Journal profile
Revista do Direito
ISSN 0104-9496 · eISSN 1982-9957 · Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul · Brazil
Revista do Direito: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 7 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista do Direito is published by Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Brazilian Legal Issues, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies and Administrative Law and Governance, together about 53.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A Revista do Direito está vinculada ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito – Mestrado e Doutorado – da Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul, e foi criada no ano de 1994 na versão impressa, com o objetivo de disseminar o conhecimento e as reflexões relacionadas ao Direito.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 3, Chile 2, Argentina 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Brazilian Legal IssuesSocial Sciences32.4%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences15.3%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.6%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
- Legal and Constitutional StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.4%
- Legal Rights and Human RightsSocial Sciences3.4%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences2.8%
- Public Health in BrazilSocial Sciences2.8%
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
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
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 414 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 39 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 49 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 44 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 66 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 53 |
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 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- 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 websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use
AI tools prohibited for partial or total writing of submitted articles. Model summary
É proibida a utilização de ferramentas de Inteligência Artificial para a redação parcial ou total dos artigos enviados à Revista do Direito da UNISC.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Author responsibility for originality and authenticity of publications. Model summary
O Autor se responsabiliza e a revista velará pela originalidade e autenticidade das publicações, sendo entendido o primeiro pela novidade do tema e o segundo pela efetiva autoria, sob penas da Lei.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Authors must disclose simultaneous submission to more than one journal. Model summary
O autor deverá comunicar eventual envio para mais de uma revista.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
No remuneration for publication; no patrimonial copyright rights. Model summary
Declaro saber que não haverá nenhuma remuneração em virtude da publicação do mesmo, não cabendo nenhum direito autoral de cunho patrimonial.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Free and open access to all content since 2013. Model summary
em 2013 ela aderiu ao formato virtual, com acesso é livre e gratuito, permitindo assim que o seu conteúdo esteja ao alcance de todos
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Blind peer review: author identification removed from manuscript and file properties. Model summary
A identificação de autoria deste trabalho foi removida do arquivo e da opção Propriedades no Word, garantindo desta forma o critério de sigilo da revista, caso submetido para avaliação por pares (ex.: artigos), conforme instruções disponíveis em Assegurando a Avaliação por Pares Cega.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via iThenticate Similarity Check. Model summary
Os manuscritos recebidos pela Revista do Direito são submetidos à ferramenta de comparação de texto Similiarity Check, distribuída pelo iThenticate.
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 Santa Cruz do Sul
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0104-9496
- Electronic ISSN
- 1982-9957
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista do Direito
How long does peer review take at Revista do Direito?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 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 do Direito based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (3), Chile (2) and Argentina (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista do Direito?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista do Direito is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revista do Direito open access, and what is the APC?
Revista do Direito 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: .