito da Cidade-City Law open access, and what is the APC?
Revista de Direito da Cidade-City Law 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: .