Journal profile · GEOGRAPHY
Revista Formacao Online
ISSN 2178-7298 · eISSN 1517-543X · Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP) · Brazil
Revista Formacao Online: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 14 articles a year; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Formacao Online is published by Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP) 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 Urban Development and Societal Issues, Geography and Environmental Studies and Rural Development and Agriculture, together about 46.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): GEOGRAPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban Development and Societal IssuesSocial Sciences20.8%
- Geography and Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science12.9%
- Rural Development and AgricultureEnvironmental Science12.7%
- Environmental Sustainability and EducationEnvironmental Science11.9%
- Social and Economic SolidaritySocial Sciences5.6%
- Agricultural and Food SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Business and Management StudiesDecision Sciences4%
- Rural and Ethnic EducationSocial Sciences3.2%
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 | Geography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Geography | 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 429 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 7 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 10 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 12 |
| 2021 | 64 | 64 | 54 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP)
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2178-7298
- Electronic ISSN
- 1517-543X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Formacao Online
What CAS zone is Revista Formacao Online in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Formacao Online is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Geography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Revista Formacao Online?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Formacao Online?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Formacao Online is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Revista Formacao Online open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Formacao Online 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; 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: .