Journal profile · HISTORY
Revista de Historia-Sao Paulo
ISSN 0034-8309 · eISSN 2316-9141 · Universidade de São Paulo · Brazil
Revista de Historia-Sao Paulo: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista de Historia-Sao Paulo is published by Universidade de São Paulo 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 History of Colonial Brazil, Urban Development and Societal Issues and Literature, Culture, and Criticism, together about 33.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ABOUT THE JOURNAL Revista de História (RH) is an evaluation journal QUALIS A1 (History/Interdisciplinary) that publishes articles in Portuguese, English, Spanish and French - unpublished or translated originals - reviews, interviews with historians and critical editions of documentary sources. It also publishes texts from other areas of humanities. It therefore intends to contribute to the qualified debate in the historiographical scope directed to a wider public, in addition to serving as a means of disseminating Brazilian university production. MINIMUM DEGREE FOR ARTICLE SUBMISSION: PhD IN PROGRESS (authorship and co-authorship) Peer Review Process The process of evaluating the texts submitted to Revista de História is as follows: initial screening, by the Editorial Committee, to verify that the text meets the formal specifications of the Journal; The Editorial Committee meets regularly to evaluate the articles and to decide whether or not they are within the editorial profile of Revista de História. Once accepted, the article will follow peer review procedures. submission to two ad hoc referees, appointed by the Editorial Committee (ensures the maintenance of the double blind evaluative system); the two opinions are evaluated by the Editorial Committee, which decides on: the need, or not, to send a third party referee, if the 2 opinions are conflicting; the approval of the text for publication without the requirement for reformulations; the approval of the text for publication, subject to the implementation of the amendments suggested by the referees or by the Board itself; the rejection of the text for publication, because it does not meet the criteria and requirements of the Journal. Important In the case of approval conditioned to the implementation of amendments, the Editorial Committee asks the authors to respond point by point to the criticisms made by the referees and clearly highlight the changes made in the new version of the text. In some cases, a new request for reformulation may be made within a maximum of 30 days. The new version is evaluated by the referees and the Editorial Committee, which also decides on the final approval or rejection of the text. If the suggested changes are very substantive, Revista de História may suggest: a) the complete reformulation of the article, ending the present step of the evaluative process; b) the new submission and initiating another phase of analysis of the article. Periodicity Continuous Flow (Ahead of
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- History of Colonial BrazilSocial Sciences16.2%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences9.8%
- Literature, Culture, and CriticismArts and Humanities7.2%
- Cultural, Media, and Literary StudiesArts and Humanities6%
- History of Education Research in BrazilArts and Humanities5.9%
- Brazilian cultural history and politicsSocial Sciences5.6%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences4.9%
- Sociology and Education in BrazilSocial Sciences4.9%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | 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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 153OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.36OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 93.64%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,981 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 1 |
| 2024 | 59 | 59 | 38 |
| 2023 | 57 | 57 | 72 |
| 2022 | 54 | 54 | 133 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | 96 |
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-NC | |
| 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
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted2
- articlesArticles A esta seção submetem-se: artigos científicos; edições críticas de documentos; traduções* de artigos;Length not stated
- book reviewsBook reviews Aceitam-se submissões de resenhas e traduções* de resenhas:Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest Resolution of Conflicts of Interest and Ethical Violations
Publishers shall take the necessary measures to identify and prevent the publication of articles in which research misconduct or ethical violations occur, including plagiarism, quotation manipulation and data forgery/manufacturing, absence of relevant authorizations, and discrimination, among others. The situations and claims that come to the knowledge of editors and referees will be brought to th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors retain copyright and license under CC-BY. Model summary
Autores que publicam na RH concordam com os seguintes termos: Autores mantém os direitos autorais e concedem à revista o direito de primeira publicação, com o trabalho simultaneamente licenciado sob a Licença Creative Commons CC-BY que permite o compartilhamento do trabalho sem fins lucrativos, com reconhecimento da autoria e publicação inicial nesta revista. Autores têm autorização para assumir c…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
The process of evaluating the texts submitted to Revista de História is as follows: initial screening, by the Editorial Committee, to verify that the text meets the formal specifications of the Journal; The Editorial Committee meets regularly to evaluate the articles and to decide whether or not they are within the editorial profile of Revista de História. Once accepted, the article will follow pe…
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 de São Paulo
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0034-8309
- Electronic ISSN
- 2316-9141
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista de Historia-Sao Paulo
What CAS zone is Revista de Historia-Sao Paulo in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista de Historia-Sao Paulo is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 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-Sao Paulo?
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 de Historia-Sao Paulo?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista de Historia-Sao Paulo is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista de Historia-Sao Paulo open access, and what is the APC?
Revista de Historia-Sao Paulo 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: .