Journal profile · HISTORY
Revista de Historia da Sociedade e da Cultura
ISSN 1645-2259 · eISSN 2183-8615 · Coimbra University Press · Portugal
Revista de Historia da Sociedade e da Cultura: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 35 weeks (community reports); 50 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista de Historia da Sociedade e da Cultura is published by Coimbra University Press and is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Education and Society, History of Colonial Brazil and Medieval Iberian Studies, together about 36.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A Revista de História da Sociedade e da Cultura (RHSC), fundada em 2001, tem periodicidade semestral (a partir de 2022) e publica textos de investigação em História, sujeitos a avaliação prévia por especialistas externos. Inclui uma secção de artigos originais e outra de entrevistas. Aceita artigos submetidos por qualquer investigador e propostas de cadernos temáticos, as quais serão sempre apreciadas pelo Conselho Editorial. A Revista de História da Sociedade e da Cultura visa estimular o diálogo científico entre a comunidade historiográfica internacional. A revista está referenciada e indexada nas seguintes bases de dados internacionais: Scopus, Web of Science, Dialnet, DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals), ERIHPlus (European Reference Index for the Humanities and Social Sciences) e Latindex (México). Processo de avaliação por pares A Revista de História da Sociedade e da Cultura acusará a receção de todos os originais. Trabalhos que não cumpram os requisitos editoriais estabelecidos serão devolvidos aos respetivos autores para alteração e nova submissão. Ao cumprirem tais formalidades, os artigos serão submetidos a uma primeira avaliação por parte do Editor e Conselho Editorial. A Revista de História da Sociedade e da Cultura não elabora pareceres sobre os manuscritos que não transpõem esta fase. Os artigos que forem considerados com potencial científico e interesse para a revista, serão subsequentemente avaliados por dois especialistas externos, em processo anónimo dirigido pelo Editor Assistente Editorial e Conselho Editorial. Um terceiro parecer será consultado sempre que os dois primeiros não sejam concordantes. Tendo em conta os pareceres dos revisores, o Editor da Revista e o Conselho Editorial podem solicitar aos autores que reformulem o texto. Só serão aceites para publicação artigos que obtenham opinião positiva inequívoca para publicação por parte de dois avaliadores externos. Política de Acesso Livre Esta revista tem uma política de ciência aberta e, portanto, oferece acesso gratuito imediato ao seu conteúdo. Arquivo Esta revista utiliza o sistema LOCKSS para criar um sistema de arquivo distribuído entre as bibliotecas participantes, permitindo-lhes criar arquivos permanentes da revista para a sua preservação e restauro. Saiba mais... Taxas de submissão e publicação de artigos A Revista de História da Sociedade e da Cultura não cobra qualquer taxa aos autores pela submissão de artigos, revisão por pares, publicação e distribuição.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 9 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Education and SocietySocial Sciences16.4%
- History of Colonial BrazilSocial Sciences10%
- Medieval Iberian StudiesArts and Humanities10%
- History, Culture, and SocietyHealth Professions6.2%
- Medieval and Early Modern IberiaArts and Humanities6%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences4.7%
- Medieval Architecture and ArchaeologyArts and Humanities4.6%
- Libraries, Manuscripts, and BooksArts and Humanities3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 850 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 2025 | 50 | 50 | 1 |
| 2024 | 42 | 42 | 4 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | 17 |
| 2022 | 45 | 45 | 11 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
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 35 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 35 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license Model summary
Esta revista está licenciada com uma Licença Creative Commons - Atribuição 4.0 Internacional.
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
- Coimbra University Press
- Country or region
- Portugal
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1645-2259
- Electronic ISSN
- 2183-8615
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Historia da Sociedade e da Cultura
What CAS zone is Revista de Historia da Sociedade e da Cultura in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista de Historia da Sociedade e da Cultura is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Revista de Historia da Sociedade e da Cultura?
Authors report an average review time of about 35 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 de Historia da Sociedade e da Cultura?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: 3–5; Reference style: APA. 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 de Historia da Sociedade e da Cultura based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista de Historia da Sociedade e da Cultura?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista de Historia da Sociedade e da Cultura is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista de Historia da Sociedade e da Cultura open access, and what is the APC?
Revista de Historia da Sociedade e da Cultura 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: .