Journal profile · LAW
Revista de Investigacoes Constitucionais-Journal of Constitutional Research
ISSN 2359-5639 · Universidade Federal do Paraná · Brazil
Revista de Investigacoes Constitucionais-Journal of Constitutional Research: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports); 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista de Investigacoes Constitucionais-Journal of Constitutional Research is published by Universidade Federal do Paraná 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 Brazilian Legal Issues, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies and Judicial and Constitutional Studies, together about 53.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A Revista de Investigações Constitucionais (ISSN 2359-5639) é um periódico científico eletrônico, de acesso aberto, quadrimestral (com publicação contínua), promovido pelo NINC – Núcleo de Investigações Constitucionais da Universidade Federal do Paraná (www.ninc.com.br). Tem como objetivo principal a publicação de artigos jurídicos de excelência de pesquisadores nacionais e estrangeiros na seara constitucional, e ser lida por doutrinadores, pesquisadores e estudantes de Direito de diferentes países interessados em Direito Constitucional, por meio da publicação de artigos em inglês, espanhol, português e francês. Seu Conselho Editorial é composto por renomados juristas vinculados a instituições de ensino superior do Brasil, Alemanha, Áustria, Argentina, Austrália, Chile, China, Colômbia, Estados Unidos, Espanha, França, Itália, Irlanda, Portugal, Singapura e Venezuela. A linha editorial da revista segue as principais áreas de pesquisa desenvolvidas pelo núcleo, tendo como eixo central o estudo crítico do Direito Constitucional, priorizando temas diretamente relacionados à dogmática constitucional, como direitos fundamentais, cortes constitucionais, controle de constitucionalidade, relação entre os Poderes, federalismo, processo legislativo e reforma constitucional, sistemas eleitorais, Direito Constitucional comparado, entre outros. Atualmente, encontra-se classificada com o Qualis A1 (nível mais alto) na área de Direito da CAPES (fundação vinculada ao Ministério da Educação).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 6%); most named Argentina 8, Portugal 2, Chile 2, Mainland China 1, Israel 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Brazilian Legal IssuesSocial Sciences23.5%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences18.6%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences11.8%
- Public Health in BrazilSocial Sciences9.4%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences4.6%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences3.6%
- Social and Political IssuesSocial Sciences3.6%
- Human Rights and ImmigrationSocial Sciences3.3%
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 | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
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
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 92.65%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 434 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 4 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 17 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 59 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 65 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | 59 |
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 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 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)
Article types accepted2
- artigos originais2.1. Artigos originais, assim compreendidos os resultados de pesquisa com abordagem original e inovadora, que não se limite a uma revisão bibliográfica sem nova…Length not stated
- resenhas de livros2.2. Resenhas de livros (até 10% dos documentos de cada número).Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Publication ethics, Plagiarism
- AI use
Política de Ferramentas de Inteligência Artificial Model summary
Política de Ferramentas de Inteligência Artificial
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Política de Ética e Boas Práticas na Publicação Científica Model summary
Política de Ética e Boas Práticas na Publicação Científica
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Política de Plágio e Software de Verificação de Similaridade Model summary
Política de Plágio e Software de Verificação de Similaridade
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 Federal do Paraná
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2359-5639
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Investigacoes Constitucionais-Journal of Constitutional Research
What CAS zone is Revista de Investigacoes Constitucionais-Journal of Constitutional Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista de Investigacoes Constitucionais-Journal of Constitutional Research is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Revista de Investigacoes Constitucionais-Journal of Constitutional Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista de Investigacoes Constitucionais-Journal of Constitutional Research based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (8), Portugal (2) and Chile (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista de Investigacoes Constitucionais-Journal of Constitutional Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista de Investigacoes Constitucionais-Journal of Constitutional Research is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista de Investigacoes Constitucionais-Journal of Constitutional Research open access, and what is the APC?
Revista de Investigacoes Constitucionais-Journal of Constitutional Research 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .