Journal profile
Revista de Politicas Publicas
ISSN 0104-8740 · eISSN 2178-2865 · Universidade Federal do Maranhão · Brazil
Revista de Politicas Publicas: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 32 weeks (community reports); 82 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista de Politicas Publicas is published by Universidade Federal do Maranhão. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social and Political Issues, Political Economy and Marxism and Public Policy and Governance, together about 34.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Publicação do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Políticas Públicas da UFMA. Missão: Publicar trabalhos científicos, de forma livre e gratuita, produzidos por pesquisadores brasileiros e de outros países, quando considerados relevantes para o avanço teórico-prático das Políticas Públicas. Revista de Políticas Públicas (RPP), em circulação desde o ano de 1995, é um periódico acadêmico semestral do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Políticas Públicas (PPGPP) da Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA). Possui, atualmente, conceito A1 no Sistema Qualis Periódicos na área de Serviço Social atribuído pela Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento do Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES/MEC). Destina-se à publicação de trabalhos científicos elaborados por pesquisadores brasileiros e de outros países, com o propósito de promover e disseminar a produção do conhecimento, o debate e a socialização de experiências, quando consideradas relevantes para o avanço teórico-prático das Políticas Públicas. Não cobra taxas para processamento de artigos nem para sua disponibilização aos autores e demais leitores. ISSN 2178-2865 Periodicidade: Semestral Qualis/CAPES (2017-2020): A1 DOSSIÊ TEMÁTICO E FLUXO CONTÍNUO A RPP mantém duas formas de chamadas: a) Dossiê Temático, com período e tema previamente definidos; b) Fluxo Contínuo para recebimento de artigos e ensaios situados no campo temático das Políticas Públicas. Em ambos os casos, os trabalhos submetidos devem ser inéditos, atender às normas de publicação e serem avaliados por pareceristas ad hoc, com base nos termos e critérios definidos na Política Editorial da Revista. Os trabalhos devem ser submetidos mediante cadastro no item Submissões e as orientações aos autores estão disponíveis no item Políticas e Submissão.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 2, Canada 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social and Political IssuesSocial Sciences19.9%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences8.8%
- Public Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.2%
- Race, Identity, and Education in BrazilSocial Sciences4.6%
- Rural Development and AgricultureEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Brazilian Legal IssuesSocial Sciences4%
- Latin American socio-political dynamicsSocial Sciences4%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
DIADORIM, IRESIE, LATINDEX, Portal de Periódicos CAPES, RCAAP, VLex Brasil, REDALYC, CLASEPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,106 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65 | 65 | 89 |
| 2025 | 82 | 82 | 112 |
| 2024 | 76 | 76 | 142 |
| 2023 | 79 | 79 | 170 |
| 2022 | 90 | 90 | 109 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 127 |
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 32 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | Yes | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
- Author–date
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
No submission or processing fees Model summary
A Revista de Políticas Públicas não cobra custos de processamento e nem de submissão de artigos.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No APC; no submission or access fees. Model summary
Não cobra taxas para processamento de artigos nem para sua disponibilização aos autores e demais leitores.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Foi removida do arquivo e da opção Propriedades no Word, a identificação de autoria do texto assegurando, assim, a avaliação cega 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 Federal do Maranhão
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0104-8740
- Electronic ISSN
- 2178-2865
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗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 Politicas Publicas
How long does peer review take at Revista de Politicas Publicas?
Authors report an average review time of about 32 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 Politicas Publicas based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (2) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista de Politicas Publicas?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista de Politicas Publicas is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revista de Politicas Publicas open access, and what is the APC?
Revista de Politicas Publicas 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: .