Journal profile
Revista Desenvolvimento Social
ISSN 1982-8608 · eISSN 2179-6807 · Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Social - Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros · Brazil
Revista Desenvolvimento Social: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Desenvolvimento Social is published by Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Social - Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Race, Identity, and Education in Brazil, Gender and Feminist Studies and Gender, Sexuality, and Education, together about 31.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Gender Studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A Revista Desenvolvimento Social (RDS) é um periódico eletrônico vinculado ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Social da Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (PPGDS/Unimontes). Criada em 2008, a revista tem por objetivo publicar artigos, dossiês, ensaios, entrevistas, resenhas e demais formatos de textos acadêmicos que apresentem abordagens teóricas e experiências empíricas sobre os impactos e as controvérsias do desenvolvimento social em diferentes contextos.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Race, Identity, and Education in BrazilSocial Sciences12.5%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences9.9%
- Gender, Sexuality, and EducationSocial Sciences9.5%
- Social and Political IssuesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Critical and Liberation PedagogySocial Sciences5.2%
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Latin American Urban StudiesSocial Sciences3.9%
- Decolonial Thought and EpistemologiesSocial Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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
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
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.02OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 161 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 5 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 18 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 5 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 3 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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-ND | |
| 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
- 150–200 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Cover letter
- Required
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
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Social - Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1982-8608
- Electronic ISSN
- 2179-6807
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Desenvolvimento Social
How long does peer review take at Revista Desenvolvimento Social?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Desenvolvimento Social?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Reference style: Author–date; Cover letter: Required. 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.
Which databases index Revista Desenvolvimento Social?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Desenvolvimento Social is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revista Desenvolvimento Social open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Desenvolvimento Social 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: .